The Justice Department on Wednesday began dismantling one of the Biden administration’s most controversial legacy projects, abandoning federal consent decrees aimed at imposing burdensome oversight of local police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville. Led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the end of the consent decrees is the latest move in a sweeping rejection of Biden-era civil rights enforcement, which […]
A group of fiscal conservatives in the House is holding up the $4 trillion tax cut and spending bill that Republicans are trying to pass this week. Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus pumped the brakes on the bill Wednesday morning in a press conference on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing for […]
The death of Democratic Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died on Wednesday after battling esophageal cancer, prompted a swarm of well-wishes from both sides of the political aisle. The House Rules Committee was in session early Wednesday when the news of Connolly’s death broke. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) interrupted the hearing to announce that their […]
Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert joked around with former FBI Director James Comey regarding his controversial 8647 Instagram post. Comey came under fire for photographing and posting the number 8647 written in shells on the beach. The post has been interpreted by some to mean to take out President Donald Trump, as “86” means […]
The public may soon know more about unanswered questions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, an unexplained pipe bomb threat that day, and the state-backed effort to surveil President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump’s picks to uproot what critics see as institutional rot in the bureau, […]
An ever-growing pack of potential candidates looking to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as he wraps up his final term in office promises to bring Floridians a riveting campaign season in the coming months. So far, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is the only contender to announce a gubernatorial campaign in the Sunshine State ahead of […]
The Trump organization broke ground Wednesday on a $1.5 billion luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump held a groundbreaking ceremony. Eric Trump will meet with Ho Chi Minh City officials later Wednesday to discuss a deal on […]
The European Union and the United Kingdom announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” after a friendly call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 17th set of European sanctions imposed on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, was an apparent message after another seemingly friendly call between […]
Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the public found out of touch with budget-conscious consumers. Eto allegedly told the audience at a fundraising party on Sunday that he has “never bought rice” due to the amount of it gifted to him. […]
President Donald Trump is meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as tensions between the countries flare up over the former’s claims of genocidal actions against the country’s white minority. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Elon Musk, a native South African, will participate. Tensions have been high between Trump and Ramaphosa since the […]
