The owner of a Trump-themed souvenir shop outside Chicago is facing off with local officials who she says are targeting her store with code violations for political reasons. The Trump Truth Store in the suburban Village of Huntley, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago, sells an array of “Make America Great Again” merchandise, patriotic apparel, […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a statement on Sunday speculating that the Mexican navy training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge could have been avoided. It was an accusation that drew the ire of the Department of Homeland Security’s X account. In a post on X, Schumer insinuated that cuts implemented by […]
House Republicans secured enough support to push the “one big beautiful” reconciliation package out of the Budget Committee late Sunday night. The late-night victory for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and President Donald Trump came after GOP fiscal hawks relented due to concessions from leadership related to Medicaid and clean energy policy repeals. The Budget Committee […]
Former President Barack Obama extended his well wishes to former President Joe Biden on Sunday evening. Biden’s office announced earlier in the day that the 46th president had received a serious prostate cancer diagnosis on Friday. Biden was Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017. “Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family,” […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s prepared to set tariffs against countries that won’t negotiate with him. The United States recently secured a trade deal with China that included negotiations such as “tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, currency manipulation, and subsidies of labor and capital,” according to Bessent. China was an outlier among foreign countries facing […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed that House Republicans will not squander their slim majority, expressing optimism they will advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. He urged his fellow lawmakers to unify and advance the president’s “one big, beautiful bill” as soon as possible. Members of the House Budget Committee are reconvening on Sunday night after […]
Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall III expressed confidence in the viability of using Alcatraz again, stating that he is “really excited” about putting the facility back to use. President Donald Trump directed multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to rebuild the Alcatraz Island federal prison. The infamous jail would be used […]
The nation’s politicians put political differences aside on Sunday to wish former President Joe Biden well after the news of his prostate cancer diagnosis. Former Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris expressed her sympathies with a social media post on X to wish her former boss well. “Doug and I are saddened to learn […]
President Donald Trump expressed his sympathies to former President Joe Biden regarding the news of his prostate cancer diagnosis. He wished for Biden to have a speedy recovery. Trump made the comments in a social media post on his Truth Social account. “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was perplexed by the criticism over the United States accepting immigrants from South Africa, suggesting the U.S. is fulfilling its reputation of being a “beacon” for the world. The U.S. welcomed almost 50 refugees from South Africa this past week, marking the first group of Afrikaners, a white minority group […]
