It’s getting harder to recall those sleepy days of early lids and gushy stories about presidential ice cream trips during the Biden administration after 45 weeks of the second whirlwind Trump presidency. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described it best in a story about getting late-night policy calls from President Donald Trump. He said, “He’ll call […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed the construction of his lavish White House ballroom is “under budget and ahead of schedule” after he replaced the lead architect. In a Truth Social post, he criticized CNN after Kaitlan Collins asked why the privately funded ballroom is costing $100 million more than initially projected. In response to […]
Israeli President Isaac Herzog believes TikTok played a large part in why many young Americans have opposed Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza for two years. In an interview published by Politico on Saturday, Herzog said he respects “every American citizen” and the debate they’re engaging in, but asked for the truth to be […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight exchange of fire between Afghan forces and Pakistani troops along the two countries’ tense border killed five Afghan civilians and wounded five others, while three civilians were also wounded on the Pakistani side, officials from the two countries said Saturday. Each side has blamed the other for triggering the clash in […]
The Trump administration on Friday announced plans to audit thousands of “disadvantaged” businesses contracted with the federal government, as part of an effort to root out diversity, equity, and inclusion measures embedded in the federal government. The Small Business Administration sent letters to all 4,300 participants within its 8(a) Business Development Program requiring them to […]
A proposed merger that would form the biggest local TV company the country has ever seen risks driving up monthly TV bills for tens of millions of Americans, undercutting President Donald Trump’s affordability drive ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The proposed merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna would put nearly 80% of U.S. […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been conspicuously absent from Washington since her shock announcement that she would step down from Congress, missing a full week’s worth of votes as she prepares for an early retirement. Greene, who announced her resignation last month amid a messy political divorce from President Donald Trump, has missed all […]
Cellphone data helped the FBI crack the years-old Jan. 6 pipe bomber case this week. However, for years, the FBI claimed that the data didn’t exist. That detail, along with several others in a seven-page affidavit filed in the case of Brian Cole Jr. this week, has raised questions about an investigation that has captured public fascination for nearly […]
During the same week that President Donald Trump repeatedly denigrated Somali immigrants as “garbage,” he also welcomed a group of African leaders to Washington to champion a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, ending their decadeslong bitter conflict. The contrast between Trump’s disgust at the Somali immigrants in Minnesota and his […]
New York City Councilman Chi Ossé announced Friday he is dropping plans to oust House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), citing a lack of support from left-wing colleagues. Ossé, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, filed to challenge Jeffries in the primary this fall. His campaign is now ending after failing to garner […]
