Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell pushed back against reports that cast members of Les Misérables are planning to boycott a performance attended by President Donald Trump next month, calling any such move “unprofessional” and a sign of “intolerance.” “We haven’t heard this rumor,” Grenell said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “But the Kennedy […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) revealed that Tougaloo College, a historically black institution in Mississippi, received threats after she delivered the school’s May 4 commencement address — and she’s pointing the finger at supporters of President Donald Trump. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Crockett shared a letter from Tougaloo President Dr. Donzell Lee addressed […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) presided over a contentious Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Wednesday. At one point, Greene, the subcommittee chairwoman, banged her gavel 46 times in about 30 seconds in an effort to silence ranking member Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), arguing her allotted time to speak was over. “The gentlelady’s […]
In the heart of Times Square, a striking new sculpture is sparking debate well beyond the art world. Unveiled in Duffy Square at Broadway and 46th Street, Grounded in the Stars is a 12-foot bronze statue by British artist Thomas J. Price. The work features a plus-size black woman standing in a relaxed pose, dressed […]
In a Wednesday House congressional hearing that was as tense as it was theatrical, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent found himself at the center of a sharp grilling from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other Democrats over economic policy, transparency, and access to Treasury Department systems under his leadership. But the hearing opened with an unexpected […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “guest of honor” for Moscow’s Victory Day celebration on Friday, revealing the close relationship between the two nations amid President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. The May 9 celebration will commemorate the Soviet Union forcing Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945. Xi’s visit will be the […]
Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told House lawmakers he does not believe the agency should be abolished. This marked a break from President Donald Trump, who has called for the agency’s dismantling. Hamilton testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on Wednesday afternoon. During the hearing, Rep. Rosa […]
FBI Director Kash Patel made the case to House lawmakers during a hearing on Wednesday that the bureau needed an operating budget that is roughly a billion dollars more than what President Donald Trump has proposed. Patel was pressed on the discrepancy by House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). The Democratic lawmaker repeatedly […]
President Donald Trump declined to say if he believed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Trump sat for a phone radio interview Wednesday afternoon with Hugh Hewitt, during which he was asked if Ocasio-Cortez’s “charisma” would be enough to secure the nomination. “I think you’re right about the charisma,” Trump […]
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide a full account of the legal basis for its attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student whose case has become a political flashpoint over free speech and immigration enforcement. Judge Michael Farbiarz of the U.S. District Court in […]
