A longtime staffer for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is stepping down from the governor’s political action committee after becoming the center of a controversy involving the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. Matt Moran has stepped down from his role as executive director of Spirit of Virginia, per multiple reports. The Washington Examiner reached […]
A ship transiting the Mediterranean Sea carrying aid intended for Gaza was attacked by what organizers of the humanitarian vessel called a drone attack. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the group behind the mission, said it was on the Conscience off Malta’s coast when the vessel was attacked, which caused a fire and “substantial breach in […]
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency designated the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland party as “extremist,” shortly after it became the single most popular party in the country. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Verfassungsschutz, justified its decision by claiming there were “numerous indications of efforts by the AfD to undermine the free democratic basic order,” […]
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday night that he is renaming Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I” and renaming May 8, known as V-E Day, to “Victory Day for World War II.” Trump did not issue an executive order following the announcement, though he could do so later on Friday. “Many of […]
President Donald Trump‘s fiscal 2026 budget proposal calls for more than $160 billion in cuts to multiple federal programs. The symbolic skinny budget, released Friday, is a key indicator of the president’s political priorities for the federal government, but it is not expected to be passed in full. TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS: WHERE THINGS STAND […]
British actor and podcaster Russell Brand was granted conditional bail Friday after appearing in a London court on charges of rape and sexual assault. Brand, 49, did not enter a plea at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and was told that he is required to attend all future court hearings whether he is in the United Kingdom or United […]
President Donald Trump said he would be eliminating Harvard University‘s tax-exempt status. The Ivy League institution has come under intense scrutiny from the Trump administration over its handling of anti-Israel protests and claims it has failed to curb antisemitism on campus. The president has teased revoking the university’s tax-exempt status for a while, but he […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night cutting federal funding for NPR and PBS, decrying both outlets for their allegedly “biased” coverage. The president’s order calls on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to “cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding” to NPR […]
The tariff exemption for low-value packages from China ended on Friday, meaning online shoppers will soon feel President Donald Trump’s tariffs tangibly. Trump’s blanket 145% tariff against Chinese goods came with a “de minimis exemption,” a law that waived tariffs on packages under $800. The end of the exemption on Friday will cause prices for […]
Whatever ails President Donald Trump, each day brings new reminders that many of the Democrats who would like to replace him aren’t quite ready for prime time. Every time Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), who was on the party’s national ticket as the vice presidential nominee just last year, strikes out on his own, he illustrates […]
