Pete Hegseth’s drinking was such a problem it worried many of his colleagues at Fox News, according to a report published on Tuesday by NBC News. The claim is based on communication with ten employees who worked alongside President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense and discussed instances in which they suspected him of […]
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering replacing his defense secretary nomination of Pete Hegseth with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Citing people familiar with internal discussions, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s team isn’t confident that Hegseth’s nomination will survive further scrutiny. DeSantis was on the shortlist during the first deliberations and is now reportedly […]
A judge terminated Hunter Biden‘s tax case on Tuesday in response to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, but not before harshly criticizing the president’s announcement about the clemency as misleading. Judge Mark Scarsi wrote in a five-page order that “representations contained” in Joe Biden’s press release about the pardon “stand in tension with […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, was the target of an Iranian hacking effort. Several sources reported that the FBI notified Patel and Trump’s team of the cyberattack. The Trump transition team didn’t directly confirm or address the incident. “Kash Patel was a key part of the first Trump administration’s efforts against the […]
A Fulton County judge heard arguments Tuesday about District Attorney Fani Willis’s refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Georgia legislature, marking the latest instance of Willis fighting outside scrutiny of her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. The hearing centered on a pair of subpoenas that a state Senate committee sent to Willis in […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) reiterated his wish that his colleagues preserve the 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber, calling it the “bipartisan foundation of the Senate,” in his closing speech. “I have worked and I believe with every bone in my body, every fiber in me and every ounce of blood that I have to […]
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) responded to Hunter Biden’s pardon by vowing to call him before the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the pardon included waiving his 5th Amendment protections. “Thanks to his father’s pardon, Hunter Biden has waived his Fifth Amendment protections,” Biggs wrote on X on Tuesday. “I look forward to bringing Hunter back in […]
Maryland’s senators are reportedly looking to barter their approval of the Washington Commanders leaving Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, in exchange for one of D.C.’s Air National Guard squadrons heading back their way. Washington, D.C., leaders want to redevelop the defunct Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, located along the banks of the Anacostia River, so that […]
Democrats are slated to lose their trifecta in Michigan next month, but before they lose control of the state House of Representatives, some bills could get approved during the lame-duck session. Republicans won a majority in the state House in last month’s elections, but victors from the November election will not be sworn in until Jan. […]
The race to replace Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is heating up after Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced he would seek the position Tuesday. In a “Dear Colleague” letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Connolly said the Oversight Committee has been his “top priority” over his 16 […]
