The White House is embracing new crime statistics that indicate the murder rate could be trending toward its lowest level ever. “Since President [Donald] Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted across the entire United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “American families were promised their communities would be safer, and […]
A majority of U.S. adults are skeptical of the true motives of corporations expressing support for Pride month, as many companies have scaled back on pride displays this year. A poll from Pew Research found that both LGBT and non-LGBT adults are doubtful as to the genuineness of corporations’ support for Pride events. Among LGBT […]
ROGER MARSHALL ANTICIPATES ‘TWO OR THREE’ BILLS TO CUT DISCRETIONARY SPENDING White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at 1 p.m. The briefing comes as President Donald Trump seeks to get his “big, beautiful bill” passed through the Senate. However, he is facing opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who is uncertain […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is calling for a confidence vote later this month to reaffirm his centrist coalition’s power in parliament. The decision was made after Law and Justice-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the presidential election over the weekend, which many see as a signal of waning trust in the Tusk government. “I […]
CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings slammed the “Free Palestine” movement Monday as a “domestic terror organization.” “What more do we need to see, Jake, before we realize this ‘Free Palestine’ movement is nothing more than a domestic terror organization right now?” Jennings posited during an appearance on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper. “We had the […]
The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, told staff he was unaware that the United States had a hurricane season, according to multiple reports. Reuters reports that FEMA employees who heard his remarks during a Monday meeting said they were unsure if he was serious. “Suffice to say, disaster response is […]
The Trump administration will not garnish Social Security benefits for nearly half a million elderly borrowers in default on federal student loans. The Department of Education announced plans in April to resume collections on defaulted student loans. President Donald Trump paused student loan collections in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, and former President […]
Two South Florida shark divers who were convicted for cutting sharks and a goliath grouper free from what they believed was an illegal fishing longline expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for granting them a pardon. “Whether people believe in his politics or not, he chose to pardon me — somebody who deeply cares for […]
More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday after guards temporarily moved them to a courtyard because of earthquake tremors. At least one prisoner was killed and 22 others were injured, including prison staff, Interior Minister of Sindh province Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar told reporters on the scene. A total of 216 inmates […]
The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that it fired several rounds in the direction of Palestinians who were advancing toward troops after ignoring initial “warning” shots. The Palestinian Red Crescent has reported that 13 people were killed in the incident, which the Israel Defense Forces said took place roughly 500 yards from an aid distribution […]
