As Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro continues to ignore calls to cede power and admit defeat in the country’s presidential election in July, the United States took action on Thursday, issuing sanctions against his regime. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 16 government officials believed to be Maduro sympathizers and complicit in the […]
As Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) prepares to debate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) in their Oct. 1 vice presidential bout, Vance will privately debate a Walz stand-in. Advisers will analyze that exchange and give feedback about what to say, how to say it, and what to avoid like the pandemic. Those advisers who look to the […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing a conundrum over her criticism of former President Donald Trump’s tax plan. Harris has been torching Trump’s proposal to extend his signature tax cut legislation as a giveaway to the wealthy that would add to the deficit, but she supports extending the biggest part of it. “My opponent … […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) latest government funding feud with hard-line Republicans has senators lying in wait — for now. Top senators in both parties are giving Johnson space to negotiate a short-term spending deal, but they warn that the upper chamber may soon be forced to step in to avert an Oct. 1 shutdown. […]
EXCLUSIVE — “Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has cut ties with a political consultant the Washington Examiner reported this year has a history of working for groups linked to Palestinian terrorist factions. The reason for the Tlaib campaign’s decision is unclear, and her campaign manager, Carolina Toro-Roman, as well as the consultant, Rasha Mubarak, did […]
We usually associate the word “iconic” with images, not sounds. After all, the word’s origin refers specifically to sacred images. But if ever the word “iconic” could be applied to a voice, it deserves to be attached to the majestic, incomparable baritone of James Earl Jones, the peerless actor who died this week in Dutchess […]
The Biden administration‘s Department of Justice has dropped nearly half of the obstruction charges pending against defendants involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot following a significant Supreme Court ruling in June, according to recent data. In June, the Supreme Court determined that the DOJ had applied an overly broad interpretation of a statute that […]
As it turns out, having a pro-criminal mayor in a city run by Democrats since 1931 in a state run by Democrats who want to help criminals get out of jail makes crime in said city worse. Violent crimes in Chicago are up 7.2%, and robberies, aggravated assaults, and aggravated battery from August 2023 to […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) is endorsing former Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in the state’s U.S. Senate race. The move is a sign Manchin is distancing himself further from the Democratic Party after he changed his party affiliation to independent. Manchin snubbed Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks with the endorsement, which was made to DC News […]
Federal authorities are planning to file charges in the alleged Iranian scheme to hack into former President Donald Trump’s campaign and leak internal documents, according to multiple reports. The hackers contacted several news organizations from at least one named persona, “Robert,” a figure on which the FBI investigation has focused. Investigators say the person posing […]
