Elon Musk took a swipe at top trade adviser Peter Navarro in a post on his social media platform X on Saturday over his his Harvard University degree. Navarro is one of President Donald Trump‘s senior counselors for trade and manufacturing. “A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing,” […]
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, state media said on Saturday, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors continued to ramp up their emergency relief efforts. The 7.7 magnitude quake hit a wide swath of the country, causing significant damage to six regions and […]
HOPKINSVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was coming Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes. Round after round of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood […]
Former New York Rep. George Santos is facing an 87-month prison sentence for his part in a fraud scheme. The Justice Department detailed its case against Santos in a 26-page letter to United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney John J. Durham, who was appointed by the Trump administration, […]
In his short 10 weeks in office, this week was the most impactful and extraordinary of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Between his stunning reciprocal tariff plan and dismantling of elements of the federal bureaucracy he sees little need for, the president made the swamp and political elites crazy and tested the depth of support […]
Former President Barack Obama‘s marriage to Michelle Obama suffered during his presidency, he admitted in a talk at Hamilton College on Thursday. There was some speculation about the pair’s marriage after the former president attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump‘s inauguration solo. Rumors even stooped to Barack having an affair with actress Jennifer […]
Antitrust lawyers for the Trump administration are set to face off this month with Meta’s and Google’s lawyers in courtrooms in Washington, D.C., where they appear poised to continue seamlessly the Biden administration’s fights against the tech giants. The two trials offer opportunities to chip away at Big Tech’s power, a rare shared goal of […]
The Senate took the next step toward passing President Donald Trump’s agenda on Saturday, sending a blueprint that unlocks his tax, border, and defense priorities to the House. All but two Republicans voted to adopt the blueprint, which allows committees to begin drafting legislative text, but not before the Democrats waged an hourslong voting marathon […]
The Trump administration is moving forward with the White House’s agenda of arresting and deporting criminal illegal immigrants in the United States, with significant arrests across the country this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested criminals from coast to coast this week who have convictions of crimes against children, drug distribution, assault, and suspected […]
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R-VA) path to becoming Virginia‘s next governor could hit a speed bump with a MAGA primary challenger, as her Democratic opponent is on the fast track to the high-stakes November general election. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger became the Democratic nominee for the off-year gubernatorial race on Thursday, but Earle-Sears must await whether former state Sen. Amanda Chase qualifies […]
