Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) called on Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to start “singing from the same song sheet” regarding Ukraine. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently had a testy exchange in the White House, where Zelensky criticized Trump and Vice President JD Vance for not visiting Ukraine. Vance accused Zelensky of giving a “propaganda […]
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed the “uncertainty” felt by farmers amid President Donald Trump‘s trade war, suggesting that current market shocks will continue for “a few weeks or a few months.” As the president ramps up the implementation of new tariffs, Trump and his top aides have started setting expectations for economic “disturbances” ahead of […]
Republican House leadership removed a provision to extend the number of visas for Afghan allies living in the United States to win support from GOP holdouts on the continuing resolution to fund the government. The provision would have increased the number of visas for Afghan allies who fought alongside U.S. troops. With a razor-thin House […]
House Republican leadership is holding a press conference as Congress seeks to avert a government shutdown set for this Friday. The press conference will begin at 10 a.m. from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), House Republican Chairwoman Lisa […]
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Tuesday that he is running to become Michigan‘s first black governor. The campaigns for Michigan’s future political leader come after the November election, in which the state elected Republican candidate Donald Trump. Gilchrist pledged in an X post to “solve problems and deliver results” and accused Trump of “breaking […]
Hundreds of Ukrainian drones hit Russia during Kyiv’s biggest-ever attack on Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry announced it intercepted 337 drones during the Ukrainian attack early on Tuesday morning, including 91 over Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin described it as the “largest” Ukrainian drone attack ever on Russia’s capital, which is the country’s biggest city […]
The impact of stubborn inflation, deflated 401(k)s, and the media’s daily pelting on prices appears to be ending President Donald Trump’s honeymoon period less than two months into office. In the latest Emerson College Polling national survey shared with Secrets Tuesday morning, Trump’s approval rating dipped, and his disapprovals increased, in part because voters are […]
Vice President JD Vance quickly moved past a protester who disrupted his address calling for lower immigration levels to help improve housing costs in the U.S. “When we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don’t talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand,” said Vance during […]
President Donald Trump indicated he is looking for someone to take on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a primary challenge next year. Massie said he is a firm “no” on the House’s continuing resolution that would fund the government through September. With House Republicans’ slim majority, they can only afford to lose one vote, should […]
President Donald Trump is betting heavily on his ability to use the blunt instrument of tariffs to build a “golden age of America” as economic uncertainty batters the stock market. Even Trump hesitated to rule out a recession this year as he acknowledged there would be a “period of transition” before the economic benefits of […]
