Defense Department deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is under fire online over a post she wrote on X last year. Watchdogs against antisemitism are on high alert after a year that saw many antisemitic protests and online posts go unpunished. As a result, the Trump administration has increased its efforts to combat discrimination with an […]
President Donald Trump called on Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to clean up homeless encampments in the District as city officials navigate working with the Trump administration. Trump railed against D.C. over its crime while on the campaign trail and promised to “beautify it.” He has since threatened to take control of the federal district […]
President Donald Trump’s address to Congress gained more viewers than his predecessor’s final State of the Union speech, according to Nielsen. A total of 36.6 million people tuned into Trump’s speech on Tuesday night, putting it ahead of the 32.2 million people who watched former President Joe Biden’s speech last year. Trump’s speech came weeks […]
U.S. citizens were among the survivors of a Russian missile strike that hit a Ukrainian hotel, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On Wednesday evening, a Russian ballistic missile struck a hotel in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, Kryvyi Rih, during an attack that killed four people and injured more than 30 others, per […]
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet on Thursday to lay out how his administration will be handling cost-cutting measures and staffing moving forward after mounting criticism over Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. “As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) blasted CNN host Pamela Brown on Thursday over the network’s past economic coverage as the two sparred over the cost of living during the Biden administration. Donalds appeared on CNN’s The Situation Room to defend President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In the moments before Donalds went on air, President Donald Trump delayed […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) maintained he’s securely in charge of the House Democrats despite his caucus ignoring his pleas to remain “dignified” at President Donald Trump‘s joint address. Republicans have blasted Democrats for not having a message or a leader to counter Trump, but Jeffries gave reporters a curt “yes” when asked if […]
Two lobbying firms that have made headlines recently for their proximity to President Donald Trump’s inner circle have a history of selling that access to foreigners looking to make money or, in some cases, to alter American policy. Ballard Partners and Mercury Public Affairs, outfits viewed in Washington, D.C., as having some of the closest […]
(The Center Square) – Investment giant BlackRock is unwinding its diversity and climate programs amid a broader retreat from such programs across the country in response to calls from Republicans. The New York-based global investment company recently bought the ports on either side of the Panama Canal in a $22.8 billion deal that garnered praise […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin saw 91.1% of its high school students graduate on time in the 2023-24 school year, according to a new report from the Department of Public Instruction. That marked the highest number since DPI began reporting that data in its current format in 2009-10. “This achievement reflects the hard work and […]
