Service organization Daughters of the American Revolution is calling on its board to pass a bylaw that would exclude biological men from joining, even if they identify as transgender women. DAR boasts over 190,000 members across 3,000 chapters worldwide. The group came to be when women weren’t allowed in the Sons of the American Revolution. However, […]
Silicon Valley’s most prominent business leaders are expected to be in chilly Washington on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration to warm relations with the incoming administration. Tech titans including the leaders of Meta, Amazon, Google, Tesla, TikTok, Apple, Alphabet, and OpenAI are set to attend the festivities, according to a source familiar, despite […]
Liberty University’s Spirit of the Mountain marching band is set to partake in Monday’s inauguration parade, and all the band members are “thrilled” to represent their school on the historic day. Dr. Larry Seipp, Liberty’s director of athletic bands, applied to have the band perform in the parade in November and received confirmation of their […]
Israel and Hamas have agreed to stop the war for six weeks, but now the hard part begins for all sides. During the first phase of the deal, which will last for 42 days, Hamas will release 33 of the roughly 100 Israeli hostages it has held for more than 15 months, leaving roughly two-thirds […]
Tech magnate and Department of Government Efficiency Co-chairman Elon Musk reportedly plans to buy the Washington, D.C.-based Line hotel to turn it into a “private social club.” The purchase indicates Musk is setting down roots in the Capitol as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term in office and the pair start work together. The […]
A former Black Lives Matter activist who was elected mayor of the city of South Fulton, Georgia, is facing heat for charging $26,000 in unauthorized funds with a city-issued purchase card. A city council member and members of the South Fulton community accuse Mayor Khalid Kamau of spending the majority of the funds on a […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s influence over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the defining factor in reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to sources close to the negotiations. Trump, who is set to assume the presidency on Jan. 20, made clear after his November victory that the United States would be prepared to […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he didn’t talk to President-elect Donald Trump about the former’s ongoing corruption case during their meeting on Friday. The mayor has been friendlier to Trump than other Democrats, partially indicated by his meeting with him, which he told a reporter went “well,” and has dodged criticizing him at […]
President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a comprehensive list of Cabinet nominations and appointees, yet there remain several Biden administration holdovers. Some term-limited political appointees are waiting until the last minute to announce their resignation, such as IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, who announced today that he will step down to make way for Trump pick former […]
Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama won’t take part in President-elect Donald Trump‘s inaugural luncheon on Monday. A Bush spokesperson confirmed the former president would attend the inauguration earlier on Monday but dismissed the significance of attending the luncheon. Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, and Obama will also not attend […]
