As reporters geared up to ask Vice President JD Vance questions about the Iran war, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure, and the midterm elections, questions took a humorous turn as one reporter asked about his sauerkraut diet amid recent weight loss. The vice president spoke in the White House press briefing room […]
A Republican candidate running for Missouri’s House is facing federal drug charges after he attempted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent. Thomas Ross, 37, appeared in court on Thursday on one charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Ross had allegedly asked his campaign manager to place the drugs in his […]
Vice President JD Vance quipped he was looking forward to spending time with former President Joe Biden during the commemoration service in New York City marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “As you guys can probably guess, I’m really looking forward to hanging out with Joe Biden,” Vance told reporters on Thursday […]
Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) should the Republican Party keep control of the Senate after November’s elections. President Donald Trump has feuded with Thune over the Senate’s refusal to pass the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill, before the midterm elections. Trump also declined to support […]
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) on Thursday said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to return to the Senate next week after a roughly three-month-long absence. The development comes as it remained unclear whether McConnell, who suffered a fall that kept him away from his duties in June, would return to Capitol Hill on Sept. 14, […]
Vice President JD Vance dodged a question about whether he’d support Sen. Ted Cruz or War Secretary Pete Hegseth for president in 2028 but suggested that he could back another Republican candidate other than himself. Both Cruz and Hegseth have reportedly privately discussed their desire to succeed President Donald Trump. Furthermore, Cruz, who came in […]
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) introduced a bill in the House on Thursday to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries from using their food stamps at restaurants. SNAP benefits are typically reserved for groceries, but the federal program has an initiative that allows beneficiaries to get hot meals at certain fast-food establishments, such as McDonald’s or […]
Vice President JD Vance defended his friendship with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his anti-Israel comments, even as calls grow for Vance to distance himself to prepare for a potential 2028 White House run. “Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends, and I think it’s very obvious that Tucker has said some things that […]
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) asked President Donald Trump to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars his super PAC MAGA Inc. has stored in its war chest, saying he hopes the president taps into the reserves “for good use” during the midterm elections. “I can verify that a lot of members of the House are […]
The prime minister of Spain is promising to release all files related to the invasion of Ceuta by illegal immigrants, as thousands rally across the country in protest of how the situation has been handled. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed the situation on Thursday in the Spanish parliament’s lower house, the Congress of Deputies. Reacting […]
