President Donald Trump gave out medals to five new Kennedy Center honorees in a ceremony at the Oval Office on Saturday evening. Trump presented the prestigious award, which recognizes contributions to American culture and the arts, to actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and actor-singer Michael Crawford, all […]
The National Park Service updated its free-admission calendar, adding free entry for President Donald Trump’s birthday but removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list. The Department of the Interior announced last month the new free-entry days at national parks, designating them as “resident-only patriotic fee-free days.” Under the Biden administration, NPS […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that negotiations with the United States to end the Russia-Ukraine war are moving on to the “next steps” following a flurry of meetings between the two sides in Florida this week. U.S. and Ukrainian delegations held peace talks in Miami throughout the week after Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff […]
State Sen. Jim Abeler (R-MN) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump praising the Somali community and asking him not to call them “garbage.” Trump called Somali immigrants “garbage” that he does not want in the United States, during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Abeler wrote that he was “surprised” over the president’s comments. “The […]
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) argued that former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice weaponized the agency against him, after he was critical of the administration’s open border immigration policies. Cuellar’s comments come after President Donald Trump pardoned the congressman on Wednesday, the first Democrat that Trump pardoned. Cuellar was indicted on corruption charges during the […]
The prime minister of Qatar said on Saturday that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as both sides prepare for the next phase of President Donald Trump‘s peace plan to end the Gaza war. Qatar is one of the four key mediators responsible for brokering the Gaza peace deal in October. The other […]
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration, seeking to end a congestion pricing program that began in Manhattan this year, has asked a federal judge to issue a ruling on the matter. The U.S. Department of Justice this week wrote to U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman to “respectfully request” the court issue a decision on […]
(The Center Square) – Texas law enforcement officers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to apprehend illegal border crossers, tracking them through brush, rugged terrain, and on barren ranchland. Integral to their efforts are four-legged team members with paws and hooves who graduated from new classes or celebrated a […]
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator from the Metro East says it’s a Christmas miracle that U.S. Steel is reopening a furnace in Granite City. State Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton) said the impact is going to be beyond just the 400 good-paying jobs coming back to the area after U.S. Steel announced Thursday […]
(The Center Square) – A conservative advocacy group is pressuring Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) over her handling of a major digital asset bill, arguing that she slowed progress on a measure backed by the White House and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The Bull Moose Project released a football-themed AI video and statement criticizing Lummis, a Wyoming […]
