Republican Jon Kyl, who represented Arizona in both chambers of Congress, died Thursday at age 84 following a battle with dementia. Kyl’s family released a statement following his death, saying he died following complications due to his dementia, which he was diagnosed with in December 2025. “We know that Jon belonged to all of Arizona, […]
White House Council of Economic Directors chairman Christopher Phelan suggested Thursday that the Trump administration needs additional levers to pull, beyond tariffs, to ensure that other countries stick to bilateral trade agreements. Phelan, who rarely speaks in public, took part in an event on Thursday hosted by the US-Asia Fair Market Alliance ahead of next […]
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The Trump administration will close the Kennedy Center for at least one week to examine the extent of “severe structural deterioration” in the facility, the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, said in a Thursday court filing. “During this temporary closure, which will last for seven days, unless extended, I intend to assess existing safety risks […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) extended an endorsement to Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan on Thursday as she moves to expand her progressive coalition and national profile. Ocasio-Cortez framed Flanagan, who is currently serving as Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) lieutenant governor, as a champion of affordability, a message Democrats have leaned into on the 2026 […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed the New York Times for an “editing error” where it stated that Israelis “view themselves” as Oct. 7 victims. Concha questioned why the New York Times is “putting into question whether Jews are the victims of Oct. 7? I mean, that’s 31 flavors of delusion,” he said on Fox […]
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) broke with President Donald Trump on immigration in a new advertisement Thursday, saying some of his immigration enforcement efforts have “gone too far.” Salazar, who represents a large Hispanic community in Miami and its suburbs in South Florida, has been a vocal advocate for immigrant communities and an outspoken critic […]
President Donald Trump is giving Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh a pass after the central bank voted unanimously to raise interest rates. Trump repeatedly attacked Warsh’s predecessor Jerome Powell for holding interest rates steady rather than cutting them, and has called for the Fed to lower rates for months. But now that Warsh has raised […]
Virginia communities on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., are moving to cancel or reevaluate their contracts with Flock Safety as backlash against the company’s automatic license plate readers has expanded. The Arlington County Board voted on Tuesday to end its contract with Flock, while neighboring Fairfax County has said it will pause its Flock cameras […]
Hasan Piker added to his vault of controversial statements on Thursday, calling the United States “worse” than al Qaeda, the radical Islamist terrorism network that carried out the 9/11 attacks. Piker said that “pound for pound, as far as the number of deaths, yes,” when asked whether he believes the U.S. is worse than al […]
