President Donald Trump slammed Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico during a press gaggle on Wednesday, falsely accusing him of being vegan. “He’s a vegan in Texas. You can’t get elected as a vegan in Texas,” Trump said. The comments come a day after the president endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for the […]
President Donald Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million of stock in Kura Sushi USA, a Japan-linked conveyor-belt sushi chain, helping send the company’s shares up by more than 5%. Kura Sushi USA, tied to the Japan-based Kura Sushi chain, stood out among roughly 3,700 trades disclosed in the president’s latest filings with the […]
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass bipartisan housing legislation designed to boost supply and help with affordability amid a clash with the Senate. With a vote of 396-13, the House passed the revised 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which had previously sailed through the Senate but faced a gauntlet of amendments in […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, seeking to block its new ban on prediction markets. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) signed a controversial bill into law earlier this week that imposes criminal penalties for operating or advertising a prediction market in the state. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission sued to block its implementation, […]
Former police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration’s newly created $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” arguing it could compensate rioters who assaulted law enforcement during the riot. The lawsuit contends the fund violates constitutional protections and federal law by potentially […]
Republican strategist Michael Caputo on Tuesday became the first known person to make a claim to the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund. Caputo worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns and served in the Department of Health and Human Services during the president’s first term, before becoming entangled in the lengthy federal investigation […]
EXCLUSIVE — Arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants have soared to all-time highs in President Donald Trump’s second term, but the administration has faced significant hurdles maintaining its momentum in recent months, according to White House border czar Tom Homan, prompting some concerns from Trump’s base that his administration is abandoning promised mass deportations. Approximately 641,000 […]
In the wake of the Kentucky primary results, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) celebrated Rep. Thomas Massie‘s (R-KY) loss against Ed Gallrein, the former Navy SEAL whom President Donald Trump endorsed. “Look, I have nothing personal against Thomas Massie, but he votes with the Democrats most of the time, and he’s been a thorn in […]
President Donald Trump joked about his high approval rating in Israel on Wednesday, suggesting that he might run to be its prime minister after his White House term concludes. Trump was asked what he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about holding off on striking Iran while the United States is involved in ceasefire negotiations. […]
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to replace Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Wednesday after she blocked an effort to include funding for his White House ballroom in an appropriations bill. Earlier this week, reports indicated that Trump called Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and demanded MacDonough be fired, though Thune resisted. The White […]
