A Minnesota federal magistrate judge’s refusal to approve criminal charges against former CNN broadcaster Don Lemon has drawn scrutiny amid questions about the judge’s potential conflict of interest, as the Justice Department says it will continue pursuing the people who targeted a Christian church in St. Paul “to the ends of the Earth.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko declined […]
SANTA BARBARA, California —The Republican National Committee on Friday took its first formal step toward a midterm convention, underscoring the high-stakes battle for control of Congress. The RNC unanimously approved a rule change during its winter meeting in Santa Barbara that would allow the party to hold a convention during a midterm election year. A large […]
Former New York Rep. Chris Collins on Friday launched a comeback bid for another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, this time in Florida. The former Niagara-area representative who served in Congress from 2013 to 2019 was the first congressman to endorse President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign. If elected in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said President Donald Trump got “everything” he wanted in Greenland, but she hopes it was a reminder to the White House that the president’s action will affect interest rates. “Trump got everything he wanted [from a diplomatic perspective],” Doescher said on Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria Bartiromo on […]
In January 2025, the prevailing thought in Washington was that President Donald Trump‘s push to broker a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States was nothing more than a pipe dream. The president himself had explored banning the app during his first term, citing the national security threat posed by data sharing conducted […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing its first-ever net workforce loss, with more than 40,000 employees leaving in fiscal 2025, nearly 90% of them healthcare workers, a Democratic watchdog report warns. The report, released by Democratic staff on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, finds the staffing decline has left an estimated 1.2 million veterans […]
A federal judge issued a sweeping ruling Thursday entitling noncitizen students who have sued the Trump administration to a court hearing if their immigration status is changed. The Trump administration has faced several hurdles from district courts in pursuing parts of its deportation agenda, including revoking the visas of pro-Palestinian students who have engaged in […]
Federal prosecutors on Friday arrested a California charity director charged with wire fraud after he allegedly siphoned millions of dollars meant to combat homelessness in Los Angeles to bankroll his lavish personal life. Alexander Soofer, 42, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint accusing him of fraudulently obtaining more than $23 million in taxpayer funds […]
U.S. intelligence officials are on high alert for terrorist acts that may be planned to upend celebrations planned to mark the country’s semiquincentennial this year. At the start of 2026, the National Counterterrorism Center circulated a memo to staff, warning that “lone actors” inspired by al Qaeda and the Islamic State Group pose a possible […]
Vice President JD Vance told anti-abortion activists Friday that the Trump administration was on their side, while acknowledging there were disagreements over how to use the “political system to advance life.” Vance told the crowd at the 53rd annual March for Life rally about several anti-abortion policies the Trump administration has championed, but he understood some thought […]
