Congress is moving to raise the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers as the department struggles with staffing shortages, overtime demands, and an increase in threats against lawmakers. The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that would allow Capitol Police officers to continue serving until age 62. A separate bill passed earlier this year […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized government officials Thursday for seemingly withholding information from Americans in light of the Central Intelligence Agency reportedly taking files regarding the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. The files, which were in the process of being declassified, were allegedly taken from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office, […]
The Department of Justice is putting the firearm suppressor ban in Washington, D.C., in its crosshairs, arguing the local regulation violates the Second Amendment. In an amended complaint filed Thursday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said suppressors are already regulated under the National Firearms Act. Therefore, the district government is going beyond […]
The White House is looking to break the record for the world’s largest fireworks display this summer, when it holds a sweeping celebration in Washington, D.C., marking the country’s 250th birthday. Freedom 250, the organization President Donald Trump spearheaded to commemorate the milestone, is planning over 30 minutes of pyrotechnics on July 4. The fireworks […]
The United Arab Emirates revealed that it was constructing a second pipeline to double its ability to export oil around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz exposed the fragility of the Gulf States’ oil export infrastructure, grinding their ability to export the lifeblood of their economies to a halt. Aiming […]
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Thursday sought to justify rising gas prices in the United States, arguing that it is a painful but necessary side effect of preventing Iran from building nuclear weapons. Jordan engaged in a tough round of questioning on gas prices during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. Collins said […]
Russia and Iran, two of China’s biggest partners, said they welcome discussions between the U.S. and China. In both cases, the United States and China are the two largest participants in their respective wars, directly or indirectly. With the wars in Iran and Ukraine on President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s agenda during […]
President Donald Trump has yet to make a determination on the delayed American arms sale to Taiwan, an issue that Chinese President Xi Jinping raised during their closed-door talks. Trump left Beijing on Friday following the two-day summit, and he spoke with reporters for roughly a half-hour en route to Air Force One’s refueling stop […]
President Donald Trump departed Beijing, China, with two gifts: a promise of rose seeds from Chinese President Xi Jinping and an additional argument for the construction of his White House ballroom project. Trump wrapped his whirlwind, two-day bilateral summit with a stop at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese government’s central leadership compound located next to the Forbidden […]
A recent all-star week for Secretary of State Marco Rubio is fueling fresh chatter about a 2028 presidential bid. But insiders in the orbit of President Donald Trump aren’t jumping on the bandwagon just yet. Rubio’s May 5 appearance in the White House briefing room ignited a wave of praise across conservative media and Trumpworld. Rubio, 54, […]
