Special counsel Jack Smith’s team of lawyers convened privately with the federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified documents case on Wednesday, seeking to nail down which records are off limits due to sensitive information. Smith’s team of prosecutors appeared before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday morning for a hearing to evaluate […]
The White House agreed with lawmakers that social media represents a danger to America’s youth following a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing attended by five CEOs of prominent social media companies Wednesday. “There is evidence that shows that these [social media] platforms have been devastating to our young people’s mental health,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre […]
Michael Bloomberg, the one-time presidential contender and former three-term mayor of New York, has donated $200,000 to a group supporting San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s reelection effort, according to newly filed campaign finance documents. Bloomberg gave the money to Forward Action AF, an independent political committee that supports the mayor’s reelection campaign. The mayors have […]
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta warned lawmakers on Tuesday that a proposed Michigan electric vehicle plant could be used by the Chinese for espionage. Panetta said the Chinese government will take advantage of the fact that it operates an EV battery plant in the U.S. The plant is being developed by a subsidiary of the […]
A conservative voter integrity group warned that a flood of litigation from left-wing organizations has the potential to profoundly affect the 2024 elections. In a Wednesday press call, the Honest Elections Project discussed its report, released Friday, outlining safeguards to ensure voting integrity. When asked by the Washington Examiner what he believed was the single […]
The White House declined to say whether President Joe Biden would drink the water in East Palestine, Ohio, during his visit to the community one year after a train derailment resulted in an environmental disaster that had repercussions for residents’ water sources and air quality. “The president’s focus has been to do everything that he […]
A bipartisan working group in the Senate has signaled it’s reached a deal on border security after months of negotiations, but a raging dispute within the Republican Party has thrown that effort into doubt as Senate Republicans weigh the political wisdom of that compromise. Senate conservatives have for weeks expressed opposition to the border talks […]
The top law enforcement officer assigned to the House of Representatives is turning his attention to a recent uptick in “swatting” incidents against lawmakers and their family members, offering guidance on how to address such incidents when they occur. The House sergeant-at-arms sent a letter to members and their spouses on Tuesday addressing the rise […]
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is throwing a Hail Mary to secure the GOP nomination by depending on some unexpected allies to boost her ahead of her competitor, former President Donald Trump. The former United Nations ambassador is relying on a long-shot strategy that would require independents and Democrats in 13 primary states who are […]
A pro-Palestinian University of Pennsylvania faculty group blocked the main entrance to the school’s College Hall during a “die-in” protest to mourn those who have died in Gaza after Israel’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Approximately 86 school faculty participated in or spectated the protest held by the Ivy League school’s Faculty for […]
