Negotiations over government funding are devolving into taunts and partisan posturing as Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and his Democratic counterpart in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), assign early blame for an imminent shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Thune told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday morning that Jeffries, who has […]
House Republicans successfully compelled former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify before Congress, but the move could backfire by setting a precedent for Democrats to summon their own political target: President Donald Trump. The Clintons are set to testify in late February before the House oversight committee as part […]
A coalition of local schools and teachers became the latest group to take their issues with the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge to federal court on Wednesday. Since the Trump administration began the immigration enforcement operation in the Minneapolis area, it has received pushback over its aggressive tactics with a flurry of lawsuits. The lawsuit […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there will be an ad during the Super Bowl that will spotlight “Trump Accounts” immediately following the national anthem to begin the high-stakes game. Bessent said the Treasury Department is already seeing an uptick in signups but will expect more following the big game. “Look for the commercial right after […]
Vice President JD Vance downplayed President Donald Trump’s dustup after CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked a “tough question” on Tuesday. Collins asked the president about survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who may feel they haven’t received justice yet, to which Trump said Collins is “the worst reporter,” and added that he doesn’t believe he’s […]
A crowded debate featuring six Democrats and one Republican on Tuesday night signaled a shift in California’s gubernatorial race, as candidates more aggressively trained their fire on term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and one another. Several contenders attacked the outgoing governor, who is eyeing a 2028 presidential run, over the state’s $24 billion homelessness spending, […]
The FBI and local law enforcement uncovered a possible illegal biological laboratory in Las Vegas that has suspected connections to another illegal lab previously discovered in California. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, and local fire departments conducted a multiday search of a home in a residential neighborhood in northeast Las Vegas from […]
Leftist activists at the helm of the resistance against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis have begun setting up street blockades to prevent the passage of federal officers through “patrol zones,” aiming to establish 1,000 encampment-esque fortresses across the city, according to planning documents reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The so-called security checkpoints, meant to […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump as both seek to increase their influence over China. The calls were held within hours of each other, with the main agenda items being the Russia-Ukraine war and the deteriorating situation in Iran. Despite the competing aims of Trump […]
President Donald Trump took credit for the decision to draw down Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota on Tuesday. Trump sat down with NBC for the traditional presidential Super Bowl interview hours after his border czar, Tom Homan, announced from Minneapolis the administration’s plan to withdraw 700 federal immigration officers from the Twin Cities. The move […]
