Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Tuesday there have been 130 direct attacks on American warships in the Middle East over the past six months and that the Navy is out $1 billion in critical munitions because of it, a funding shortfall he is hoping Congress will soon cover. “All roads lead back to Iran,” he […]
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik is set to testify before Congress about antisemitism on Wednesday in a sequel to the December testimony in which two Ivy League presidents sparked outrage in refusing to say that calls for genocide against Jewish students violate school policy. Shafik will be grilled by the Committee on Education and the […]
Patrick Mahomes has explained in a new interview why he avoids partaking in controversial topics in politics, including presidential endorsements and gun control. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said he would like to see voters do their own research ahead of the November elections, which could include a rematch between President Joe Biden and former […]
Special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump of using his hush money trial in Manhattan to delay proceedings in his federal classified documents case in Florida. Trump’s criminal trial in New York, on charges accusing him of falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election, began on Monday […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated recent high inflation is making it less likely that interest rates will be cut in the coming weeks and months. Powell, speaking during a question-and-answer session in Washington, D.C., emphasized that the hotter-than-desired inflation reports over the past quarter have not provided the Fed the confidence it needs that […]
President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group. Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people. The Biden […]
Both chambers of Iowa’s legislature have passed a bill that would allow teachers and other school employees to apply for permits to carry guns on school property. The Iowa House voted 62-36 Monday on the legislation, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) to sign. The Iowa Senate passed the legislation last week. Republicans say […]
House lawmakers walked articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon as Republican House managers prepare their case before the Democratic-controlled upper chamber. The delivery of the two articles comes slightly more than two months since the House impeached Mayorkas for refusing to enforce the law and a […]
One of the leading Republican skeptics of the effort to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border is calling for debate on his impeachment as Democrats consider a quick dismissal of the charges against him. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who is retiring from the Senate in January, is one […]
Lawmakers in Ohio approved a ban on gender transition surgeries for children on Monday, just ahead of a deadline that would have reinstated them. The move comes after Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) came under intense national scrutiny for vetoing a comprehensive child medical transition ban, which included puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries. DeWine decided […]
