President Joe Biden convened the first-ever trilateral summit between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines at the White House on Thursday, where the president vowed a “new era of partnership” between the three nations. The summit itself comes as China continues aggressive posturing in the South China Sea, including frequent incidents […]
Inflation coming in hotter than expected in March poses a major problem for President Joe Biden, as residents of one swing state identified the topic as a major issue heading into November. A report released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that inflation rose 3.5% in the year ending in March. North […]
The effort to recall Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has failed, but another attempt from the same group is on the horizon. The Wisconsin Elections Commission confirmed Wednesday that the pro-Trump group’s efforts to recall the Republican leader failed after the group did not gather enough signatures from Vos’s district to issue a recall election. […]
The FBI is aware of and has begun tracking the Venezuelan-based gang Tren de Aragua, a criminal cross-border organization that is said to be more violent than MS-13 and whose member is suspected in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed the information to House lawmakers Thursday during a […]
EXCLUSIVE — Federalist Society co-Chairman Leonard Leo said Thursday he is “not capitulating” after he announced Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed a subpoena against him. “Today, I received an unlawful and politically motivated subpoena from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin,” Leo said in a statement obtained by the Washington Examiner. Last November, the […]
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to 25 years in prison last month for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history, filed an appeal in federal court Thursday. The 32-year-old former mogul was sentenced in March, four months after a New York jury found him guilty of two counts of fraud and five counts of […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raised more than $20 million from donors in the first quarter of 2024 despite storm clouds brewing in the chamber he tries to hold order over. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) proposed ouster of Johnson in March raised the drama to a boiling point among House Republicans who largely disagreed […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray implored lawmakers on Capitol Hill to expeditiously reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before it expires next week. “Section 702 is indispensable in keeping Americans safe from a whole barrage of fast-moving foreign threats,” Wray testified before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol Thursday afternoon. “So […]
A new poll suggests that 30% of black men in seven swing states will give their support to former President Donald Trump, up from the 12% he received in 2020, come the November election. The poll, conducted by the Wall Street Journal, surveyed minority group voting trends. The black population has been a key voter […]
