The Navy restored Rep. Ronny Jackson’s (R-TX) retired rank of rear admiral after he was demoted during the Biden administration, the former White House doctor announced Wednesday. “I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, and [former President] Joe Biden is a retired old FOOL,” Jackson wrote on X. “After the Biden […]
Washington Examiner Senior Columnist Salena Zito predicted that Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s most recent action in the war on drugs. Zito appeared on The Hugh Hewitt Show on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced that the U.S. conducted a “kinetic strike” against a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11 Tren de Aragua gang members while […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as he seeks to defend the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal health agencies accused of systemic corruption. SCHUMER CALLS ON TRUMP TO FIRE RFK JR. AFTER CDC SHAKE-UP AND VACCINE FALLOUT Kennedy will deliver testimony on President Donald Trump’s health […]
President Donald Trump is turning to the Supreme Court to clarify his tariff power quickly. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump cited to issue his “Liberation Day” tariffs and tariffs aimed at Canada, Mexico, and China, does not grant the president […]
President Donald Trump remained optimistic about a peace deal to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war in a Wednesday night interview, though he conceded that Moscow and Kyiv are “not ready” for peace yet. After reaching a peak of optimism last month, Trump’s efforts to conclude the war in Ukraine have once again hit an impasse over […]
President Donald Trump’s hope to funnel federal funds to “beautify” the nation’s capital with new streets, infrastructure, and crime prevention efforts is facing resistance from conservatives in Congress who are concerned about the national debt. Budget hawks are offering tepid support for the $2 billion price tag for a liberal town they frequently criticize as […]
The House Oversight Committee will mark up a GOP-led bill next week that would expand President Donald Trump‘s power over the criminal justice system in Washington by removing the D.C. attorney general and making the office federally appointed. The bill, introduced on Thursday by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX), would give the president the power to […]
As Republicans embark on their monthlong sprint to meet the September deadline to avoid a government shutdown, GOP lawmakers are looking to give President Donald Trump another opportunity to rebrand a long-standing government institution in patented, Trumpian fashion. Congress is expected to vote this week on one of its 12 appropriations bills to fund the […]
In the wake of the Minneapolis school shooting, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is pushing for more gun control legislation in Minnesota, although the state recently enacted a slate of firearm reform laws. This week, Walz said he will call a special session for the closely divided Minnesota legislature to vote on a “very comprehensive” gun […]
Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue. A panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 […]
