The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has requested a transcribed interview with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as part of its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner that the committee has asked Gates to appear for the interview on June 10 […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton put U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on blast in a new campaign ad. The ad used artificial intelligence to show the senator sitting on the beach and going down a water slide on spring break. “President Trump is fighting to protect our nation and stop illegals from voting, but his […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche used his first public remarks since the ouster of his predecessor, Pam Bondi, to unveil an aggressive new anti-fraud initiative while also signaling a more combative, personally hands-on style atop the Justice Department. At a wide-ranging press conference at DOJ headquarters on Tuesday, Blanche praised Bondi at the outset, calling […]
A federal judge has rejected the Minnesota government’s request to stop the Trump administration from halting more than $243 million in Medicaid funds from flowing to the fraud-fraught state pending an administrative review. Judge Eric Tostrud, an appointee of President Donald Trump, denied the state’s motions for a temporary restraining order and an expedited preliminary […]
American journalist Shelly Kittleson is expected to be released on Tuesday after a week in captivity following her kidnapping in Baghdad, according to statements from the militia that held her. Kittleson, an award-winning journalist with Al-Monitor, was reporting on regional developments in the Iraqi capital on March 31 when she was abducted by Kataib Hezbollah, […]
Over 30 congressional Democrats are calling on the Cabinet to remove President Donald Trump from office over his threats to escalate the war in Iran and target civilian infrastructure. The calls come after Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday that Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Tehran doesn’t […]
CBS sold the timeslot occupied by late-night host Stephen Colbert to comedian and Allen Media Group CEO Byron Allen. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air its final episode on May 21, after which the 11:35 p.m. timeslot will be filled with two half-hour episodes of Comics Unleashed. This deal runs through the 2026-2027 television season, […]
President Donald Trump imposed an 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday deadline for Iran to agree to a peace deal and open the Strait of Hormuz. And if there is no deal, the president threatened “complete demolition” of Iranian power plants and infrastructure. As the war enters its 38th day, a familiar question hangs over Trump’s ultimatum: […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot an illegal immigrant on Tuesday in Northern California, according to local authorities. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons shared a statement with the Washington Examiner, saying the officers were conducting a “targeted vehicle stop.” “On April 7, 2026, ICE officers were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Patterson, CA to arrest […]
Israel revealed on Tuesday morning that it blasted multiple Iranian bridges, hours ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump gave to Iran aimed at averting such damage. “STRUCK: 8 bridge segments utilized by the Iranian terror regime for transporting weapons & military equipment,” Israel’s military wrote in a post to X. “The IDF struck 8 […]
