Los Angeles GOP mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt talked about taxes, crime, and safety in an interview Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, saying he sticks to “local, common-sense issues.” “I only got into the race because nobody else was going to run,” Pratt said. Pratt is running against two Democrats, current city Mayor Karen […]
Singer Bruce Springsteen announced plans for an anti-Trump “Power to the People Festival” while performing at Nationals Park on Wednesday as part of a nationwide tour. The rock musician is known for his activism against the Trump administration and will perform alongside headliners including Tom Morello, Dave Matthews Band, and Foo Fighters on Oct. 3 […]
A man has been arrested by police in San Antonio for allegedly making multiple death threats against Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk as she prepares to host an all-female event in the Texas city next weekend. Jacob Wenske, 26, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two felony counts of making a terroristic threat […]
President Donald Trump formally endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, ahead of the most important election in Armenia’s history. Pashinyan has completely reinvented the small nation’s foreign policy, drifting away from its long-lasting alliance with Russia and towards friendly relations with the United States, the West, and its longtime rivals, Turkey and Azerbaijan. On Wednesday, […]
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is embracing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s taunting nickname of “Talafreako” as the general election starts. In recent weeks, Paxton has taken a page out of President Donald Trump’s book and begun testing out nicknames for Talarico: “Tofu Talarico,” “Six-gender Jimmy,” “Low T Talarico,” and “James Talafreako.” The Democratic nominee […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States would not lift sanctions on Iran until the country hands over all of its enriched uranium and commits to not working toward obtaining a nuclear weapon. Earlier in the day, U.S. officials confirmed to the Washington Examiner that American and Iranian officials had agreed […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rebuffed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) threat to tax the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” with a simple response during a Thursday afternoon press briefing. “There is no cure for stupid,” Bessent told reporters when asked to respond to Newsom’s threat. The California governor and possible 2028 presidential candidate announced on Wednesday […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday offered Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s campaign for reelection his endorsement, just days before voters head to the polls. Bass faces an uneasy path to a second term ahead of the June 2 election, amid concerns about her handling of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, homelessness, crime, and economic […]
Police responded to a swatting attempt at the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett after a false report of gunfire prompted officers to rush to the residence. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when authorities received a report of shots fired outside Barrett’s home, triggering a police response. Officers quickly determined the […]
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is not hoarding lump-sum payments from member states and collecting on each nation’s pledges bit by bit as required for its projects in Gaza instead. The international committee, of which Trump is the inaugural and permanent chairman, received pledges of $1 billion from dozens of charter members. However, an […]
