New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to recreate a Big Apple version of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, called the Commission on Government Efficiency. New York’s COGE will examine the city’s charter and figure out ways for Mamdani’s administration to cut costs, improve efficiency, and modernize the city’s government, the […]
Two major UFC figures raised concerns about the wisdom of holding a cage fight on the White House lawn this summer, after President Donald Trump set the idea into motion. UFC CEO Dana White, a close friend of Trump’s who has been tasked with overseeing the June 14 match, has heralded the event as an […]
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it filed lawsuits against Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts for denying undercover license plates to federal agencies. The Department of Homeland Security was specifically restricted in access to confidential plates, due to immigration enforcement activities in the Democratic-led states, but all four states continued issuing such plates to […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said the latest Republican political fallout in Texas proves one thing about President Donald Trump: “It shows that this guy is not only a kingmaker, he’s a career ender.” Concha noted that Trump is now “118 for 118” this year in candidate endorsements and argued that with the president backing […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on Tehran’s nautical authority that is seeking to establish control over the Strait of Hormuz, denouncing it as “maritime extortion.” The new sanctions were announced as part of Washington’s intensifying Operation Economic Fury, the effort to strangle Iran’s economy through economic and financial means. Iran has tried to maximize […]
Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Harambe, a western lowland gorilla who was killed in 2016, and the White House posted a tribute to him on X. “Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on. Gone, but never forgotten. Rest […]
A former CIA official is facing federal charges after being accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars from the agency and lying to superiors about his background. Last week, the FBI arrested David Rush, a senior executive with a top-secret security clearance, whom prosecutors say stole 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million and […]
Treasury Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump are moving forward with efforts to create a $250 bill featuring Trump’s face. The Washington Post reported that political appointees at Treasury have pushed officials at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the agency responsible for designing and producing U.S. currency, to move forward with mockups for […]
Vice President JD Vance will speak at the United States Air Force Academy’s commencement ceremony on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Vance, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, will deliver the commencement address to the graduates in Colorado, where over 900 students will become officers in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force. […]
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple reports. Carroll has sued Trump twice. She first alleged he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and second alleged he defamed her in his denial of the alleged sexual assault. Trump denies […]
