Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated Wednesday that a Russian sanctions bill was gaining momentum in both chambers of Congress. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced additional sanctions on Russia to pressure Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine. Thune said he “hoped” he could bring it […]
The “stupid people” who attacked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Texas deserve a long jail sentence, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. When asked whether ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents enforcing his mass deportation operation are under threat from a left-wing militia, Trump said the attackers are well-funded. “You have some very stupid […]
Former NOAA chief Neil Jacobs told lawmakers Wednesday he would “probably do some things differently” in response to questions over the 2019 “Sharpiegate” scandal, pledging at his confirmation hearing not to sign off again on an inaccurate hurricane forecast under political pressure. Jacobs, nominated to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, came under fire […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte has vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have allowed cities and towns to hold partisan elections for governing school boards. The legislation, approved by the state Legislature in a largely party line vote, would give local governments the option of allowing candidates for nonpartisan local school boards […]
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a New York school district it claims is trying to “erase” its Native American mascot and imagery to comply with a state rule that violates federal civil rights laws. The department said its Office for Civil Rights is probing whether the Connetquot Central School District […]
(The Center Square) – A Trump administration official says “good luck” to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who vows local police won’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told reporters they plan to increase immigration enforcement efforts. “And for those that say 3,000 a day is too much, I want to […]
Kimberly Guilfoyle, an attorney and ex-Fox News host who was formerly engaged to Donald Trump Jr., emerged largely unscathed Wednesday from her confirmation hearing to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle’s personal ties to President Donald Trump and his family went unmentioned by her or senators as she laid out her vision for the […]
It has taken him longer than he said it would, but President Donald Trump is starting to check off his list of campaign promises, and most voters are giving him credit for keeping his word. Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, the keeper of Trump’s list, said that the president has clicked through many of […]
The Justice Department on Wednesday sued California over the state’s transgender athlete policies that allow transgender athletes to compete in girls and women’s sports, arguing they conflict with federal law. The federal lawsuit alleges California’s transgender athlete policies are violating Title IX, which prevents sex-based discrimination in educational settings. The complaint is a direct result […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Salena Zito gave an interview on O’Connor & Company Wednesday to share the content of her phone calls with President Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year. “He came to terms in those conversations about God, because he said, ‘Salena, I have no explanation for […]
