The White House has replaced the magnolia tree planted outside the residence with a new sapling that is a “descendant” of the original tree planted approximately 200 years ago. President Donald Trump revealed at the end of March that the original tree was in “terrible condition” and would have to come down as it posed […]
Vice President JD Vance took aim at Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for his vote against one of President Donald Trump‘s Pentagon nominees. Elbridge Colby, Trump’s pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday in a 54-45 vote. McConnell was the only Republican to vote against Colby’s confirmation, while three […]
Ryan Routh, the alleged second attempted assassin of President Donald Trump, tried to buy a rocket launcher from a Ukrainian associate, according to a new court filing. It’s unclear whether the associate had any connection to the Ukrainian government or if he or she actually had access to military-grade weapons. Routh discussed his plans to […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) signed into law a bill that creates a new category of alerts for missing Native Americans in New Mexico. Senate Bill 41 authorizes the creation of a turquoise alert, which would activate in the event of a missing person who is “an enrolled member, or a person eligible for enrollment […]
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith admitted that he is considering running for president. The ESPN host has long claimed to be an independent as he became increasingly critical of the Democratic Party since the 2024 election. However, he has become a frequent guest on Fox News’s Hannity and on NewsNation, and routinely discusses politics on […]
The Senate is headed for another showdown over free trade after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced legislation to wipe out President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Paul is joining Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and five other Democrats to introduce a measure that ends the emergency declaration Trump used to levy a wave of tariffs as […]
The National Park Service reversed controversial edits to a webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad she helped lead in the 1800s. On Sunday, it was revealed that references, an image, and a quote attributed to Tubman had been removed from the federal agency’s website. Details about “enslaved” people and the Fugitive Slave Act […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) wants his fiscal hawk counterparts in the House to put the brakes on adopting the Senate’s legislative blueprint for President Donald Trump’s tax, border, and defense agenda. Dozens of House Republicans are standing firm against a so-called budget resolution backed by Trump, a stalemate that Johnson urged them to […]
Omani officials are preparing to play courier for “indirect” talks between the United States and Iran regarding the Islamic Republic’s expanding nuclear program. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is preparing to meet with Iranian diplomats to address Tehran’s increasingly viable nuclear weapons program, but the discussions will not be face-to-face. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas […]
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he would only consider resentencing Lyle and Erik Menendez after they “come clean” about their self-defense claim for murdering their parents. The Menendez brothers are 30 years into their life sentences without the possibility of parole over their respective first-degree murder charges. Recently the brothers, now 57 and […]
