Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has permanently appointed Shireen Gandhi, the official who was in charge of financial operations at the Minnesota Department of Human Services at the time that large-scale fraud schemes targeted the state’s social services programs, as commissioner of the agency. Gandhi’s permanent appointment comes as the department grapples with a third-party audit […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will have several notable guests at the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. These guests are meant to highlight key issues that are important to the first couple and that Trump will likely discuss during his speech. Trump is expected to address key issues, […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson said President Donald Trump has a “golden” opportunity to address a global issue facing the United States during his State of the Union speech. Benson said polling data show the public wants to hear what the president has to say about his plans for the economy, advising Trump to […]
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, will be one of President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union guests Tuesday night, the White House announced. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Kirk’s attendance on X Tuesday afternoon. Trump is expected to call on Congress to “firmly reject political […]
Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing to recommend a takeover proposal from Netflix to its shareholders, appearing to snub rival bidder Paramount Skydance’s updated offer. Paramount has offered Warner Bros. an all-cash deal, in what is known as a “hostile” takeover bid that bypasses company leadership to present the pitch directly to shareholders. On Tuesday, Warner […]
Drones are a top threat to the public at FIFA World Cup games in dozens of U.S. cities this summer, and authorities acknowledged that they cannot lock down all of them, according to FIFA and U.S. officials. Law enforcement and security officials tasked with maintaining public safety at the games starting in June told lawmakers […]
A Utah judge denied efforts by the lawyers of Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, to disqualify prosecutors over allegations of a conflict of interest related to Robinson’s upcoming trial on murder charges. Judge Tony Graf issued his ruling on Tuesday during a virtual court hearing, denying the motion […]
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) has made opposing the Chinese acquisition of American farmland a cornerstone of his congressional career and has highlighted this position during his ongoing run for Iowa governor. However, campaign finance records show Feenstra was accepting contributions from political action committees controlled by Chinese companies that have purchased swaths of farmland in the United […]
The Department of Justice on Monday filed a lawsuit against New Jersey over Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-NJ) executive order to prohibit immigration authorities from non-public parts of state-owned property unless they have a judicial warrant. The lawsuit, announced Tuesday, lists three counts of violation of the supremacy clause, which establishes federal law as “supreme law of […]
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) on Tuesday sought to ward off attacks on President Donald Trump, ahead of the chief executive’s looming address to a joint session of Congress. “The entire world will be watching,” Mast wrote in a Newsweek op-ed. “What it will see is a president who did what many didn’t think was possible.” […]
