The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from entering the Department of Labor after multiple employees accused him of sexual abuse inside the agency’s headquarters. Dr. Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist, was prohibited from Labor Department property following allegations that he inappropriately touched at least two female employees during visits to the department’s […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would direct all relevant agencies to release government files related to aliens and any information “connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.” Trump cited a heightened interest in extraterrestrials as the reason for his new order in a Truth Social post. “Based on the […]
Clay Fuller, the Trump-endorsed Republican hoping to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress, asked the president to pardon his daughter during an appearance at an event in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. “Sir, the endorsement was the honor of my lifetime, but I was wondering if you could do me one more favor?” Fuller […]
President Donald Trump claimed to have “won affordability” during an economic address in the battleground state of Georgia. Trump made the claim while touting the private sector investment his administration has secured during a visit to Georgia’s 14th Congressional District ahead of a special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). “I have […]
Retail mogul Les Wexner’s lawyer scolded him over the lengthy answers given during a House oversight committee hearing on Wednesday. The video of Wexner’s nearly five-hour deposition, where he was questioned about his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was released Thursday, and Wexner’s lawyer could be heard telling him to tighten […]
New York officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the GOP’s petition seeking to maintain New York City’s lone GOP-held House seat to its current boundaries for the 2026 election. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and other New York Republican officials filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court last week asking for the […]
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Apple, accusing the company of allowing its iCloud storage service to be used to distribute child sexual abuse material and failing to adopt stronger detection measures. The complaint, filed in Mason County Circuit Court, alleges Apple prioritized user privacy over child safety by […]
The Justice Department this week asked a federal appeals court to reverse a district judge’s order restoring national security lawyer Mark Zaid’s security clearance, arguing the ruling improperly intruded on presidential authority over classified information. In a brief filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Trump administration […]
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is facing blowback for saying that Federal Reserve Bank of New York staff should be “disciplined” for a tariff report that was unfavorable to the White House. The criticism comes at a time when the Fed’s independence from the White House is a politically fraught topic. Hassett made the remarks on Wednesday about New York Fed […]
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) is only voting for one Nebraska Democrat this year: his wife. Susanne Shore is running for an Omaha seat on the University of Nebraska system’s Board of Regents. She entered the relatively unknown race on Thursday with her husband’s express support. While they may disagree on politics, Ricketts and Shore both […]
