A petition to strip U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra of his position is gaining steam in Canada after backlash over stances he took that critics say undermined Canadian-U.S. diplomatic relations. The Alberta-based petition to remove Hoekstra, President Donald Trump‘s ambassador to Canada, has gained over 100,000 signatures as of Thursday. Ottawa is expected to submit a […]
Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined forces, sending a letter to online game platform Roblox alleging that the company has put revenue over children’s safety. Roblox has been under scrutiny in recent history for the game’s alleged enabling of strangers to exploit children and failing to adequately crack down on users sharing […]
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice‘s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard University on Tuesday, calling instances of antisemitism at the Ivy League university too “isolated and episodic” to justify the case. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns, a Clinton appointee, emphasized in a Thursday order that his goal was not to dismiss “any concern arising […]
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed of Michigan is endorsed by a pro-Palestinian group with members tied to terrorist fundraising networks. Americans for Justice in Palestine Action endorsed the self-described Muslim candidate ahead of his Aug. 4 primary win and features him on its website saying he is “deeply grateful” for the support. AJP Action […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has overtaken Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the latest 2028 presidential odds on prediction market platform Polymarket, adding to speculation that the progressive New York Democrat could emerge as an early favorite for the party’s nomination. Ocasio-Cortez and Rubio have both been floated as possible contenders for their respective parties’ […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said he is taking a hard pass on dining in the nude after a Florida steakhouse began offering customers the chance to enjoy a five-course meal without their clothes. “I hope people aren’t sitting on the chairs completely naked. I hope there’s some sort of, you know, padding between the […]
The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close the performing arts center to proceed with a planned two-year renovation, bucking concerns from preservationists and Democrats who fought to keep the center open. The results of the vote, reported by multiple outlets, fall in line with President Donald Trump’s February decision to close the […]
Though Democrats and Republicans will contest Senate seats in 35 states this November, nine of those states will make or break each party’s path to an upper chamber majority. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates four states — Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, and Maine — as “toss ups.” It considers Georgia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are betting they can convince their voters to go to the polls this November with beer. Trumpworld pollster John McLaughlin, in a poll published on Thursday, reported that likely voters nationwide support tariffs on Mexican beer by a margin of nearly 3-to-1, 65% to 23%. Even when voters were told that tariffs […]
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley unveiled several changes on Thursday to the company’s nationwide network of automatic license plate readers used by police, amid accusations that the sprawling system creates a surveillance state that violates constitutional rights. More than 6,000 municipalities have contracts with Flock, with over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states, according to […]
