President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Friday to ignore public musings about fiscal policy — even from the commander in chief himself — and operate “independently.” “Honestly, I really mean this. This is not said in any other way. I want Kevin to be totally independent,” he told the East Room […]
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) resigned as vice chair and member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus on Friday after the House shot down her legislation to establish a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall. The bill failed by a 216-204 vote on Thursday, with six Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it. Malliotakis […]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) announced Friday that she will run in a neighboring congressional district previously represented by former Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida’s 25th Congressional District, previously served as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee. In her campaign announcement […]
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk praised Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and his campaign for challenging “a failing system,” calling Pratt “authentically American.” “His campaign ads are unconventional, but that’s the point; it’s refreshing,” Kirk said on X Thursday. Pratt’s AI-generated campaign ads have captured national attention over their blend of pop culture, […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Congress to pass a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. The president celebrated a House committee’s move to advance the legislation forward and called on lawmakers to solidify the passage of efforts to end the practice of shifting clocks forward by one hour […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized The Late Show host Stephen Colbert for being “predictable and losing boatloads of money” as the show aired its finale Thursday. “There’s this utterly ridiculous narrative being pushed by many legacy media, Democrats themselves, that Donald Trump ordered Stephen Colbert to be taken off the air,” Concha said Friday […]
Taiwan has not been notified of a pause in U.S. arms sales, after acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao revealed it during congressional testimony. During his Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Cao said the nation’s shipment of weapons to the island will be temporarily paused as the war with Iran continues. “We have done some foreign military […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Friday that the administration’s ongoing reshuffling of its force posture in Europe is “punitive.” The U.S. military’s footprint has been a hot topic in Washington and European capitals following President Donald Trump’s recent announcements that the United States would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany and Poland, though […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha called out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for being a hypocrite after the congresswoman’s latest comments slamming billionaires. In an interview in early May, Ocasio-Cortez said, “You can’t earn a billion dollars.” Concha said the statement contradicted her actions, pointing to the congresswoman flying private to the Fight the Oligarchy rallies. […]
