Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha laughed off the “tone deaf” visits that various Democratic activists are taking to Cuba as the nation is experiencing blackouts. Various online influencers, including Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) daughter, Isra Hirsi, traveled to the island as it recently endured its third blackout this month, where, […]
The suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a Loyola University Chicago student was in the United States illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said. Jose Medina-Medina, 25, was arrested by Chicago police on a charge of first-degree murder for allegedly killing 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, a freshman from New York, while walking with friends early […]
Pope Leo XIV called for a sweeping ban on aerial bombardment, declaring that no one should live in fear of “death and destruction” from the sky as the Iran war enters week four. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation on Monday from Italy’s ITA Airways, the carrier that usually transports the pontiff on international […]
President Donald Trump is visiting Memphis on Monday to participate in the Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable and is expected to deliver remarks at 1 p.m. EXCLUSIVE: THUNE PLEADS WITH VOTERS FOR PATIENCE ON RISING GAS PRICES AMID IRAN WAR Since Trump deployed the National Guard to Memphis in September 2025 as part of the […]
As the SAVE America Act draws attention on Capitol Hill despite long odds of passage, the Republican National Committee is pursuing a far-reaching legal strategy that could reshape the nation’s election rules through the courts. The RNC is involved in over 100 cases in 30 states regarding voter ID laws, election administration, noncitizen voting, and […]
Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets, after a busy weekend for the capital’s political elite. We try to explain the point of Polymarket’s “Situation Room,” laugh with (not at) Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s “perfect smoky eyes,” and reveal how the British prime minister is sticking with the same playbook on how to manage Donald Trump … Jacob […]
President Donald Trump on Monday defended the Treasury Department‘s easing of sanctions against Iranian oil, saying he wants to have “as much oil in the system as possible.” Trump was asked about the sanctions relief, which could possibly produce $14 billion in revenue for Iran, while boarding Air Force One in Florida on Monday. “We […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is requesting that flyers arrive at least four hours before takeoff as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. The Atlanta airport cited “staffing constraints” with the Transportation Security Administration in its post on X. Footage shared online showed wait lines extending outside the airport. “We appreciate your patience and thank […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Monday morning that he may deploy National Guard members to airports across the country to assist Transportation Security Administration employees affected by the partial government shutdown. Trump briefly discussed his plans to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers help out at the nation’s airports amid increasing delay times at security […]
President Donald Trump is asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers not to wear face masks while helping alleviate the strain caused at airports due to a monthlong partial government shutdown. “I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were […]
