Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the fall. Bondi is expected to testify on Oct. 9, and Patel will appear before the committee on Sept. 17 as part of the committee’s general oversight over the Justice Department, the Washington Examiner confirmed. HOUSE OVERSIGHT PREPARES […]
Fast food chain Steak n’ Shake slammed Cracker Barrel on Thursday, advertising new hats to “save Cracker Barrel!” Cracker Barrel said it will keep its original logo on Tuesday after a new, simplified logo received widespread criticism. Steak n’ Shake was among the new logo critics, calling the rebrand “bland, soulless, and an unnecessary waste […]
The Finnish Air Force will remove swastikas from its unit flags, with a commander citing “awkward situations” as the reason. Finland adopted the swastika as the emblem of its Air Force in 1918, two years before the German Nazi Party adopted it. Despite the symbol falling out of use since 1945 due to its association with Nazi […]
The Trump administration is considering turning an Illinois naval station near Chicago into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation center, according to border czar Tom Homan. The administration reportedly requested that the Naval Station Great Lakes help support ICE operations in the area, according to reports. The request comes as President Donald Trump has threatened […]
PARTISANS CLASH OVER ‘THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS’ AFTER MINNEAPOLIS ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOOTING Minneapolis law enforcement officials are providing another update on Thursday in the investigation of the Minnesota Annunciation Catholic Church shooting that left two children dead on Wednesday. The press conference started at 2 p.m. local time at the Minneapolis Police Department.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump’s Wednesday decision to fire Dr. Susan Monarez, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trump’s move followed days of fighting between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Monarez, who was just confirmed in July. Reports indicate that Monarez […]
Texas Republicans’ move to redraw the state’s congressional map to strip the Democrats of five seats has set off a national redistricting arms race. Democratic governors denounced Texas’s move as unprompted and viewed their own redistricting as a retaliatory measure. Republican governors argued that Democrats have long set a precedent of aggressive redistricting. Other governors […]
Whether President Donald Trump can wrest control of the Federal Reserve is an open, century-old legal question about the president’s power and the ostensible independence of the central bank. But in testing the bounds of the executive branch’s legal power over monetary policy, Trump may very well find that he has pushed its economic power […]
World Series champion Mark Teixeira announced his congressional campaign Thursday for Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX) seat. “As a proud Texan and lifelong conservative who loves our country, I’m ready to fight for the principles that make Texas strong and America exceptional,” Teixeira said in a statement. “It takes the principles that make Texas and America […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before a Senate panel next week, a high-stakes setting for the Cabinet member to be peppered with questions about firing the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kennedy will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4 for a hearing […]
