A federal judge denied Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna‘s (D-CA) request on Wednesday for a “special master and independent monitor” to oversee the Justice Department’s rollout of the Epstein files. Following their successful championing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, Massie and Khanna have ripped the DOJ for not complying with […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha listed many reasons on Wednesday why it is “very easy to see” how President Donald Trump’s first year is “monumental.” Trump listed off his accomplishments to the press on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of his return to the White House and the start of his second term. Concha said […]
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As President Donald Trump follows through on his promise to be “America First,” he appeared to acknowledge the interconnectedness and mutual dependency of the global economy during his address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The USA is the economic engine on the planet,” Trump told the crowd Wednesday. “And when America booms, […]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday during the Davos Economic Forum that he expects to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky this week, while his envoys will be traveling to Moscow for a meeting with the Kremlin. Trump said he is expected to meet with Zelensky on Thursday, though he had initially changed his plans […]
Mexico extradited 37 people who are accused of being members of Mexican criminal organizations to the United States on Tuesday. The transfer marks the third such move since President Donald Trump took office, bringing the total to 99 alleged criminals who have been turned over. Mexico’s security secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said in a statement […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a blunt message to the White House on Tuesday evening, warning that Iran has “no qualms” about hitting back with full force if a nation strikes Iran over its crackdown on protesters. Araghchi’s comments come as the latest escalation in a push-and-pull of rhetoric between the Iranian regime and […]
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the administration will consider overhauling the tax code’s depreciation rules to remove advantages that large institutional investors might have over families in buying houses. Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, discussed the White House’s push to ban institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will sit for a deposition next month. “I agree we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell,” said Comer. “We’ve been trying to get her in for a deposition, her lawyers have been saying that […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Wednesday backtracked a leaked letter to a constituent to support proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. A letter from Grassley’s office began circulating online Tuesday. While the name of the constituent is blacked out, it is clear that Grassley was writing in response to a constituent […]
