Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, turned back shortly after taking off for the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. The White House pool reported that the plane’s crew identified a “minor electrical issue” and was returning to Joint Base Andrews out of an abundance of caution. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt […]
Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who brought criminal charges against two of President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, is leaving the post after the expiration of her 120-day term, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night. Halligan’s departure follows weeks of escalating courtroom clashes over the legality of […]
A 19-year-old accused of setting fire to a historic Mississippi synagogue pleaded not guilty to arson charges on Tuesday. Stephen Spencer Pittman was accused of setting fire to the Beth Israel Congregation around 3 a.m. on Jan. 10, badly damaging the structure but leaving no casualties. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac denied the suspect bond […]
A pair of polls on the North Carolina Senate race, released within hours of each other, paint very different pictures of the fortunes of Republican hopeful Michael Whatley and his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Roy Cooper. One poll released on Monday from the right-leaning Tipp Insights for the League of American Workers asked 1,512 registered […]
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran, arguing that if it followed through on threats to his life, the entire country would be annihilated. Speaking in an interview on NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich Tonight, marking his one-year anniversary in office, the president was asked about threats to his life from Iranian leadership. Trump said […]
A Pennsylvania county official on Tuesday called for the eviction of ICE officers from county-owned space, alleging the federal government has not paid rent for more than three years and does not have a valid lease. Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley demanded the immediate payment of more than $115,000 in unpaid rent and nearly $8,000 in late […]
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led coalition once backed by the United States, has blamed a reported prison break on the breakdown in peace talks with Syria’s transitional government for a reported prison break involving ISIS fighters. At least 120 ISIS prisoners escaped prisons in SDF territory on Monday. Just over 80 prisoners were recaptured, […]
President Donald Trump suggested that his new Board of Peace might replace the United Nations, a major fear many had with the proposal. Trump sent out invitations to 60 countries for his new Board of Peace, formed around his plan to end the war in Gaza. Reception has been mixed, with one of the main […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused Minnesota on Tuesday of harboring illegal immigrants with criminal histories after local and state authorities ignored the federal agency’s requests to hand over more than 1,360 people in its jails. ICE acting Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations Marcos Charles said the federal government has repeatedly attempted to […]
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said Tuesday he doesn’t know how the Greenland debate will end, as congressional Republicans are downplaying military action. President Donald Trump has insisted the United States must have “complete and total control of Greenland,” while threatening to impose punitive 10% tariffs on NATO allies that don’t back his bid. The president […]
