A push by FBI Director Kash Patel to revisit records from a decade-old investigation tied to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and a suspected Chinese spy could give the Democrat’s gubernatorial bid an unexpected boost. The directive has sparked internal concern that selectively released material could be used to damage Swalwell politically, reviving scrutiny of his […]
Police arrested dozens at a massive Los Angeles demonstration protesting President Donald Trump over the weekend. The No Kings demonstration was part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which event organizers described as “masked secret police terrorizing our communities.” Throughout the day, thousands participated in the event in […]
Washington Examiner Executive Editor Bob Cusack said the Conservative Political Action Conference was “a lot different a year ago,” as both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance skipped out on attending this year’s gathering in Texas. “CPAC is influential,” Cusack said Monday on C-SPAN. “Neither Trump nor Vance went to this year’s CPAC, […]
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said the No Kings protesters “aren’t actually” opposed to oligarchy or authoritarianism if the tyrant behind it supports their beliefs. The third nationwide No Kings protests were held on Saturday, where numerous lawmakers such as Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivered speeches. Benson […]
The Yemen-based, Iranian-aligned Houthis targeted Israel over the weekend, the first time the group carried out an attack since the U.S.-Israel-Iran war began, and its entry into the conflict could have significant impacts on the global economy. The Houthis launched two missiles at Israel on Saturday, though no casualties have been reported yet, but the […]
President Donald Trump wants Congress to cancel the rest of its two-week recess and return to Washington to pass a funding deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. Leavitt said during a press briefing that the president is “encouraging” lawmakers to “come back to Washington to […]
The Justice Department sued Minnesota on Monday, escalating a growing legal battle between the Trump administration and Democratic-led states over the participation of boys who identify as transgender in girls’ athletics. The lawsuit alleges that the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League are violating Title IX by allowing boys who […]
Russia is playing a proxy role in the Iran war, helping Tehran in its fight against the United States and Israel, officials are warning. “We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans, and Russia is also supporting Iran now with the drones so that they can attack neighboring […]
Former Republican Rep. Mark Sanford is launching a comeback bid for his old House seat, eight years after losing a primary to a challenger backed by President Donald Trump. Sanford was ousted in a 2018 Republican primary by candidate Katie Arrington, who went on to lose the general election to Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham. Rep. […]
Former National Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent urged his followers on X to contact the White House and their lawmakers to oppose deploying U.S. ground troops in Iran. Kent resigned from the Trump administration earlier this month over the war in Iran, claiming in his resignation letter that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation” […]
