Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has frequently bucked his party, said he refuses “to engage in the kind of sexist garbage like ‘ICE Barbie’ that the left-wing media loves to throw around,” referring to a nickname some have used for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Fetterman’s comments came during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing […]
Two Israelis on Monday became the first people charged with using classified information to earn money on the online betting site Polymarket. Polymarket, an online gambling website that allows users to bet on virtually anything, has become best known for its prediction markets on major world events. Concerns about insider trading among officials have grown […]
Former New York GOP Rep. George Santos asked Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to “go on the House floor” and list the names she’s seen in the investigation on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mace said on X that she will provide a “list of names” she wants to depose in the Epstein case to House […]
The public is increasingly vulnerable to romance scammers who use artificial intelligence to achieve a veneer of authenticity, according to the FBI. The bureau cautioned that criminals are using fake accounts on social media platforms, dating apps, and other avenues to scam victims, particularly ahead of Valentine’s Day, when thousands are defrauded annually through romance […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) are pressing NASA on why the agency seemingly funded “bilateral collaboration with Chinese entities” through its research grants, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner. The pair of congressmen honed in on the research of Stanford University professor Wendy Mao. Mao, […]
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he wasn’t aware of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick‘s visit to Little St. James, an island previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein. Trump was asked about recent revelations regarding Lutnick and Epstein during a White House event, specifically whether he was aware about the 2012 visit to the island. “No […]
The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court to hear a case over Pennsylvania’s law requiring mail ballots to be dated by the voter, warning that an appeals court ruling that struck down the law continues a dangerous precedent of courts intervening in election rulemaking. The RNC will be before the high court next month, […]
Rapper Nicki Minaj is asking her fanbase to call their legislators on Thursday to urge them to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The SAVE America Act passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, but it is unlikely to pass the Senate, where Republicans only have a three-seat majority — nowhere near the 60 […]
The Senate failed to advance a House-passed spending measure Thursday for the Department of Homeland Security, all but ensuring funding will lapse on Saturday and cause a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are bracing for a prolonged shuttering of the department that oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a deal […]
The Trump administration has reversed a landmark environmental finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health, resulting in weakened standards on vehicle emissions. The effort is the most aggressive action yet to undo rules imposed by Democratic presidents that environmentalists argue are key to curbing climate change but that Republicans say have […]
