A power struggle between President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and the federal judiciary that has built up for months hit a fever pitch in courtrooms across the country last week. What began as a dispute over a handful of interim prosecutors is now feeding into a broader separation-of-powers clash that seems destined for Supreme Court […]
Fairfax County, a sanctuary jurisdiction in northern Virginia, disregarded a federal detention request filed in 2023 against the illegal immigrant now accused of stabbing an innocent woman to death, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told the Washington Examiner this week. The revelation marks a new development in the dispute between ICE and Fairfax County, which have […]
Virginia’s Democratic legislature recently passed legislation that, if signed into law, will be a major boon for one of the state party’s largest financial supporters. The gambling machine company Pace-O-Matic and its executives have given over $1.7 million to Virginia Democrats since 2023, including large sums during the recent 2025 elections, when Democrats retook control […]
Saudi Arabia has declared five Iranian diplomats persona non grata, saying they must leave the kingdom in the next 24 hours. The diplomats are the Iranian Embassy’s military attache, the assistant military attache, and three other staff members, according to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry. The Saudi government pointed to Iran’s “continued attacks” […]
President Donald Trump has given Iran two days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face more strikes, this time targeting their power plants. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various […]
Senate Republicans voted against a last-ditch effort from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to fund the Transportation Security Administration, as a shutdown fight over Department of Homeland Security funding barrels on. Schumer introduced a bill to solely fund TSA, suspending Senate rules and advancing it through the Rules Committee, which doesn’t handle appropriations legislation. […]
Both Iran and Israel said they were targeting each other’s nuclear research and development facilities as the war between Iran and U.S.-Israeli forces stretches into its fourth week. The continued strikes between Iran and Israel come after Tehran claimed that the Natanz Nuclear Facility had been hit by an airstrike early Saturday. Iran blamed the […]
Democratic lawmakers are calling out President Donald Trump over a recent social media post where he said he was “glad” former FBI Director Robert Mueller died. Mueller, who led the FBI for 12 years, died on Friday at age 81. The former director became a target for the president after he was appointed to serve […]
The Group of Seven has signaled it is committed to protecting the global energy supply as the Iran war continues to roil the oil trade and market. In a statement on Saturday, the leaders of the G7 said they “stand ready to take necessary measures to support global supply of energy,” while also reaffirming the […]
Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller has died at age 81. Mueller directed the bureau for twelve years, starting just before the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and working until September 2013. In 2017, Mueller was appointed to serve as the Special Counsel in charge of investigating alleged ties between […]
