President Donald Trump’s proposal to implement a 20% tax on goods transiting the Strait of Hormuz was met with backroom pressure from the U.S.’s Gulf allies, contributing to the White House’s reversal just a day later. Trump’s declaration on Monday that the United States would be “known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,'” and […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) traveled to Philadelphia on Tuesday to campaign with Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Stacy Garrity, bringing one of the nation’s highest-profile Republican governors into the political backyard of Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender. The visit comes as Garrity trails Shapiro by roughly 20 points, raising […]

President Donald Trump on Monday evening urged Texans not to back Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), criticizing the Democratic lawmaker for launching a reelection campaign after the president pardoned him.  Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. The charges related […]

Justice Amy Coney Barrett explained the increased security threats she has received in recent years, including a swatting incident at her home, to the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, as she and Justice Elena Kagan ask for increased security funds for the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has asked for a roughly $228 million budget […]