The Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute alleged “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool hit a snag Thursday. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro attempted to bar former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn from the pool after he pleaded not
About two weeks after OpenAI's GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama - rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a "limited preview" period - the company has received the Trump administration's greenlight for a public rollout of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam
The proposed federal regulation would shift the process of awarding federal grants from a merit-based, apolitical, expert-driven system to a partisan political one, allowing political appointees in the Trump administration to deny or terminate virtually any grant at any time
Podcaster Joe Rogan on Wednesday said President Trump may have “f***ed it up” with the Iran war after the U.S. resumed military strikes on Iran, following Tehran’s attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “We might have f***ed it up by going to Iran. I mean, this war
U.S. Men's National team star Christian Pulisic suffered a leg injury during the team's loss to Belgium on Monday, a defeat that eliminated them from the World Cup and ended an improbable run for the Americans on home soil. Pulisic fractured his right leg during the match, a
After a federal agent killed an undocumented Mexican man in his van during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday, the government rushed to follow a familiar template. Just as it has after other shootings, the Department of Homeland Security released a statement insisting that
Support for capitalism among Americans has dropped within the past 10 years, according to a new survey. In the poll, released Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal and NORC Research Center, 48 percent of respondents said American capitalism is functioning “very well” or
The White House on Thursday defended the new retrofitted Air Force One as safe and secure after reports emerged indicating President Trump switched to the older model to leave Turkey out of an abundance of caution. “The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has
A properly resourced, technologically capable SEC can make American capitalism fairer today.
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the U.S. entered its interim deal with Iran too quickly. "Well, it just seemed to me we were really pulling that trigger too fast," he said on his eponymous show. "We were letting them sell 50 or 60 million barrels, according to
David Axelrod on Wednesday bashed Graham Platner’s campaign suspension announcement, comparing his remarks to President Trump’s “tawdry playbook.” “In the end, Platner chose as his closing act a page right out of @realDonaldTrump's tawdry playbook. Deny. Deflect. Refuse
The FBI director has long battled allegations that he is using the perks of his office for personal gain.
The Trump administration is not looking to wind down the violence in the Iran war anytime soon. The current escalation could last a day or a month, depending on whether Iran attacks more commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to unnamed U.S. officials who spoke
Neera Tanden, a political consultant and former Biden adviser, criticized how former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner handled his dramatic exit from the race on Wednesday. Platner announced he was stepping down as the Democratic candidate in a lengthy video shared on
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday he is "not surprised" that the interim ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran is "ending this way" as hostilities ramp back up. Jennings said on CNN that Iran has long been as "adversarial to the United States as they
Iraq is no longer the country it was 20 years ago, and U.S. policy should reflect that reality.
The campaign of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico raised more than $30 million in the second quarter of this year, as the 37-year-old looks to become the first Democrat from the state elected to the upper chamber in nearly four decades. In a release, Talarico’s
Multiple victims of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are accusing his assistant of lying to Congress. Several Epstein survivors, including four who spoke publicly and two others who did so anonymously, told CNN that Lesley Groff’s assertions last month were outright
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) on Wednesday said ObamaCare might as well be renamed “Trumpcare” as premiums increase and Republicans haven’t moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal
Research suggests that if our efforts to combat racial disparities in health ignore race, they will fail.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to unveil the new Donald J. Trump Bridge in East Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. The ceremony comes the same day the airport in Palm Springs, Fla., is set to take on President Trump’s name. Controversy and backlash have followed other
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for backing a slew of left-wing candidates, after the Democratic nominee in Maine's Senate race, Graham Platner, suspended his campaign following a rape allegation. “Bernie Sanders needs to
A state lawmaker in Maine claimed former Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) urged her to put her name in the ring to replace him on the ballot on Monday, days before he suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. State Rep. Valli Geiger (D) told local outlet
Nearly 1,000 Michiganders have been diagnosed with cyclospora, a parasitic infection capable of causing weeks of watery diarrhea, becoming one of the largest outbreaks of the infection in the state's and the country's history. The Michigan Department of Health and Human
U.S. households and firms overwhelmingly bear the burden of tariffs.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set up new monitoring rules for hospices to root out discrimination against vulnerable populations in the provision of medically assisted suicide. In a letter sent to
Commentator Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday said he believes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is a “communist,” echoing claims shared by President Trump, Republicans and some Democrats. “I believe that Mamdani is a communist. You don't freeze rents across the board unless you
It's still unclear what has caused the spike in illnesses.
Donald Trump is absolutely, finally, paying E. Jean Carroll. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied the president’s emergency motion to temporarily suspend the court-ordered payment late Wednesday. The decision came shortly after Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the release of $5
Supporters of the Scottish national football team, known widely as the Tartan Army, made a charitable donation to school children in Massachusetts after their visit to the Boston area. The Tartan Army donated $15,000 to the Massachusetts Child, an organization operated by the
A growing number of Maine Democrats have announced bids for the Senate after candidate Graham Platner announced Wednesday he would be suspending his campaign in light of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct and assault — accusations he has denied. Former Maine Senate
What will happen in the Maine Senate race after Graham Platner suspended his campaign? The discussion ranges from the latest polling to key deadlines and who Democrats might turn to next in the contest against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Plus, where things stand in
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman cast doubt on President Trump’s explanation on Wednesday for why he returned to the old Air Force One on his way back from Turkey. The president brushed aside reports that security risks were behind the decision not to
ICE is making people’s worst fears a reality. The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man who was shot and killed Tuesday by immigration enforcement agents in Texas, is calling for a full investigation into his death. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Ronaldo
The House of Representatives experienced a "procedural implosion" as a special rule to pass four major measures, including the SAVE Act, was defeated due to a lack of votes, resulting in the House adjourning for the week with nothing accomplished.
OPINION: As Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing gets underway, Candace Owens continues to feud with TPUSA and question the narrative of Charlie Kirk's death.
Graham Platner continued to deny his sexual assault allegations, lambasted “larger forces” against him, and demanded that the Maine Democratic Party allow him a say in his replacement upon announcing his withdrawal from the Senate race. The angry video went against everything
The House Republican Study Committee is pressing the WNBA to further investigate the on-court treatment of standout player Caitlin Clark. In a letter to league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, committee Chair August Pfluger (R-Texas) called for "greater accountability" following
A federal judge approved the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk on Wednesday, saying the agreement did not meet the “high threshold” for the court to strike it down despite “significant misgivings.” The final approval of the
He’s already unsuccessfully run for the seat but is ready to give it another shot.
A few hours after checking into a hotel in New York City, David Streever woke up to a call from the front desk saying someone was looking for him. Streever had just landed on a return trip from Finland, where he'd vacationed with his daughter. Though Streever didn't know it
Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge alleging he damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn appeared before Judge Carmen McLean in D.C. Superior Court for his arraignment on a felony destruction of property charge. The judge
By all logic, Denmark should be thrilled that someone — anyone — would offer to take Greenland off their hands. Greenland is a distant, indefensible, icy money pit.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday praised the suspension of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's (D) campaign, saying that the "trash took itself out." Platner announced his decision to suspend his campaign in a video online, two days after a former girlfriend in
FBI Director Kash Patel’s lavish spending spree and misuse of government planes has now attracted Republican ire. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Patel asking for information about his use of FBI jets and the bureau’s
President Trump on Wednesday told a reporter aboard Air Force One that she would also be killed if Iran struck the jet, as tensions rise once again between the U.S. and Tehran. Trump, during a gaggle on the plane after leaving the NATO summit in Turkey, was pressed about
Graham Platner’s exit strategy has apparently instilled a “#MeToo” mentality in the president. Or has it? The Maine Democratic Senate candidate suspended his campaign Wednesday, days after more sexual abuse allegations emerged against him. The situation has pushed Maine into an
We have seen this movie before, and the original version ended with a whimper, not a bang.
President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to undermine U.S. allies if they won’t hand over Greenland. While speaking to reporters on Not Air Force One , Trump was asked whether he planned to pull more U.S. troops out of Europe. “I haven’t made that final determination.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fatally shot a man in Memphis on Wednesday, while on deployment in the Tennessee city as part of a federal crime-fighting task force. The U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday that federal and local law enforcement officers