The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a prediction market bet on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is stoking new fears over how betting markets could threaten national security in high-stake situations. Lawmakers have
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it will bring back the use of firing squads and electric chairs for some death penalty cases, as well as "readopting" the use of lethal injections as used during the first Trump administration. Department officials said in a
America is celebrating its 250th birthday this July 4, and the White House has released a full itinerary of events to commemorate this momentous occasion. Several federal agencies have already kicked off events and ongoing programs associated with the anniversary celebrations.
President Trump is being sued by two watchdog groups for an internal White House memo asserting that text messages between officials could be deleted, regardless of a law stating the opposite. The lawsuit was filed Friday by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday sought to signal that the legal pressure was not off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite the Justice Department dropping its investigation into his handling of renovations at the central bank. Leavitt said "the
King Charles III is expected to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) next week as part of the king's trip to the U.S., The Hill confirmed Friday. The two leaders will meet for a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday. Politico reported
Even the State Department recognizes that the U.S. entered the Iran war on behalf of Israel. A government release written earlier this week by Reed D. Rubinstein , the department’s legal adviser, detailed how the U.S. “is engaged in this conflict at the request of and in the
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed back on President Trump’s decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil amid a global shortage of oil supplies by introducing legislation to restore congressional oversight of
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says “the time is over for negotiations with Iran’s regime,” signaling growing pessimism among Senate Republicans about the likelihood of reaching a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without further U.S.
The Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions on a Chinese oil refinery and dozens of shipping firms and vessels, including those with ties to Hong Kong, in a bid to disrupt Iran’s oil exports. The sanctions take aim at a main revenue stream for Iran, ahead of
Republican Representative Thomas Kean Jr. of western New Jersey h asn’t voted on a single bill since March 5. Apparently, he’s been ill. Kean Jr. and his staff never explained to his constituents why the lawmaker was suddenly missing in action, but the 57-year-old politician
It sure seems that the Trump administration is trying to pull a fast one on Senator Thom Tillis. Just hours after the Department of Justice announced Friday that it had dropped the investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the renovation of the central bank’s
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution on Friday that would ban senators from participating in prediction markets amid concerns about potential insider trading on the platforms. The resolution would amend the Senate rules to include a provision stating that members
A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said Friday that potential federal relief for the bankrupt carrier must protect its employees. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing the airline’s ramp service employees,
President Trump has offended U.S. ally India with his racist Truth Social post calling the country a “hellhole.” On Wednesday evening, Trump posted a screed from far-right commentator Michael Savage railing against birthright citizenship, claiming Indian immigrants had poor
“My parents won’t be at my wedding, they won’t get to hold their future grandchild," Jake Reiner said.
Tens of millions of Americans are one $6,000 debt away from financial ruin, as wages have failed to keep up with rising costs of living, leading to increased bankruptcy rates and a loss of trust in institutions.
Just days into the fallout over The Atlantic ’s reporting on his alleged drinking issues, FBI Director Kash Patel will now have to answer questions about a 2005 letter , in which he admitted to being arrested twice for public intoxication and public urination. The letter, which
The United Kingdom on Friday insisted on British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Reuters published a report stating that President Trump is mulling over reprisals toward NATO allies for not supporting the U.S. military offensive in Iran. An unnamed U.S. official
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday granted fast-track review to three companies studying psychedelic therapies to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval. The agency did not
The collapse of the Islamabad negotiations revealed a shift in Iran's leadership towards a militarized security state, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps now dominating the institutions that shape Iran's foreign policy and internal security, and nuclear deterrence
The Trump administration is sending special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan this weekend for a second round of talks with Iran officials. Witkoff and Kushner are set to leave Saturday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Friday. “I
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Trump’s effort to ban migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum, stating it ignored laws enacted by Congress. “Congress enacted the asylum statute, with narrow exceptions specified by statute, to grant all
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it will resurrect federal firing squads as part of an effort to implement Donald Trump’s day-one executive order to revamp capital punishment. Trump’s order, signed in January 2025, demanded the attorney general pursue the death
The writing is on the wall.
The Social Security Trust Fund is projected to run out in 2032 due to income inequality and a cap on taxable earnings, but this can be avoided by removing the cap and taxing higher incomes.
If you follow politics on social media, you’ve probably encountered a claim about Donald Trump that goes like this: “LOL Trump’s support is rock-solid LOL, his base will never leave him LOL.” And it’s true: The white-hot core of MAGA does remain with him. But we should ask
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Friday warned that a proposed Florida Republican gerrymander could be a "risk" for the GOP's control over the state's House delegation. "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade asked Rove about a similar measure that Virginia voters passed
President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban immigrants from claiming asylum at the southern border was blocked in a federal court Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2–1 that Trump could not deport immigrants “under summary removal procedures of his
Democracy is failing because its implementation has been too rigid and detached from the societies it is meant to serve, and the most valuable support for a leader under strain is another leader who has faced something similar and found a way through.
Young voters across the country overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But less than two years into his term, the MAGA leader has completely lost them. An NBC News Decision Desk poll published Friday reveals a stark reversal in Gen Z’s opinion of the
🪖 Plus: Iran war depletes U.S. weapon stockpile {beacon} Happy Friday!! The White House posted a hilarious photo of a little boy in the Oval Office. This is exactly how I feel, kid. Oh, and happy White House Correspondents’ Association dinner weekend! In today's issue: DOJ
Stephen Colbert, the host of CBS’s “The Late Show,” is opting out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. “Folks, I try to remember not to be in Washington, D.C., as often as possible. But there is certainly no time I am there less than the weekend of
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is "not getting a pardon" amid questions from some lawmakers against giving her freedom. Luna, a member of the House Oversight and Government
Supporting this annual event is about confirming that journalism is important and deserves a seat at the table.
President Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to give birth to her second child next week, according to a White House official. It is not immediately clear how long Leavitt will be away from the podium. Federal employees — including those in the executive
Senator Elizabeth Warren thinks that anyone celebrating the Trump administration ending its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is “ fooling themselves .” On Friday, the Justice Department announced it would be dropping its targeted, flimsy investigation into
Among the most prominent founders of the Republican Party was U.S. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens.
Officials in India knocked a recent post shared by President Trump online that referred to the country as a “hellhole,” dismissing the characterization as “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste.” Trump shared a multipage transcript from an episode of
The Pentagon recently ousted the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes’s ombudsman, the person meant to monitor the outlet’s editorial independence and report concerns to Congress. “Apparently the Pentagon also doesn’t want you to hear from me anymore about threats to the
Insider trading is of no concern to the Trump administration. Federal prosecutors have charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old active-duty Army soldier involved in the planning and capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, with using confidential intel to win
Trump’s slide in popularity over the past year is in marked contrast to his first term, when close to half of U.S. adults approved of his policies.
In response to the hyperfocus on finances, some Gen Zers and millennials are turning to "financial future faking."
Israel on Friday carried out airstrikes in Lebanon amid their ceasefire and after President Trump announced that the ceasefire was extended by three weeks. The Israeli military accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire in a post on the social platform X. The Israeli military
It looks like Kash Patel’s major meltdown over The Atlantic ’s humiliating report on his excessive drinking and unexplained absences has only made things worse for the embattled FBI director. Last weekend, The Atlantic ’s Sarah Fitzpatrick reported that Patel was known to drink
The U.S. military said Friday that three aircraft carriers are operating in the Middle East, for the first time in more than two decades, as the U.S. enforces its naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The three aircraft carriers — USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to make the Virginia cities of Arlington and Alexandria part of Washington, D.C., reversing an 1846 law that returned the regions to the Old Dominion. “The Make DC Square Again Act restores the original
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is still living in a waterfront home on a Washington, D.C., military base nearly two months after she was fired, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal . Noem moved into the home—usually reserved for the Coast Guard
Iran's regime is a collapsing order trying to survive through tension, terror and deception.