Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared at the White House briefing Thursday to address recent changes at her department, including shifting several programs to other federal agencies, and she called on Congress to make the changes permanent. “My purpose here is to speak
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday told reporters that President Trump does not want to execute members of Congress who urged the military not to follow unlawful orders, but that he wants to see them "held accountable." Trump earlier Thursday responded to
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) paid tribute Thursday to her late father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, as a great statesman who put country over party and as a loving father who inspired in his family a deep sense of patriotism. In her eulogy at her father’s funeral
How long can you run on “America First” while spending so much time everywhere else?
The predictions are in for winter weather – and they are very different depending on where you live.
Oopsies! Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) might not be ready for prime time.
Verizon is beginning to lay off more than 13,000 workers on Thursday in an effort to trim down staff and increase investments. “We must reorient our entire company around delivering for and delighting our customers,” CEO Dan Schulman wrote in the letter obtained by The
Fourteen people were killed in the fiery plane crash earlier this month.
President Trump is pushing for the Washington Commanders to name their new stadium after him, but the team and local government must stand firm to prevent this from happening and to avoid setting a dangerous precedent.
Bedlam has consumed the House of Representatives since the end of the government shutdown. Lawmakers don’t seem to remember how to get along with one another after a whopping 54-day recess. Instead, they’re practically at each other’s throats, with several major intra- and
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the United States has asked to join the Group of 20 (G20) summit at “the 11th hour” after previously announcing it would boycott the event. After the Trump administration’s “change of mind,” Ramaphosa said the summit was figuring out
House Speaker Mike Johnson thinks it’s “wildly inappropriate” for Democrats to tell troops to obey the U.S. Constitution, but he wasn’t the slightest bit concerned about President Donald Trump’s threat to execute Democratic lawmakers. Speaking to the press Thursday, Johnson was
Federal prosecutors are seeking to dismiss charges against a woman shot by Border Patrol last month. Marimar Martinez and her co-defendant, Anthony Ruiz, were charged with impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon when her car collided with a Border Patrol vehicle in
About half of Americans say democracy is performing poorly, according to a survey. The Charles F. Kettering Foundation/Gallup Democracy for All Project survey found that 51 percent of respondents claimed “U.S. democracy is performing poorly,” while 24 percent claimed their
President Trump is so devoted to protecting the artificial intelligence industry that he is preparing to sign an executive order attacking states’ rights to regulate it. The order would direct the Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulation laws. It would also have
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after President Trump signed legislation ordering the Justice Department to release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump's reversal on the disclosures last
The brother of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Wednesday the disgraced financier spoke with President Trump after the 2016 election. “Jeffrey told me that Trump — it was after the election that Trump called him, and it was sort of like, ‘Can you believe this?’
Rising sea levels could flood thousands of hazardous sites in marginalized communities mostly across seven states by 2100 should greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere, a study published Thursday in Nature Communications warns. Flooding could strike 5,500 sites
A task force put together by the Trump administration charged with reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has come up with recommendations for changes to the agency but does not call for eliminating it, according to multiple reports. The White House earlier
Arriving at TSA without a REAL ID could slow you down, but a proposed fee-based program could change that.
A former congressional staffer is accused of staging a fake and self-targeted political attack involving mutilation and derogatory writing on her body. Natalie Greene, 26, who once worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), faces federal charges of conspiracy and making false
Even the top military lawyer for the command overseeing President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged “drug boats” thought they were illegal—but the Pentagon ignored him. Senior government officials reportedly dismissed legal concerns raised by the senior judge advocate general
The officer uses his radio to tell dispatchers, "We have a suspect with a dog. The dog is not responding to our commands … neither is he."
A faulty valve could lead to damage and melting of fuel tanks.
The ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star said she thought Kennedy meant “a board or a company,” before he responded, “of the United States.”
The move has sparked concern among lawmakers in the state.
The Gulf states have concluded that the only viable strategy is to purchase stability deal by deal, relationship by relationship.
Under the directive of an intelligence program, the U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers to identify and arrest those accused of suspicious travel patterns. License plates are scanned and recorded by a network of cameras, while an algorithm flags
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) lashed out Wednesday against a group of people in a TikTok video that flipped off President Trump. “Get off your fat a‑‑,” Burchett said in a post on the social platform X. "I am tired of carrying you." Burchett’s post, which was highlighted by
The 2.8% bump in Social Security income is expected to bring an additional $56 per month to the average recipient.
A former FBI employee is suing the Trump administration after he says he was “summarily dismissed” for displaying an LGBTQ flag at his workspace. David Maltinsky received a letter from FBI Director Kash Patel stating he was being removed over the inappropriate display of
President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, will depart his position in January, the White House confirmed to The Hill on Thursday, as the president has renewed efforts to end Russia’s war against Kyiv. The White House did not provide any other details about
Senate Democrats are introducing a bill to unwind a provision that would allow 10 of their GOP colleagues to launch lucrative lawsuits after having their phone records obtained by former special counsel Jack Smith. The Anti-Cash Grab Act comes the day after the House
Vice President JD Vance offered his condolences to the late Vice President Dick Cheney and his family ahead of his funeral in Washington on Thursday. "My condolences go to Dick Cheney and his family,” Vance told Breitbart News at a fireside chat in Washington. “Obviously
President Trump's attack on federal oversight has been met with criticism, but the oversight regime has been broken long before Trump, and it is time for reform to focus on outcomes rather than processes.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday, where he plans to discuss how New Yorkers are struggling to afford to live in their city. Mamdani spoke to MS NOW’s Chris Hayes Wednesday night, saying that his office reached
Donald Trump was reportedly still in contact with Jeffrey Epstein as he ascended to public office. Trump has claimed he cut off contact with Epstein after the financier was convicted in 2009 for soliciting underage prostitutes, referring to Epstein as a “creep.” But he rang his
President Trump called a group of Democrats “traitors” on Thursday and suggested they be locked up and punished by death, after the lawmakers urged members of the military to resist unlawful orders by the administration. Trump was responding to a video, made by six Democrats
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to investigate a group of Democratic lawmakers who made a video warning members of the military and intelligence community about the Trump administration, but he doesn’t even know what they were trying to instruct them to do. In a
Major League Baseball (MLB) plans to comply with a request from Congress to provide documents and testimony on how it will address concerns about illegal gambling and game rigging, commissioner Rob Manfred said this week. “We’re going to respond fully and cooperatively and on
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding the members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution, not to President Trump. On Thursday, Trump called them “TRAITORS” and shared a post calling for them to be executed. The
Such recall delays raise questions whether public safety is taking a back seat to corporate profits.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died last month at the age of 84, will be honored Thursday during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. Tributes will be delivered by former President George W. Bush and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the late vice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested more than 250 immigrants living in the country illegally in the first few days of its operations in Charlotte, N.C., the department said Wednesday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials arrived in Charlotte on
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday her description of President Trump as “the worst thing on the face of the Earth” could have been “worse.” “One of the things you said recently in an interview — you said that President Trump is ‘a vile creature, the worst
Over the last several months, reports from billionaire-funded centrist advocacy groups, like WelcomePAC and Searchlight Institute , have insisted that Democrats stop talking about climate change—either in their campaigns or while governing. Climate change has little resonance
President Trump and officials in his administration are ratcheting up attacks on ABC, including the network's news and entertainment divisions, in the wake of ballooning controversy over the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump lashed out on