Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday said some Democrats' names are likely to appear in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) documents on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but brushed off the impending implication for when the documents are released. "So what?" Murphy told
Former presidents, vice presidents and other elected officials gathered on Thursday to mourn former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral. Former President George W. Bush, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Assistant Defense Secretary Pete
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removing language from its website refuting the theory that vaccines are linked to autism was "deeply troubling." Late on Wednesday, the CDC walked back its long-held position that
Three more Indiana state Senate Republicans reported this week that they were victims of swatting incidents amid a push from national Republicans to have GOP holdouts change their minds about redistricting. Indiana GOP Sens. Dan Dernulc, Spencer Deery and Rick Niemeyer all said
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) has come under fire on Capitol Hill after a grand jury indicted her for allegedly stealing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to bankroll her campaign. Prosecutors allege that the South Florida congresswoman and her
The Coast Guard said Thursday a Washington Post report that claimed it will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols is “categorically false.” “The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited
The White House says Army Secretary Dan Driscoll felt optimistic following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is now planning to speak with President Trump about the 28-point peace plan reportedly hashed out mostly with Russia in recent weeks. "Sec.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon after Democratic leaders blasted President Trump over a post suggesting some lawmakers be executed over their "seditious" behavior. Jeffries called the message "disgusting and
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., amid his crackdown on local crime, the latest blow to the president’s efforts to deploy military forces in Democratic cities without the backing of local leaders. U.S.
U.S. Border Patrol officers have wrapped up their immigration crackdown in Charlotte, N.C., less than a week after their arrival, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said. McFadden's office said they were notified by federal officials that "Operation Charlotte's Web" was
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions”
It seems Jeffrey Epstein’s tentacles reached much further than any of us could have imagined, with Larry Summers, one of the nation’s most prominent economists, being caught in the web . I have nothing to add to the specifics of his involvement with Epstein. It would have been
The U.S. Coast Guard is no longer going to consider the swastika a hate symbol. The Washington Post reports that a new policy will take effect next month at the military branch that will reclassify the swastika, used by the German Nazi Party and adopted as a global symbol of
Drama continues to follow interim U.S. Attorney and former Trump defense lawyer Lindsey Halligan, as she had a heated exchange with a federal judge who suggested she may be the president’s “puppet.” Halligan spoke to the New York Post exclusively about the spat, which occurred
Minnesota state Sen. Erin Maye Quade (D) on Thursday slammed President Trump after he called six Democratic lawmakers "traitors" and suggested their request to military service members to disobey unlawful orders could put them in prison and is punishable by death. "A Trump
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday urged influential Americans to “pick a f‑‑‑ing side” after President Trump referred to a group of Democrats as “traitors.” “The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. ‘HANG THEM’, he
The White House is falling neatly in line behind Donald Trump’s call to execute half a dozen Democratic lawmakers. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt practically snapped Thursday under a massive public backlash to the president’s dangerous language, accusing reporters
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) will resign from her seat in the House on Thursday, with current Gov. Phil Murphy (D) expected to call for a special election to replace her on Friday. In a letter addressed to Murphy on Tuesday and posted on the social platform X,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a truly pathetic defense Thursday for President Donald Trump calling a female reporter “piggy.” During a press briefing, Leavitt was asked to explain what the president meant when he said, “Quiet, piggy” to Bloomberg reporter
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt swiped at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ahead of his visit to the nation's capital on Friday, echoing President Trump in calling him “a communist.” “It speaks volumes that tomorrow we have a communist coming to the White
A Texas Democrat is vowing to introduce new articles of impeachment against President Trump before year’s end. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) declined to say how many articles he will craft or what actions of the president he will target. But he’s promising to force a vote on his
Trump previously said “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person” funded by U.S. tariff revenue would be sent out.
The Trump administration proposed on Thursday to open up new oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, a move that had already been denounced by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The administration also proposed opening to drilling an area that had been considered part of the
House Democratic leaders hammered President Trump on Thursday after the president suggested a group of Democratic lawmakers should be executed for “seditious behavior.” Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democratic leaders warned that Trump’s remarks,
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) on Thursday blasted a grand jury indictment Thursday accusing her of stealing $5 million in disaster relief funding and using some of it for her congressional campaign. “This is an unjust, baseless, sham indictment — and I am innocent.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared at a 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 told reporters Thursday 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 a
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."