Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg dubbed Vice President Kamala Harris as President Biden’s “worst political decision” of his presidency in Saturday comments. Goldberg made the argument during a panel discussion on CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show.” CNN anchor Wallace was
The additional U.S. aid, on top of Europe’s significant contributions, gives Ukraine new hope in the war. The ultimate goal should be setting the conditions in 2024 for Ukraine to launch another major counteroffensive sometime in early 2025.
Russia has launched missiles toward Ukraine in attacks that appear to be targeting the country’s energy sector, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia launched 34 missiles and they were able to intercede and shoot down 21 of them, The Associated Press
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), along with other federal authorities, is investigating Friday's freight train derailment on the Arizona-New Mexico border. The BNSF freight train was carrying gasoline and odorless propane when it derailed near Manuelito, New
No wonder the public perceives the justices not as jurists but as politicians in robes.
U.S. intelligence agencies signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have planned for Alexei Navalny to have died when he did, a new report said. The Wall Street Journal report said U.S. agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed in
Biden has grounded effective action in what the science tells us about the climate disasters cascading before our eyes.
Ships with an aim to sail from Turkey to Gaza with humanitarian aid have been denied the right to sail, according to The Associated Press. “On Thursday afternoon, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was contacted by the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), requesting
Vice President Harris opened up about criticism over her laugh in an upcoming interview. Harris, in an interview with "The Drew Barrymore Show" that will air Monday, acknowledged that people often like to make fun of public figures when they trip or fall, and then mentioned the
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said an interview excerpt of him saying there is “no vaccine that is safe and effective” has been “misused” Friday. “I made that statement on Lex Fridman[’s] podcast,” Kennedy said on HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher”
Donald Trump has many enemies – or so he says. But it seems that David Pecker, the ex-National Enquirer publisher and lead witness in the Manhattan district attorney’s case against the former president who has an immunity agreement with the very prosecutors targeting Trump,
Efforts by the federal government to target private-sector opponents have seemed to follow a clear pattern
A number of incumbent House lawmakers have announced they will not seek another term in office. The announcements ring in a likely season of retirement decisions, as Democrats and Republicans weigh their futures and seek to give their potential successors time to campaign.
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) announced Friday that he is retiring at the end of this year, adding to a wave of congressional retirements. “It has been the greatest honor of Katie’s and my life to represent you in Congress," Posey said in a statement. "And, polls suggest that
Media personalities, celebrities, political bigwigs and other revelers spent Friday evening at La Grande Boucherie in Washington, D.C., feting White House Correspondents Association dinner headliner Colin Jost. Jost, a co-anchor on Saturday Night Live's (SNL) "Weekend Update,"
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has fined former Rep. Rodney Davis’ (R-Ill.) campaign for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. The FEC sent a letter to the Rodney for Congress campaign, and its treasurer, Thomas Charles Datwyler, The Associated Press
TV and film actors hit Washington, D.C. Friday as part of the Creative Coalition’s push to increase public funding for the arts, citing their crucial role in the development of children and communities. Members of the group’s delegation met with President Biden and
America’s repeated attempts to promote dialogue feed Beijing’s already inflated sense of self-importance.
A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book entered the spotlight over a story about killing her family dog. In the story, Noem describes getting frustrated with the nearly 14-month-old “Cricket,” a
Stephanie Grisham, the former press secretary for former President Trump, said former first lady Melania Trump is watching her husband’s hush money trial and is sure she’s not happy with the new details coming to light. While Trump sat in a Manhattan courtroom this week, he
Bragg explained his unlikely success by saying, "It just happened that the public happened to appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things."
Former President Donald Trump, in a rebuke of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over the continued battle on how to approach in vitro fertilization (IVF), said Republicans are the "leader[s]" on the issue. “Gavin Newscum, the failed Governor of California, who is allowing his
Will you be receiving a third paycheck in May? Here's how to know.
It was a party packed to the brim with media, entertainment and political figures as Washington kicked off White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner weekend with a lively fete hosted by United Talent Agency (UTA.) Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was seen braving the
Columbia University has banned the student protest leader, who said "Zionists don't deserve to live," from the campus, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Friday. Khymani James, the organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the school, also said in a video that
The White House and Congress should ban four additional Chinese companies, and others like them.
A Utah man in a ballistic vest and gas mask, who filmed the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbit, was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to the Justice Department. John Earle Sullivan, 29, was found guilty of
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is "not too worried" about a possible primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, he told a local news anchor Friday evening. "I'm not too worried about it. My last election, I had a primary. I had several primary opponents, and I got
Whether you are like me and experienced a miscarriage or must travel for lawful reproductive health care, the last thing you should have to worry about is your privacy.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has reportedly sent a letter to the Secret Service asking them to keep protesters further away from the Milwaukee convention venue in July. The three-page letter, reported first by The New York Times, objected to a plan that had a
Former Attorney General Bill Barr suggested Friday that people may take former President Trump “too literally,” and Trump wouldn't carry out serious actions he threatens against other people. When CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked Barr if he remembered when the former president
President Biden is sending billions of dollars to back Israel’s war against Hamas, even as the destruction of Gaza and deaths of Palestinians fuels growing protest on college campuses. The $26 billion in new aid to Israel, passed overwhelmingly in Congress and signed into law
“I’m profoundly disturbed about the apparent direction of the court,” J. Michael Luttig told me. “I now believe that it is unlikely Trump will ever be tried for the crimes he committed in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.” I called Luttig, a former federal judge with
Has Donald Trump betrayed the anti-abortion movement? It’s a hard case to make against the president who appointed the Supreme Court justices necessary to gut Roe ’s protections once and for all, and who’s gone to some lengths to take a victory lap for doing little more than
Abortion politics is threatening to roil Florida Republicans’ chances in competitive state Legislature races amid widespread voter backlash. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week limit on abortion earlier this month, paving the way for a six-week ban passed by the state
The first criminal trial of a former president has reached the end of week one, with plenty of drama along the way. The jurors who will decide former President Trump’s fate heard from former magazine executive David Pecker, Trump’s longtime assistant Rhona Graff and a
Former President Trump came out swinging against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday, despite weeks of amping him up over his likely November rival, President Biden. In a series of post on Truth Social, Trump suggested Kennedy was put in the race to
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week. “I’m going to file a lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on Constitutional
The White House heavily criticized comments that resurfaced this week from a student leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. “These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. It is hideous to advocate for the
A freight train detailed and caught fire, resulting in the closure of a nearby interstate, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Friday. "I-40 EB is closed at milepost 357 due to a train derailment in New Mexico," the Arizona DOT wrote on social media platform
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted on Dec. 22 of criminally negligent homicide. He was the last of first responders to be
Former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg’s new movie on sexual violence that occurred during Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel was released Friday, according to the film's account on the social platform X. “After October 7th, the reports were coming out
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Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) has dropped his bid for Senate, according to a statement posted to the social platform X Friday. “After prayerful consideration, today I withdrew my name from the primary ballot,” Meiijer said in the statement. “Without a strong pathway to
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Republican strategist Karl Rove said Friday that a debate between former President Trump and President Biden would be the most significant one in recent decades. “This will be the most important presidential debate, if it happens, since at least the 1980 presidential debate,”
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