Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he has reached an “agreement” with the Senate Banking Committee and expects them to proceed with a hearing to nominate the next Federal Reserve chair after a two-week standstill. Sen. Thom Tillis, a senior member of the Senate Banking
If the administration succeeds, it may finally turn Europe’s geographical indication regime into swiss — not Suisse — cheese.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed Anthropic on Thursday as “misanthropic and evil,” after the AI firm announced its latest round of funding. Musk, who owns a competing AI company xAI, alleged that Anthropic’s AI “hates Whites & Asians, especially Chinese, heterosexuals and
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who is closely allied with President Trump, distanced himself from the Trump administration’s maneuvering to seize control of Greenland, declaring in an interview: “Who gives as s--- who owns Greenland?” Graham downplayed the significance of the
Here’s my question: If Minnesota was honoring detainers, if the dispute was about data and communication, why did it take a massive federal surge, widespread fear, and two American lives lost to reach this middle ground?
The ripple effect of the most recent release of the Epstein files has traveled across the water, causing high profile resignations and even criminal charges everywhere, except where they’re needed most: the White House. Dubai Ports World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, whom
President Trump will speak to troops and military families in Fort Bragg, N.C., on Friday afternoon, where he is expected to highlight the specialized forces that assisted in the U.S. military's capture and arrest of ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump, who touted the
The Trump administration cannot proceed with plans to rescind $602 million in public health grants from four Democratic-led states, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah determined that the four states — Colorado, Illinois, California
A federal court is now in the process of deciding if our nation’s vaccination system will remain standing or can be dismantled.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday moved to end deportation protections for people from Yemen, the 13th country from which the Trump administration has struck the status. The move leaves just four countries that the administration has not sought to end what is
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said that the U.S. role as a leader on the world stage is “lost,” and urged President Trump to repair the transatlantic relationship to challenge threats from China and Russia. “The United States' claim to leadership has been
The U.S. military completed the transfer of thousands of low-level ISIS prisoners from detention in Syria to Iraq, completing the effort that began last month at the request of Baghdad. The transfer operation, which began Jan. 21, saw the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) forces
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced a reshuffling of top staffers in his department as the Trump administration looks to shore up health wins that can boost GOP success in the upcoming midterms. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
President Trump endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection bid on Friday. Trump called Orbán “a truly strong and powerful Leader” in a lengthy Truth Social post announcing support for his longtime political ally, crediting the prime minister with “delivering
The Iranian regime has been a source of terror and mayhem for half a century, and the time to end it is now, as it is a lynchpin in the Beijing-centered axis and has a direct impact on enabling peace in the Middle East.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday it is requiring its students to disclose their vaccination status for certain diseases after a measles case was discovered on campus last month amid a spike nationally. The new policy states students must tell the
A federal judge in Minnesota found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isolated detainees in Minnesota from seeing their attorneys, ruling the action likely violated to their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel, who was appointed by President
The Trump administration has spent at least $32 million on deportation flights to deport individuals to countries they are not from, Senate Democrats concluded in a Friday report that accuses the White House of making deals with “corrupt and unstable foreign governments” to
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this week that he expects upcoming sales of Venezuelan oil to bring in $5 billion. "Sales today are over a billion dollars and in fact, we have sort of short-term agreements over the next few months that will bring in another $5 billion,” he
The Department of Homeland Security wants to beef with Cardi B? Are you sure? At the opening night of her “Little Miss Drama Tour” in Palm Desert, California, Wednesday, Cardi B joked that she would defend her Mexican and Guatemalan fans against Immigration and Customs
A small group of politically insulated members is causing headaches for party leaders and anxiety among their GOP colleagues.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing a wave of backlash from many in the conservative media ecosystem following her testimony this week before the House Judiciary Committee about the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein files. During a contentious hearing on
Expired-special-employee Corey Lewandowski took it out on federal officials when he couldn’t get his way with a highly unusual quest. Lewandowski, who entered the ranks of the Department of Homeland Security thanks to close proximity to rumored beau Kristi Noem, reportedly
Enthusiasts will be hard pressed to convince investors that it is as good as gold.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday dismissed an insult directed toward him by Attorney General Pam Bondi during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing this week, in which she called him a “washed-up, loser lawyer.” “Hey, I’m not a washed-up lawyer. I’m a washed-up law
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is demanding confirmation from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that its investigation into her participation in the “illegal orders” video is over after a grand jury failed to indict her and several other lawmakers earlier this month. In a Thursday
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of withholding data the Trump administration wants to determine if the school is complying with the Supreme Court decision to ban affirmative action in higher education admissions. The lawsuit,
A social media post cited by Elon Musk to bolster his argument that mail-in voting should be curtailed, and which was subsequently amplified by President Donald Trump, makes the false and long-ago debunked claim that in the 2020 election, "Pennsylvania sent out 1,823,148
President Trump’s nomination of Jeremy Carl to oversee the U.S. in international organizations is in doubt over opposition from a key Republican senator, who pointed to Carl’s past statements on Israel and Jews as disqualifying. Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is signaling he will
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday gave the state the green light to go forward with a special election to put Democrats’ redistricting plan before voters this spring. “Today the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed what we already know, Virginians will have the final say. The
Millennials prefer email communication. Gen Z and Gen Alpha grew up on the internet and with electronic screens. USPS should serve them where they are — online.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) offered a frank assessment in a podcast released Friday about where he believes Democrats’ strengths and challenges lie heading into November’s midterm elections. Fetterman told Politico’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” that he expected Democrats
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) is urging the Supreme Court to stop her state judiciary from ordering a redraw of her congressional district ahead of the midterms, casting it as unconstitutional. A New York judge struck down the 11th Congressional District's boundaries for
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said he will skip the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting at the White House next Friday after President Trump excluded him and another Democrat from a separate dinner for governors and their families the following day. Moore, the vice
The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group already positioned in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, as tensions between Washington and Tehran ratchet up. The aircraft carrier U.S.S.
During and right after Pam Bondi’s House testimony Wednesday, I flipped on Fox News and Newsmax to see how they were covering it. I was expecting to see a celebration of how the attorney general really put those America-hating libs in their place. To my surprise, I did not. I
The chair and CEO of DP World resigned early Friday over his alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after he was named in the files released by the Justice Department (DOJ). The Dubai-based supply chain giant announced the departure of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Ohio Senator John Husted accepted thousands of dollars in donations from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, before voting against releasing the Department of Justice’s files on the alleged sex trafficker. As long as Husted has been in office, he has accepted
U.S. businesses and consumers bore about 90 percent of the cost of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The study, published Thursday, found that the majority of costs that came from tariffs were passed onto
President Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform that he will block the opening of the $4.7 billion Gordon Howe bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario unless the U.S. “owns one half of this asset.” In response, Canadian Prime Minister Minister Mark Carney has
Fewer than 50 are believed to remain in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for pink-slipping a Coast Guard pilot and then rehiring them moments later, over a blanket. Noem and her expired-special-employee chief adviser (and rumored beau) Corey Lewandowski are no strangers to a toxic work
Office of Budget and Management Director Russell Vought killed USAID, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths , and is now using the money he “saved” to bankroll his security detail. A Reuters report Friday states that the Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal
Lincoln County deputies are investigating an airplane crash that occurred at the Wakonda Beach Airport in Waldport, Ore. on Wednesday, and community members are advised to stay clear of the area.
Donald Trump has been accused of taking advantage of tragedies to promote himself, from falsely blaming Rob Reiner's murder on "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to refusing to apologize for a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama, and now attempting to put his name on public
An online fundraiser was started this week following the death of James Van Der Beek, 48, who had been in an ongoing battle against cancer, according to an announcement from his family.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, says he will continue holding up President Trump’s nominees to the Federal Reserve until the criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell is resolved. This poses a significant obstacle to Trump’s
The strategic imperative for Democrats now is building a large and lasting majority that can defeat MAGA populism decisively.
The U.S. has reached a reciprocal trade agreement with Taiwan, with Taiwan agreeing to eliminate or reduce nearly all its tariff barriers on U.S. goods, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The U.S. agreed to lower its tariff rate on most goods from