President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.
WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]
One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the 91-year-old chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pushed back Thursday against calls by President Trump and some House Republicans to impeach federal judges who rule against Trump’s agenda. “You can’t impeach a judge just because you disagree with their opinion,” Grassley told Fox News when asked about calls to impeach...
The World Central Kitchen (WCK) said that an Israeli military strike killed one of the charity group’s volunteers working in the Gaza Strip and injured six other people. “Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the loss of one of our volunteers in Gaza. Israeli strikes hit near one of our WCK-supported community kitchens...
President Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation targeting WilmerHale, a law firm with ties to former special counsel Robert Mueller, making it the latest law firm to be a target for retribution. The presidential action directs the government to suspend any security clearances held by WilmerHale employees, review the firm's access to government buildings and...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump, doubled down on accusing Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) of being a "traitor" because he visited Ukraine and insisted the United States support the country earlier this month. Fox News’s Bret Baier asked Musk why he would call the senator a traitor on X in reaction...
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday with the goal of improving Washington's cleanliness and safety, focusing on deporting migrants in the nation’s capital and cleaning up crime and homelessness. The order launches a task force “to ensure effective federal participation” in the enforcement of immigration laws and redirecting resources to apprehend and deport migrants...
President Trump is set to host the annual Iftar dinner, a feast of breaking bread common for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, at the White House Thursday evening. The dinner comes as war rages in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas after a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, was...
The battle between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and House GOP leaders over looming floor action to allow proxy voting for new parents is intensifying as both sides of the heated debate dig in their heels — with the clash potentially coming to a head as soon as next week. Luna says she has no...
Duke University has objected to the use of its branding in the popular HBO show “The White Lotus.” “White Lotus just blessed us w an all-time meme if Duke loses early in the tournament (and for any brutal Duke loss thereafter),” a user on the social platform X captioned an image of a moment in...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles believes President Trump is a better leader than he was eight years ago but credits his experiences for his growth rather than herself.
Headline-grabbing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests this week at Tufts and the University of Alabama show growing momentum behind the Trump administration's battle against pro-Palestinian foreign students and faculty. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday at least 300 foreign students have seen their visas revoked under President Trump, a far-higher number than...
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to get rid of roughly a quarter of staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), prompting a flurry of warnings from Democrats, former officials, and policy experts over the potential consequences for the health of Americans. In a press release Thursday morning, HHS said it would...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he thinks Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is united with fellow Democrats on the need to be “more aggressive” following intense backlash from within his party after Schumer supported a GOP continuing resolution to keep the government open. In an interview on SiriusXM’s “Mornings with Zerlina,” Blumenthal said he...
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wants the Food and Drug Administration to look into foreign-made active pharmaceutical ingredients he says are being included in online weight loss drugs. In a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, Banks warned that the nation is seeing a spike in drugs with the foreign-made ingredients that could post health...
