President Donald Trump's special envoy to Belarus recently revealed that he helped ingratiate himself with the country's autocratic leader by echoing Alexander Lukashenko's disdain for Europe with vulgar language and by negotiating his way through a boozy lunch during their first meeting.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is banning his staff from trading on prediction markets, which have recently come under congressional scrutiny. “Effective today, Congressman Moulton is instituting an office-wide policy prohibiting his congressional staff from participating in prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi,” Moulton’s press office said in a post on the social platform...
President Trump said Wednesday at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner that he avoids using the word “war” to describe the conflict in Iran. “I won’t use the word 'war' because they say if you use the word 'war,' that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” Trump told the crowd of...
The Department of Labor's (DOL) headquarters banned Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's husband after two women employed by the department alleged that he sexually assaulted them, The New York Times reported Thursday. The staffers claimed that Dr. Shawn DeRemer touched them inappropriately inside the department building, with one of the incidents caught on security camera on...
President Trump on Thursday forcefully defended his administration’s implementation of tariffs while expressing frustration for how long he has been waiting for the Supreme Court to determine if the authority he used to impose the duties is lawful. Trump spoke at a steel plant in northwest Georgia, in which he touted how tariffs were benefiting...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Thursday said local police will “ignore” a new law signed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) that prevents them from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Yesterday in my state they just passed a bill, Gov. Moore signed an emergency bill to prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested by British police Thursday morning local time, in an investigation focused on his links with Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince was released after about 12 hours. No charges were pressed for now, but a police statement said he remained “under investigation.” Mountbatten-Windsor has always been among the most...
The National Governors Association (NGA) will no longer facilitate its annual meeting at the White House on Friday after President Trump rescinded invitations to Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado. The White House will still host governors for a business breakfast Friday and a lavish dinner Saturday, an NGA spokesperson...
TV host Ana Navarro warned there could be repercussions for Republican radio programs after controversy surrounding a CBS interview with a Democratic candidate from Texas. Stephen Colbert accused the network of blocking “The Late Show” from airing his conversation with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), saying CBS would only allow the show to post...
Iran on Thursday held military drills with Russia amid escalating tensions with the United States, after President Trump gave the Middle Eastern country a 10-day timeline for the U.S. and Iran to strike a deal over the latter's nuclear program. Russian sailors conducted the drills with Iranian forces in the Gulf of Oman and the...
Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA travel restricted amid shutdown The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is halting at least some disaster-related travel at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the Trump administration tussles with Democratic lawmakers over funding, according to an internal email reviewed by...
President Trump on Thursday quipped that he wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor following a 2018 visit to Iraq in his first term. Speaking to supporters in northwest Georgia where he touted congressional candidates he’s endorsed in the Peach State, Trump told of visiting the country during a surprise visit during the...
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) recently told a group of voters that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is a “freaking snake.” Mullin railed against Paul as someone who frequently bucks the Republican Party on crucial votes, according to reporting by Oklahoma journalist David Arnett. The Oklahoma senator was speaking to the McGrath Breakfast Group in Tulsa,...
President Trump said Thursday the U.S. is committing $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the forum that was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip but that the president wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts. Trump made the pledge during the first meeting of the Board of Peace, held in Washington, D.C....
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday joined a rally in Los Angeles to push for California's controversial wealth tax, which has been opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). “Enough is enough,” Sanders said, according to The Associated Press. “The billionaire class cannot have it all. This nation belongs to all of us.” The senator touted...
