President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday.
Several prominent congressional Democrats on Saturday slammed the Trump administration's national security strategy (NSS), claiming it favors President Trump's business interests and weakens U.S. influence abroad. "Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy puts his family’s and friends’ business interests with our adversaries, like Russia and China, over promises to our allies," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over the impending halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits for millions are set to dry up amid the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats have urged the administration to tap into a contingency fund for SNAP, but Trump...
House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away. Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the...
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration and his Republicans colleagues following a briefing on the legality of Caribbean boat strikes that excluded Democrats. In that Wednesday briefing, Trump administration officials shared a document that has been widely sought by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle —...
A three-star general who worked on the Defense Department’s (DOD) Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, is retiring from the role after reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. “General McGee is retiring, and the War Department is grateful for his service,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed in a...
The daylight saving time changes are not popular among Americans, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 47 percent of respondents said they either “somewhat oppose” or “strongly oppose” today’s “current system of daylight saving time where most states change the clocks twice a year.” Forty...
During a public address after her husband’s death, Erika Kirk said, “If he ever ran for office, his top priority would be to revive the American family.” That’s because Charlie Kirk knew marriage was vital for the well-being of our country and revitalization of the American Dream. Today, marriage has little protection under our laws — a fact of...
A reporter for ABC News Australia pressed former Vice President Kamala Harris for deflecting after she was asked if President Biden should have withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race earlier than he did. "Wasn't his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task?" host Sarah Ferguson asked Harris...
Vice President Vance on Wednesday shared his thoughts on UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena potentially having a divine influence on what happens on Earth. Vance talked about UFOs on the podcast “Pod Force One" with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, who referred to herself in the interview as a "mad UFO-lunatic." The vice president laughed...
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would eliminate President Trump's authority to impose steep tariffs globally. Senators advanced similar bills targeting Brazil and Canada earlier this week. Although, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is unlikely to bring any of the resolutions to the floor for a vote. It also comes as...
Charlamagne Tha God is criticizing Democrats for not having leaders who "meet the moment," saying House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sounds like "Chuck E. Cheese Obama" and might deserve to "get primaried." The nationwide "No Kings" rallies earlier this month showed that "the country is angry," Charlamagne said while guest-hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Wednesday. "People...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of excluding Democrats from a recent briefing on the U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Warner will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after issuing a forceful statement condemning the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible" and raising concerns about a lack of...
