California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday labeled Vice President Vance a “dips---” due to a claim the vice president made about health care spending for migrants. In a clip posted by the White House’s rapid response on the social platform X account Monday, Vance said Democrats had put forward “a $1.5 trillion spending package,...
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey is on lockdown, according to a Tuesday social media post. “ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO LOCKDOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL PERSONNEL OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE COVER,” a Facebook post from the Air Force base reads. The cause of the lockdown is currently unknown. The base is located in Burlington County. This is...
Journalist and historian Garrett M. Graff, writing in the New York Times, calls the indictment of James Comey “about the most corrupt attack on the rule of law imaginable.” Plainly, President Trump does not like Jim Comey. Celebrating his indictment, he trashed Comey on social media, calling the former FBI director "one of the worst...
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth head to Quantico, Va., this morning to address military leaders from posts around the globe at an unprecedented gathering. Hegseth, who has routinely emphasized prioritizing a “warrior ethos” within the Pentagon, last week abruptly ordered generals and admirals to attend the event, which quickly raised questions about what...
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak to military generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., on Tuesday morning. Hegseth called for the rare last-minute gathering of military leaders earlier this month, which has raised some alarms. It is very rare for such a large meeting of top officers in person in one location...
U.S. airlines are warning Congress that if the government shuts down at midnight Wednesday, flights could be delayed because air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration employees would be required to work without pay. Airlines for America, a trade group that represents major carriers such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United...
Hamas officials said Tuesday that the Palestinian militant group will take time to study President Trump's proposal to end the war in Gaza and consult allies before issuing a response, The Associated Press reported. The 20-point plan, outlined by the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, garnered early support from many Arab...
Conservatives are not at the center of the government shutdown that looks set to begin at midnight. But they are poised to make it more difficult to end if it begins. Democrats are demanding that Republicans address health care priorities as they reject the GOP-crafted, “clean” seven-week stopgap. In particular, they want to extend the...
Young men with college degrees are struggling to find work, while women with the same qualifications are thriving, leading to a potential crisis in the job market and society as a whole.
In a memorable scene from "Casablanca," actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt police chief ordered by the Germans to shut down a popular nightclub after patrons indulge in a disfavored patriotic song. “But I have no excuse to close it!” protests Rains. “Find one,” is the curt reply. Rains orders everyone to leave immediately. When...
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, defended his politics in a Monday interview in response to President Trump repeatedly labeling him a “communist.” CNN’s Erin Burnett played a compilation of clips of Trump calling Mamdani a communist and asked Mamdani directly, “Are you?” “No. I’m a democratic socialist,” Mamdani said....
House Democrats rallied in the Capitol on Monday evening in an 11th-hour strategy session with two distinct goals: To unify the party amid the partisan budget standoff and to compel GOP leaders back to the negotiating table on legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Huddled behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol, House...
