A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law passed by Congress to end the shutdown last month prohibits any reductions in force.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following a bombshell Washington Post report that claimed he ordered the military to "kill everybody." Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth...
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump and his national security team will discuss the situation in Venezuela and other matters in the Oval Office on Monday, though she would not provide specifics. Asked if Trump is still considering deploying troops on the ground in Venezuela, Leavitt said there are “many options” at the president’s...
Pinterest announced Monday that it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.), is among a slate of kids’ online safety-related bills set to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. “Pinterest is proud to endorse the...
A candidate supported by President Trump and a sportscaster were tied early Monday in the Honduras presidential race. Fewer than 5,000 votes divided Nasry "Tito" Asfura, who garnered 40 percent of the early counting vote, and Salvador Nasralla, who garnered 38.78 percent, according to the National Electoral Council. Neither Asfura nor Nasralla declared victory Sunday...
President Trump called into a rally for Tennessee Republican House candidate Matt Van Epps one day before Tuesday’s special election in the state's 7th Congressional District, urging his supporters to “make it a sweeping victory.” “The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching the district," Trump said over speakerphone, as Speaker Mike...
Indiana state House Republicans released their draft of a new congressional map Monday that could net the party two additional seats, though it's unclear whether it has enough support to pass the state Senate. The new map looks to flip the two seats held by Democratic Reps. Frank Mrvan, in the 1st Congressional District, and André Carson,...
Americans are more likely to say President Trump has raised prices than lower them since returning to office this year, according to a survey released Monday. In a Yahoo/YouGov poll conducted in late November, 49 percent of respondents said Trump has done more to increase prices, while 24 percent said he’s done more to lower...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is coming under a congressional microscope over reports he ordered a second strike to take out survivors or an earlier strike on a boat allegedly carrying drus and traffickers in the Caribbean. The strike is part of a larger operation of boat strikes that have killed dozens of people. Hegseth retains...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday evening made light of the mounting scrutiny he faces over a report that he gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September. In a post on the social platform X, the Defense secretary included a mock cover of a children’s book...
