Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is recovering from treatment for thyroid cancer, just weeks after leaving the Justice Department.
Bondi told CNN she had surgery a few weeks ago...
Congress is considering legislation to halt climate liability lawsuits and protect fossil fuel companies from retroactive liability for decades of emissions. The transition to cleaner energy should be driven by technology, markets, and policy.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday. Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday,...
I have yet to speak with a person — Republican, Democrat or independent — who believed those “end of the world” predictions even remotely plausible. That is not to say, however, that those non-stop scare tactics did not negatively impact the minds and lives of millions across the globe. Most especially, young people.
President Trump is beset by troubles as he heads into Memorial Day weekend — and, to the frustration of his party colleagues, several of them are of his own making. The setting up of a roughly $1.8 billion compensation fund, purportedly to provide restitution for victims of “weaponization” of the justice system, is the latest...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the pouring rain on Saturday morning, in which he accused former “foolish and feckless leaders” of pushing identity politics on the military institution. “The battlefield does not grade on a curve, and you can’t throw your pronouns at...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said progress has been made in the ongoing peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, saying the war will be solved “one way or the other” amid a visit to India. “There’s been some progress made. Even as I speak to you now, there's some work being done,”...
The State Department has announced plans to revoke passports from Americans with child support debt, which will disproportionately affect fathers, and is being met with criticism that it is a counterproductive and dated approach to child support policy.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Saturday it has redirected more than 100 commercial vessels as part of the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the move a “milestone” as tensions persist in the region. Since the blockade began in April at President Trump‘s direction, more than 15,000 U.S. troops...
Retired Gen. David Petraeus on Friday said the U.S. is in a “difficult position” in its standoff with Iran, saying the country believes it can outlast negotiation pressures from the Trump administration as the two nations remain deadlocked. Speaking of the negotiations in an interview on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show hosted by John...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick donated $5 million to a committee backing House Republicans ahead of his testimony to Congress about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. The Trump administration official made the donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) on April 1, and he testified before the...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday doubled down on his claims that Cuban liberation is forthcoming, amid threats from the White House to take military action against the island. “I believe the liberation of the wonderful people of Cuba from the clutches of communism is close at hand,” Graham wrote in a post on social...
A federal judge on Friday dismissed Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump, launched after she threatened to sue the author for defamation. “There are many features of this case that make it complicated: the prominence of the personalities involved, the scandalizing content of the underlying statements, and, frankly, an inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay...
The Trump administration updated its travel restrictions amid the Ebola outbreak to temporarily include the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in the past 21 days. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and...
