Several Republicans voiced objections to the Trump administration Russian diesel deal and President Trump's suggestion that Ukraine needed a new leader. When asked about the deal, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Friday he supported the president’s decision but he doesn’t “support his decision to import it from Putin. Vladimir Putin is a butcher. He's a...
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) announced on Saturday he would be introducing a bipartisan bill aimed at stopping President Trump from lifting sanctions on Russian oil amid global fuel shortages. “We will be introducing bipartisan legislation to block any and all purchases of Russian oil. It will be called the ‘Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act,’”...
The Pentagon updated the American service member death toll of the U.S. military’s operations against Iran to 21 late Friday, raising the tally in the department’s public database. The two noncombat deaths newly added to the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) were Maj. Sorffly Davius and an unidentified Navy sailor, a U.S. official familiar...
Conservative media personality Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) decision to freeze her eggs. “If one woman wants to preserve her right to have children, which means more than having none—we should celebrate that. If she inspires other women to have babies, we...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said democratic socialists running as Democrats are "going back to what the party used to be." Mamdani was interviewed for a pre-taped episode of the SiriusXM show "Urban View" on Friday. Host Clay Cane asked the mayor if he thinks there are any good contenders for the Democratic...
The White House and President Trump’s campaign team have removed music from Taylor Swift from their online videos. A TikTok clip of Trump and first lady Melania Trump posted six days ago with Swift’s song “August" is now silent. The caption still reads, “mood because it's August and Donald Trump is your president.” Another video posted...
The Senate finished its session early Saturday morning after a long series of votes in which it confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general and funded the government through the beginning of December. But it did not pass the voting security legislation prized by President Trump, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned. Join the live...
Taylor Farms is recalling prepared salsa and guacamole over a risk of salmonella. A Sunday announcement on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website states that the agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local officials are looking into a salmonella outbreak in several states connected “to fresh jalapeños supplied by Coast...
Jay Feeley says he always toyed with the idea of entering politics during a more than decade-long career as a placekicker in the NFL and a subsequent stint in the CBS broadcast booth. The pro athlete and media personality had occasionally been outspoken on political issues, made semi-regular cable news appearances and served on the NFL player association’s executive committee. But he said it was when President Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt during a...
President Trump said in a new interview he is “low-keying it” when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. The president also...
An opinion piece argues that Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his promises during his second term and criticizes supporters who continue to blame previous administrations like Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
ildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return.
In today’s issue: 4 loose ends as Congress enters August recess Senators checked two large items off their to-do list — passing a continuing resolution to fund the government until December and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general — when they adjourned for a five-week recess over the weekend. But there are several unresolved issues to watch out for— including two major priorities for President Trump — when the House returns at...
