White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday the Trump administration needs to be better about its "messaging" over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across the country. "I think we're being egged on by the press," Homan told Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News. "I think there's a lot of false...
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned President Trump not to trust Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez to run her country, calling her a "bad actor." "I forget his exact language, [but Trump said] that she was behaving pretty well," Pompeo said on the “Cats & Cosby" radio show on WABC 770 AM....
An ad unveiled Monday from a conservative group led by former Vice President Mike Pence is taking aim at President Trump’s signature drug pricing policy. A six-figure digital ad campaign from Advancing American Freedom (AAF) calls the White House’s “most favored nation" (MFN) drug pricing as "socialist price controls.” However, the ad doesn’t mention Trump at all. Instead, it shows images of...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers, a faculty member and former president of the school, over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “For decades, Larry Summers has demonstrated his attraction to serving the wealthy and well-connected, but his willingness to cozy up to a convicted sex offender...
The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. The administration proposed a new definition Monday for what counts as a “water of the United States” and is therefore subject to federal pollution regulations under the Clean Water Act. The issue is a controversial one, with developers,...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) borrowed some of the president's own language in response to President Trump’s recent change of position on files linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “He got tired of me winning,” Massie said Monday in an interview, according to Politico, mirroring comments made by the president in the past. On...
Lobbyists and clergy with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, which has been a staunch backer of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, are campaigning this week on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Trump administration. The delegation is meeting with the White House Faith Office, a White House official confirmed to The Hill....
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head David Richardson is departing the agency, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson confirmed Monday. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extend their sincere appreciation to the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, David Richardson, for his dedicated service and...
The girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel has been receiving a protective detail, the bureau confirmed Monday, a decision it says comes in response to threats. It’s not unusual for the spouse of the FBI director to have a detail, but according to reporting from MS NOW, protection for Alexis Wilkins has tapped SWAT team members...
President Trump is slated to ramp up his affordability message in a speech slated for the McDonald’s Impact Summit in Washington on Monday. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that the president will zero in on the tax cuts in his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including tax breaks on tips, overtime and...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday sidestepped a question about reporting that he’s laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run. In an interview on Fox News’s “The Faulkner Focus,” Cruz laughed when asked to respond to an Axios headline: “Scoop: Cruz eyes 2028 run.” “You know, reporters are going to write headlines that get...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that new dietary guidelines are expected to be released next month that will end the "war on saturated fats." Speaking at the Food Allergy Fund Leadership Forum, Kennedy discussed the actions the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken under his leadership, including...
New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a democratic socialist, filed paperwork on Monday to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) next year. Ossé represents the city’s 36th District, which includes North Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, in the New York City Council. He has represented the district since 2021. The New York Post was the first...
President Trump on Sunday said he's changed his mind about how House Republicans should vote on a measure to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, telling them to agree to release the documents. The House and Senate on Monday return to Washington, where the Epstein furor has engulfed Capitol Hill. The Epstein vote, forced by...
President Trump increased pressure on Indiana Republicans on Monday, threatening to endorse against state lawmakers who oppose redistricting efforts ahead of the midterms. “I will be strongly endorsing against any State Senator or House member from the Great State of Indiana that votes against the Republican Party, and our Nation, by not allowing for Redistricting...
