Vice President JD Vance will use a deeply personal speech to reflect on the legacy of late friend Charlie Kirk, the joys of fatherhood and the future he hopes America can provide.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration is tapping Venezuela's 300 billion barrels of oil reserves to expand supply and cut prices.
The House Education and the Workforce Committee's first hearing of the year saw Democrats take on the “elephant in the room” as President Trump and Republicans seek to move toward abolishing the Education Department, though GOP lawmakers largely declined to address the issue. “The State of American Education” hearing Wednesday hit on a number of...
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said he will greenlight President Trump’s request for a $1 billion arms sale to Israel when he is comfortable with answers the administration provides to his questions. Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, did not detail his concerns over the arms sale in a brief conversation with...
The White House is not ruling out the possibility of President Trump attending this spring's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. "I have the president's invitation on my desk. I have the invitation for myself on my desk as well. Haven't talked to the president about it," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters when...
The White House on Wednesday defended President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip amid blowback from Arab leaders and some Republicans. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt was peppered with questions at a briefing with reporters about Trump’s comments a day earlier in which he suggested Palestinians should permanently relocate out of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would not target FBI employees who “simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” as it reviews the role of all agents involved in investigating the more than 1,500 rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. An email to all agents at the FBI...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said President Trump’s idea to take over the Gaza Strip is “provocative” but it’s “part of the conversation.” Fetterman, who has been a staunch ally of Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, appeared to be open to considering the plan when speaking with Jewish Insider. “It’s a...
A survey released this week found that improving the affordability and access to health care is a top priority for Americans, with participants across party lines saying they see the federal government as having a key role in this issue. The survey was conducted by Gallup and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and...
Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green said Wednesday he plans to bring articles of impeachment against President Trump after he suggested the U.S. should take over Gaza. “The movement to impeach the president has begun,” Green said on the House floor. “I rise to announce that I will bring Articles of Impeachment against the president for...
Peace will come only as a result of the Palestinian people being free from Israeli military rule and apartheid policies, and Palestinian refugees being allowed to return to the homes from which Israel exiled them more than 75 years ago.
The CIA has offered buyouts to employees, according to multiple reports. Eight months’ pay and benefits can be given to agency workers if they leave their roles, employees were informed by the CIA, according to The Wall Street Journal, who reported on the matter first. Officials told the Journal that priorities from President Trump were behind...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s proposal to seize control of Gaza, send in U.S. troops if necessary and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” “The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business...
A federal judge Wednesday furthered a block of President Trump’s executive order preventing the children of undocumented migrants from receiving birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman at the conclusion of a hearing in Greenbelt, Md., said that Trump’s order “runs counter to our nation’s 250-year history of citizenship by birth” and likely violates an...
