Congress failed to pass a new funding deal in time, triggering the second partial government shutdown in six months as federal agencies prepare for potential closure.
President Trump on Friday defended his embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem as she faces calls to resign, suggesting she's been targeted by critics "because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!" "The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of...
President Trump praised his sweeping tariffs on foreign countries in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Friday, arguing that they "brought America back." "When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown," Trump wrote. "Instead, they have created an...
President Trump on Friday nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to be commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) months after the president fired the previous agency head over substantial revisions to past jobs reports. "For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that a Russian incursion into NATO airspace is “unacceptable,” only a few days after multiple Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace. “Important call yesterday with my Estonian counterpart @HPevkur,” Hegseth said in a post on the social platform X. “The Russian incursion into Nato airspace is unacceptable. The Department...
Most Americans are opposed to government pressure on broadcasters to get rid of shows including speech it may disagree with, according to a new poll. In the Economist/YouGov poll, 68 percent did not support the government pushing broadcasters to nix shows, while 13 percent said the opposite and 19 percent were unsure. The poll took...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday it has begun the process of changing the labeling on acetaminophen to suggest that it may cause autism and ADHD in children whose mothers took the common pain reliever while pregnant. The announcement followed President Trump's announcement from the White House in which he repeatedly told pregnant...
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Tuesday that medical guidance regarding acetaminophen use for pregnant women “is not going to change” despite President Trump linking it to autism development. “I think the guidance ultimately, Pamela, is not going to change as a result of this,” Gupta told CNN’s Pamela Brown during The Situation...
Statues depicting President Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were spotted Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — the latest event in the controversy over the president's relationship with the financier. A plaque between the two statues reads, “In Honor of Friendship Month,” followed by, “We celebrate the long-lasting bond...
When President Trump took to the rostrum at the United Nations in 2018, world leaders in the audience laughed when he boasted of the success of his first administration. On Tuesday, it appeared Trump was getting the last laugh. Trump made a defiant return to the United Nations for his first General Assembly meeting since winning a...
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statements warning against sanctioning countries that purchase Russian oil is “total nonsense.” Bolton, responding to comments Rubio made earlier, said the U.S. needed to take a leading role in sanctioning Russia. “Saying we‘re going to wait for the Europeans is like...
President Trump’s administration on Monday sanctioned the wife of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who led the probe into former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, and was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison this month. The U.S. government sanctioned de Moraes’s wife, Viviane Barci de Moraes, and their holding company,...
(NEXSTAR) — Americans received a glimmer of financial relief last week when the Federal Reserve cut rates for the first time this year, and indicated more cuts could be on the horizon. In just a few weeks, there could be signs of additional support. In the fall, the IRS typically announces changes that will impact...
Related Video: ABC REVERSES Course, Says Kimmel Will RETURN Tuesday Night After Brief SUSPENSION | SUNRISE Jimmy Kimmel will make a widely anticipated return to late-night television on Tuesday night, only a week after ABC suspended him for making comments that ignited a political firestorm and national debate over free speech. Kimmel’s remarks, knocking conservatives'...
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida last year, was found guilty Tuesday following a trial where he mounted his own defense. A jury of 12 Floridians convicted Routh on all five counts he faced in federal court, including attempted assassination of a major...
President Trump warned that countries are going to “hell” if they embrace the green energy transition and fail to clamp down on irregular migration, in a long and highly combative speech that questioned the purpose of the United Nations during its 80th annual gathering. Trump followed through on what the White House previewed as “tough...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will shutter the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), accusing the 74-year-old panel of “advancing a divisive feminist agenda,” the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Hegseth “has decided to terminate” DACOWITS, as he believes the committee “is focused on advancing a divisive feminist agenda that hurts combat readiness, while [he]...
