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Eric Swalwell spent years coming for Trump — then tried silencing critics

For nearly a decade, Eric Swalwell built a political career out of pointing fingers.

The rule of law can’t survive if judges like Hannah Dugan can obstruct justice

Sorry: Good people who do bad things deserve serious punishment, especially judges who put...

Feds give LAUSD much-needed tough love

The Trump administration is giving LAUSD the tough love it needs to get back...

Light sentence for Paul Kessler’s killer sends wrong message on antisemitism

Late last month, the man who killed Paul Kessler was sentenced to serve a lenient 365-day term in county jail for his...

Rosie O’Donnell reacts to Trump AI video of her: ‘He’s obsessed with me’

Rosie O’Donnell on Friday dismissed an AI-generated video shared by President Trump portraying himself as a doctor treating celebrities for “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as proof that the president is “obsessed” with her. The video, posted earlier this month on Trump’s Truth Social account, shows the president dressed in a white lab coat and stethoscope claiming...

FEMA OKs billions in disaster assistance

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story FEMA OKs billions in disaster assistance The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that was previously awaiting approval from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. © Valerie Plesch, Bloomberg via Getty Images A source familiar with the situation told The Hill that...

Duffy’s wife knocks Trump’s Venezuela policy: ‘We’re getting a little too cozy’

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is also the wife of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, criticized President Trump for getting “too cozy” with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, calling the leader a “communist.”   “We’re getting a little too cozy with Delcy Rodríguez. This is a hardcore communist. She can never be trusted,” Campos-Duffy said Friday...

Bill Clinton gets bipartisan praise for cooperating in historic deposition on Epstein

Both Republicans and Democrats said former President Clinton was “very cooperative” in a historic deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday that set a new precedent for how congressional investigators treat former presidents. “He did attempt to respond to every single question asked, even when his attorney told him to shut...

RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan he was not ‘particularly happy’ with Trump’s glyphosate order

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview that aired Friday that President Trump’s order bolstering the controversial herbicide glyphosate was “not something that I was particularly happy with.” Kennedy’s remarks to podcaster Joe Rogan departed somewhat from his previous defense of Trump’s move — though the Health secretary also expressed...

Stephen A. Smith on White House bid: ‘Come up with a way for me to keep my money’

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday addressed rumors that he could launch a bid to run for president in 2028 but said he needs to think up of a way for him to keep his money. "I’m telling you, if there was a way for me to be on that big debate stage and...

Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ to see Bill Clinton deposed over Epstein files

President Trump told reporters on Friday that he was “not happy” to see former President Bill Clinton deposed as the former president was testifying behind closed doors to the House Oversight Committee as apart of the panel's investigation into files linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don’t like seeing him deposed, but...

Trump says he’s not considering declaring a national emergency ahead of midterms

President Trump on Friday shrugged off reports that he could consider declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections. “Who told you that?” Trump told reporters, when asked about the possibility. “No,” he said when asked if he was looking at the idea. “I’ve never heard about it.” The Washington Post reported this week that...

Senate Democrat: Trump pick ‘not qualified’ to lead National Security Agency

A senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said this week he would block the nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom).  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter submitted to the Congressional Record on Wednesday said Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd lacks the qualifications to...

Collins, Murkowski undecided on Trump surgeon general choice after contentious hearing

President Trump’s choice to serve as surgeon general has not cobbled together enough votes to win confirmation as a pair of centrist Senate Republicans have yet to give her their support. Casey Means, the nominee for the position, is facing an uphill climb to make it through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...

Trump ‘not thrilled’ with Iran talks; says no final decision made on strikes

President Trump told reporters Friday he has not made a final decision on whether he will strike Iran, but he said he was not happy with the way Tehran was negotiating in talks with the U.S. over its nuclear program.  “We haven’t made a final decision [on strikes.] We’re not exactly happy with the way...

Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba

President Trump on Friday suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in Havana. "The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no...

The empty chair in the boardroom: Zelensky skips Trump’s Peace Board meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined to attend Donald Trump's inaugural Board of Peace meeting, signaling that sovereign survival cannot be bought or sold, and that the U.S. is treating European security as a bilateral matter between Washington and Moscow.

Hundreds of Google, OpenAI employees back Anthropic in Pentagon fight

Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI are backing artificial intelligence technology company Anthropic, which faces a Friday evening deadline to give the Pentagon permission to use its AI system as it wishes or face repercussions from the department.  Employees who signed a letter alleged the Pentagon was trying to “get them to agree to...

The Trump administration is disappearing climate change data

The Trump administration has turned out the lights on greenhouse gas emissions data.

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