President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over.
The Supreme Court on Monday is hearing a major case that will test the limits of presidential power. The case stems from President Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a rebellion within...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on CBS News anchor Lesley Stahl when she was asked to address past controversial statements that the journalist suggested have “contributed” to a toxic political culture. In perhaps the most contentious moment of the “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday, Stahl pressed the Georgia Republican about her change...
President Trump over the weekend acknowledged Netflix's bid to acquire WarnerBros. Discovery could face hurtles, an admission that came as Paramount sought to stymie the deal with a competing bid for the massive moviemaker and fellow entertainment giant. “There’s no question about it,” Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked if the Netflix-WBD deal could face...
A federal judge agreed Saturday to temporarily block Justice Department access to emails from a close associate of James Comey, issuing another roadblock as prosecutors weigh bringing a second case against the former FBI director. A different federal judge recently tossed the case against Comey, determining U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was not properly appointed when...
More Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) than at any point since it took effect more than a decade ago, according to a new Gallup survey. In the survey, released Monday, 57 percent of respondents approve, and 35 percent of respondents disapprove of the landmark legislation, which, the survey notes, was “signed into...
Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announced on Monday that he would be dropping his bid for Texas Senate and instead running for Texas's new 33th Congressional District as Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) is widely anticipated to launch a bid for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat. “In the past few days, I’ve come to believe that...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump’s own words “directly fueled” death threats against her family. In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the Georgia Republican said she "got a pipe bomb threat on my house" immediately after Trump called her a "traitor." "And then I got several direct death threats...
A furry "suspect" that ransacked a Virginia ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority) store before passing out in a bathroom after becoming "intoxicated" has inspired T-shirts, a promotional campaign, and now, cocktails.
More than 130 people were killed in the catastrophic flooding in Texas this summer, including 27 campers and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.
