President Donald Trump said he could send the National Guard to Maryland to address the cities crime rate following an invitation from Governor Wes Moore for Trump to participate in a public safety walk.
President Trump on Saturday touted his administration's moves to address violence and crime in the nation's capital, teasing that soon it would be "one of the safest" cities in the U.S. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the administration would provide an update on Monday, after the president ordered federal law enforcement officials...
Condemnations of the Trump-Putin summit are predictable from congressional Democrats more interested in scoring political points than opening a diplomatic door for peace.
Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.” If so, this week in politics was nothing but the worst form of stump speeches. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Department of Justice (DOJ) pardon attorney Ed Martin has been assigned to oversee pressing cases for the Trump administration involving New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Martin will lead the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group, which aims to crack down on “abuses of the criminal justice process.” His first assignments will...
Footage of the broken waterslide has since been making the rounds on social media, showing water cascading to the ship’s deck through a hole near the top of the slide.
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday suggested President Trump’s highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week is another step toward success for Moscow, not peace talks. “The only better place for Putin than Alaska would be if the summit were being held in Moscow," Bolton said during an appearance on...
A blockbuster deal between the NFL and ESPN that would clear the way for the Disney-owned sports network to purchase several of the league's top media assets could face a key hurdle before it clears: President Trump. The deal is part of a pivotal move further into streaming for Disney — the parent company of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky early Saturday once again dismissed the idea of Ukraine ceding land to Russia in proposed ceasefire talks. “Of course, we will not give Russia any awards for what it has done," Zelensky said in a video message posted to Telegram. "The Ukrainian people deserve peace." He added that "all partners" must understand...
Republicans are waging a multipronged campaign against abortion shield laws in blue states, hoping to force the federal government to ultimately intervene. Legal experts say the effort will be difficult — as some states have already learned. State abortion shield laws are meant to protect providers and patients from civil and criminal actions. Eighteen states...
President Trump is giving a tacit green light for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take over the Gaza Strip, framing the move as an Israeli-owned decision amid a global outcry and growing calls in the U.S. to rein in Netanyahu. Trump has committed to taking the lead on humanitarian-aid distribution in the strip amid...
A redistricting arms race is heating up around the country as other states look to follow Texas’s lead in redrawing their congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterms. Multiple Democratic and Republican governors have expressed interest in their states conducting their own redistricting process to add as many seats as they can for their parties...
