President Donald Trump signed off on CIA covert operations in Venezuela as the U.S. deploys USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, reports say.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who won the city's mayoral race earlier this month, is fundraising for his transition, seeking a total of $4 million
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that President Trump “put the gun on the table” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid tensions between the two countries. “I mean, do you think these boat strikes are stopping the flow of drugs to the United States, for one, and do you think they are doing...
President Trump is planning to deliver a speech focused on his efforts around affordability at the McDonald's Impact Summit Monday evening. The audience will include McDonald's owners, operators and suppliers gathered in Washington, D.C. It comes as Trump has said Republicans need to focus more on messaging their efforts to bring down the cost of...
(TestMiles) - The future of electric vehicle adoption shifts now that the $7,500 tax credit is gone; affordable models, tech pivots, and new market dynamics emerge. Why does this matter right now? On September 30, 2025, the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles vanished. No fanfare, no final countdown. For the EV industry, this is...
Democrats say the Jeffrey Epstein files are capturing the President Trump they have tried to portray for years, predicting the controversy will paint the darkest image of Trump to date. They have dug into the issue and see it as a crisis for Trump because it cuts a wedge between the president and his core supporters. “The...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has scheduled the runoff election for the vacant House seat in the Lone Star State’s 18th Congressional District for Jan. 31. The seat has been vacant since March, when former Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) passed away. Turner, the former mayor of Houston who was first elected to Congress in November...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the Democratic Party should welcome Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — a longtime MAGA supporter who’s grown increasingly critical of the GOP — should she choose to switch sides. Speaking at the 2025 "Blue Bash Brunch" Democratic fundraiser in Miami on Sunday, Raskin encouraged his party to be a big...
The Trump Organization said Monday it plans to tokenize the development of a new hotel project in the Maldives, merging the Trump family’s newfound interest in cryptocurrency with its long-standing real estate business. The company, owned by President Trump and led by his two eldest sons, is partnering with Saudi real estate developer Dar Global...
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Monday he was “committed” to standing with President Trump on redrawing the state’s maps ahead of 2026, after state lawmakers said last week they didn’t have the votes to convene over redistricting. “I just had a great call with President Trump! I told him I remain committed to standing...
An ad unveiled Monday from a conservative group led by former Vice President Mike Pence is taking aim at President Trump’s signature drug pricing policy. A six-figure digital ad campaign from Advancing American Freedom (AAF) calls the White House’s “most favored nation" (MFN) drug pricing as "socialist price controls.” However, the ad doesn’t mention Trump at all. Instead, it shows images of...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers, a faculty member and former president of the school, over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “For decades, Larry Summers has demonstrated his attraction to serving the wealthy and well-connected, but his willingness to cozy up to a convicted sex offender...
The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. The administration proposed a new definition Monday for what counts as a “water of the United States” and is therefore subject to federal pollution regulations under the Clean Water Act. The issue is a controversial one, with developers,...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) borrowed some of the president's own language in response to President Trump’s recent change of position on files linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “He got tired of me winning,” Massie said Monday in an interview, according to Politico, mirroring comments made by the president in the past. On...
Lobbyists and clergy with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, which has been a staunch backer of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, are campaigning this week on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Trump administration. The delegation is meeting with the White House Faith Office, a White House official confirmed to The Hill....
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head David Richardson is departing the agency, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson confirmed Monday. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extend their sincere appreciation to the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, David Richardson, for his dedicated service and...
