Chad Pergram's observations on Republican Matt Van Epps defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tuesday's special election to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
A federal judge issued a stern spanking to the Trump administration on Tuesday, telling it to cut out warrantless arrests in the nation's capital unless there is clear evidence the migrant is about to flee.
A National Guardsman who was shot in Washington, D.C. last week is showing “positive” signs, even as he remains in “serious condition,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said on Monday. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, is one of two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot on Wednesday just blocks...
A new report details various issues at the FBI under Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, according to the New York Post. The 115-page report includes criticism of Patel from active-duty and retired FBI agents and analysts, with one source describing the bureau as a “rudderless ship” under the first-year director. Here is...
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory committee, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency announced Monday. HHS announced Martin Kulldorff was appointed to be chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...
A new memo released by the White House on Monday said President Trump underwent preventive cardiovascular imaging during his October physical. The memo from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, comes amid questions about the lack of transparency about the imaging procedure, which wasn’t initially disclosed following Trump’s visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center. According to the memo, “advanced imaging” was conducted "because men...
Washington, D.C., Council member Janeese Lewis George (D), a democratic socialist, announced Monday that she’s launching a bid to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced last week she wouldn’t be running for another term. Lewis George, who’s in her second term representing the city’s 4th Ward, said in a statement announcing her launch that “too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a chronic illness. In a press release, the WHO said this guidance aimed to help reduce the "skyrocketing health costs" associated with obesity, which are projected to have a global economic cost of...
The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to cancer-causing silica dust on the job. In a court filing last week, the Trump administration said that the Labor Department plans to “reconsider” portions of the rule that are the subjects of an ongoing legal fight....
A week after the Trump administration launched a review into his conduct related to a video, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) will address the situation in a news conference on Monday afternoon. Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who said in a joint video last month that U.S. troops do not have to follow illegal orders from the...
The White House on Monday doubled down on its pledge for mass deportations and to pause asylum claims in the wake of a shooting that killed a National Guard soldier in Washington, D.C. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing said it was “more important than ever” to carry out President Trump’s mass deportation agenda,...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following a bombshell Washington Post report that claimed he ordered the military to "kill everybody." Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth...
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump and his national security team will discuss the situation in Venezuela and other matters in the Oval Office on Monday, though she would not provide specifics. Asked if Trump is still considering deploying troops on the ground in Venezuela, Leavitt said there are “many options” at the president’s...
Pinterest announced Monday that it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.), is among a slate of kids’ online safety-related bills set to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. “Pinterest is proud to endorse the...
A candidate supported by President Trump and a sportscaster were tied early Monday in the Honduras presidential race. Fewer than 5,000 votes divided Nasry "Tito" Asfura, who garnered 40 percent of the early counting vote, and Salvador Nasralla, who garnered 38.78 percent, according to the National Electoral Council. Neither Asfura nor Nasralla declared victory Sunday...
