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House Republicans defend ICE agent in fatal shooting, say use of force was justified

Republicans defend ICE agent in Minnesota shooting of Renee Nicole Good, saying agent responded to threat.

The Unnecessary Greenland Crisis

The U.S. needs to replace stick with carrot.

Minnesota ‘ICE Watch’ Group Renee Good Belonged to Trained Activists to Interfere with Agents, Block Vehicles

The group uses apps to track ICE agents and trains activists to ‘de-arrest’ detainees....

President Trump Insists the U.S. Economy Is ‘Unbelievable’

President Trump insisted, ‘we’ve done maybe the best job ever in the first year.’

Yes, We Need a $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget 

Trump’s taste for gilding everything can be over the top. It’d be a national...

US suspends aid to Somalia’s government

The State Department announced on Wednesday that it has paused all U.S. assistance to the Somali government, citing an alleged incident where officials in the country destroyed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized 76 metric tons of food aid meant for vulnerable Somalis. “The Trump Administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft,...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down after losing legal battle with union

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is ceasing operations on May 3, it announced Wednesday, following a series of legal losses that capped off a years-long labor strike. Block Communications Inc., the Post-Gazette’s parent company, said it has lost more than $350 million operating the paper over the last two decades. The company said that the realities facing...

Carville on Graham supporting Trump: ‘Always good for a good laugh’

Democratic strategist James Carville poked fun at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday, calling him "always good for a good laugh" when weighing in on Graham's changing political views. Carville appeared Tuesday on MS NOW's "The Beat with Ari Melber" and watched clips of Graham criticizing Trump's foreign policy proposals during the 2016 Republican primary...

Trump calls for $1.5T budget for ‘dream military’

President Trump called on Congress to increase to the U.S. defense budget from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, arguing it will allow the country to build its “dream military.”  “After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these...

How crypto became a political powerhouse in Trump’s Washington

The cryptocurrency industry has descended on Washington, D.C., over the past year, becoming a key political force with allies at the highest rungs of the Trump administration after years of being spurned by major policymakers. With the inauguration of President Trump, the crypto world was welcomed into D.C. with open arms, where it found purchase with Republican leaders — and...

Abortion, minimum premiums emerge as sticking points in Senate ObamaCare talks

Senate Democrats say they have concerns about some of the parameters of an emerging plan to extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies that expired Jan. 1, even as at least one of the Republican negotiators said draft legislation could come next week. One of the main sticking points for Democrats appears to be the elimination of $0 premium plans, which Republicans insist is needed to combat fraud. Under the emerging deal, according to Sen. Bernie Moreno...

Johnson invites Trump to deliver State of the Union address on Feb. 24

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday inviting him to deliver his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24. This will be Trump's first time delivering a State of the Union address in his second term. He delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress in March...

Walz issues warning order to Minnesota National Guard after fatal ICE shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said that he has issued a "warning order" to prepare the Minnesota National Guard after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.  “Donald Trump and his administration may not care much about Minnesota — that’s been pretty evident —...

Trump threatens defense contractors over stock buybacks, executive pay

President Trump on Wednesday said he “will not permit” defense companies to issue dividends or buy back their own stock until they invest more in military equipment production and address several other of his complaints. In a lengthy post to Truth Social, Trump said that “massive” shareholder dividends and buybacks were taking place “at the expense...

Axelrod: Venezuela was about oil, not drugs

David Axelrod on Wednesday said the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was about oil and not to crack down on the transnational sale of drugs. “Now, this was about oil. and I think, you know, we’re going to continue to see this Friday. He's meeting with the oil executives. This is the...

Graham jokes oil tanker seized as birthday present to Paul

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday joked about a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the U.S. flying a Russian flag, calling it a birthday present for his GOP colleague Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.). “To Senator @RandPaul, Happy Birthday!” Graham said in a post on the social platform X. "I hope today is full of family,...

Trump orders flags lowered to honor LaMalfa: ‘Doug will be dearly missed’

President Trump on Wednesday ordered flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), who died Tuesday at the age of 65. “In honor of the late, GREAT, Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a true American Patriot and fantastic Representative of Northern California, yesterday I ordered all American Flags throughout the United...

Hegseth has heated exchange with CNN reporter over cost of Venezuela mission

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got into a tense exchange with a CNN reporter on Wednesday over the cost of U.S. intervention in Venezuela, accusing the outlet of being “disingenuous” in its coverage of last week’s military operation. “The question’s never asked how much does it cost when they’re in the Mediterranean or the Red Sea...

RFK Jr. unveils new ‘upside down’ food pyramid

The White House on Wednesday unveiled new dietary guidelines, with officials calling it the "most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history." The new guidelines were represented with an upside-down pyramid placing vegetables, fruits, proteins, dairy and healthy fats at the top and whole grains at the bottom. "The new guidelines recognize that whole,...

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