Donald Trump may be trying to protect polluters from their day in court through his legally questionable executive orders, but some of his party’s own lawsuits could actually help expose them instead.
Vice President Vance said imposing new sanctions on Russia to put pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine is not off the table, urging the United States has options to push on Moscow. NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Vance if sanctions are off the table, citing that Secretary...
Vice President Vance said in an interview that aired Sunday that security guarantees for Ukraine will not include American “boots on the ground” as the Trump administration pushes for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. “For Americans who are watching, can you guarantee no U.S. boots on the ground as a part...
Vice President JD Vance argued that Republicans are "trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale" in Texas after the state Senate signed off on a new congressional map over the weekend. During a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Kristen Welker asked the vice president about...
Recently, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.” Its text suggests that the real title should be “Making commercial space great again.” Ars Technica has a good rundown about what the executive order is intended to do. It is intended to accomplish three things. First, it instructs Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy,...
Comedian Bill Maher warned Democrats on Friday about President Trump’s recent comments, which he said his administration is “looking at” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. “New rule, I told you so. I've been telling Democrats for years, ‘The Republicans are going to steal pot from you as an issue,’” Maher said on his...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of “abusing his power” in the wake of a reported plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago, a move that would follow similar action in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. “The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal...
Stephen Miller has been by President Trump’s side for most of the last 10 years of the president’s political career, taking center stage on some of the president's biggest battles – from border security to culture wars. The crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital is Miller’s latest project, working to make his own mark...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) endorsed Rep. Chip Roy (R) in his bid for Texas attorney general, throwing his support behind his former chief of staff on Saturday. “I am proud to endorse Chip Roy for Attorney General of Texas. As my very first chief of staff, Chip has been a close friend and ally of...
President Trump selected Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia this week as the U.S.'s first chief design officer as part of the administration’s push to update the federal government’s design language to be both “usable and beautiful.” Gebbia, who joined the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year and is on the board of Tesla, said...
President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday that a Florida judge's order to temporarily shut down some of Alligator Alcatraz is “not going to stop” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, indicating that migrants apprehended by federal agents could be sent to other detention facilities. “They're not going to stop us doing what...
