Lady Liberty is visual shorthand for our dynamic country and its promise of freedom. She isn't merely a stodgy statue mired in another era — she is timeless.
Retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was admitted to a hospital on Sunday, according to a spokesperson. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” said David Popp, a senior adviser to the Kentucky senator. Popp did not provide further details on why McConnell was admitted to the hospital. McConnell...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Sunday said he's open to debating President Trump amid their feud over the president's presence at Game 3 of the NBA Finals, where the New York Knicks lost the game. Smith has suggested that the two debate one another over policies and issues. The president, however, has accused the...
Democratic lawmakers throughout the weekend have criticized a prospective deal between the U.S. and Iranian governments, before the two sides finalize an agreement. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on "Fox News Sunday" that the U.S. would be receiving “less” under a proposed deal with Iran than...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton has the “right temperament” for the role of director of national intelligence amid ongoing concerns with Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s temporary appointment. “I know Jay. I think he's got the right temperament. I've...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday poked at the prospect that the U.S. and Iran will soon make a deal, accusing President Trump of saying the two countries have been close to a deal "38 or 39 different times." The Trump administration expects the U.S. and Iran to finalize a peace deal to...
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) on Sunday slammed her fellow lawmakers after both chambers of Congress failed to pass bills to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). “We — not only do we have the World Cup, we have a lot of America's 250 celebrations that we see all across the...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a plan to open over 95 percent of the National Wildlife Refuge System to hunters and anglers, which would create over 1,450 new opportunities and boost rural economies.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s decision to urge Anthropic to suspend access to its latest artificial intelligence models in a rare act of agreement with the president. “Mythos and some of their other models from AI companies are incredibly capable, and some of the capabilities that these models have to...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday said strikes traded between Hezbollah and Israel won’t impact the U.S.-Iran peace deal, hours ahead of a scheduled electronic signing for the agreement. “From all I know, we are on track. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. There's logistics involved into how these things...
The government is right to focus on fraud, waste and abuse. But its oversight efforts should be targeted, data-driven and aligned with demonstrated risk.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday said the department is facing a threat level that’s the "highest it’s ever been” with the lapse of spy powers authorized by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The powers expired on Friday after lawmakers chose not to extend the warrantless surveillance of individuals living...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith laid out his political ambitions in a Sunday interview, saying he would only seek the presidency if he were to ever run for public office. "I'm not interested in being no vice president. I'm not interested in being number two,” he said when asked by Kasie Hunt on CNN's "State...
President Trump on Sunday warned Israel and Iran to "not blow" the finalization of an emerging peace deal amid strikes in Lebanon. "We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down," Trump wrote on Truth Social after he signaled Saturday that...
