President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.
WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]
One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rolled out a list of 35 House Republicans it plans to target in the 2026 midterms on Tuesday. The list, which the DCCC called its Districts in Play, includes Alaska Rep. Nick Begich (R); Arizona Reps. David Schweikert (R), Eli Crane (R) and Juan Ciscomani (R); California Reps. David Valadao...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Monday said he is “leaving all doors open” when it comes to a presidential bid. “Time to stop messing around. Life is great. Especially at ESPN/Disney. Hate the thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I’m officially leaving all doors open,” Smith said in a...
President Trump has fired a top U.S. military officer at NATO headquarters in Brussels, drawing ire from Democrat lawmakers. Trump relieved of duty without explanation Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. representative to NATO's military committee. A combat veteran, helicopter pilot and the first female president of the Naval War College, she had been...
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) was hospitalized but stable after an “emergency medical event,” according to a Monday press release from his office. “Congressman Donald Norcross was traveling over the weekend and suffered an emergency medical event likely related to his gallbladder,” the statement in the Monday press release reads. “He was admitted to UNC Rex...
Americans are deeply divided along partisan lines about tariffs and the U.S.'s foreign alliances, according to a new poll. In the poll from The Wall Street Journal, 77 percent of Republican voters expressed a mostly positive view of tariffs' impact on the economy and said they help create jobs, while 93 percent of Democrats said...
A group of 20 House Democrats want answers from Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on how President Trump's return-to-office mandate for federal workers is being carried out, citing "deep concerns" the blanket policy is damaging care for veterans. In a letter to Collins, sent March 28 but released on social media Monday by one of the signatories,...
Growing opposition among hardline House conservatives to the Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda is threatening to make this week’s vote one of the heaviest lifts yet for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). At least 10 House Republicans have said they will vote “no” on the measure and a handful of others have...
The Supreme Court vacated a judge's order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans, enabling the administration to resume removals under the wartime powers. The matter before the Supreme Court was not whether the Trump administration properly used its wartime power to expel those it has accused...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday set the date for a Nov. 4 special election to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) House seat, which has been vacant since early March. A statement from the governor stressed a need to give “sufficient time” for Harris County’s election office to prepare, though the office...
Democrats held a rare bicameral forum to examine the Trump administration’s actions targeting Department of Justice (DOJ) staff and major law firms as the party explores how to push back against the Trump presidency. The forum featured a series of attorneys who were fired or resigned from the Justice Department or have pushed big law...
President Trump will undergo his annual physical exam on Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center, he announced Monday. "I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I have never felt better, but...
The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday to advance Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s controversial pick to serve as the Defense Department under secretary for policy, overcoming the private concerns of several Republican senators about Colby’s past statements. The chamber voted 53-39 to limit debate on the nominee. Notably, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), an outspoken...
