A senior Justice Department prosecutor was charged Wednesday with sending herself a copy of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on President Trump, defying court orders that the document be kept under tight control.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned about children’s screen time in an advisory released Wednesday, citing impacts on sleep and mental health. The “Surgeon General's Warning on the Harms of Screen Use” states that “harmful screen use among children and adolescents has become a public health concern; growing up surrounded by screens...
President Trump arrived on Monday in Israel, where a White House said he will meet with families of the hostages freed by Hamas and speak at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. “The war is over,” Trump told reporters as he departed — even though his ceasefire deal leaves many unanswered questions about the future of Hamas...
Hamas on Monday released all 20 living hostages still being held since the October, 2023 attacks in Israel, marking a major milestone in the first phase of a Middle East peace deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Israeli officials confirmed that Hamas had transferred all 20 remaining hostages to the custody of the Red...
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy thinks the high court’s opinions have become “too personal and confrontational.” “I’m actually somewhat concerned about the Court,” Kennedy said in an interview with CBS News published Sunday. “It’s a little bit too personal and confrontational, some of the opinions. I’m hoping that will settle down a little bit.”...
President Trump said Sunday that he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia doesn't settle its ongoing war with the country. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, the president said he may speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin before sending Ukraine the missiles, which can strike targets from over 1,000 miles away. “I...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had a “thoughtful conversation” in recent days regarding the latter's concerns over health care premiums. During an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday, Johnson said he told Greene that “there are many Republicans in Congress that have been...
Vice President Vance accused ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos of caring about a "fake scandal" regarding White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday. Stephanopoulos, during Sunday morning's edition of "This Week," asked Vance whether Homan kept or returned a reported $50,000 bribe. Vance deflected, saying the media is “going after” Homan “because he’s doing...
Vice President Vance blamed the rescinded layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and “far-left” Senate Democrats, as the government shutdown approaches two weeks. The Trump administration initially laid off more than 1,000 CDC employees on Friday, before reportedly reversing course. “The government shutdown inevitably...
Opponents of President Trump — from street protesters to elected officeholders — are increasingly turning to a different tactic to try to push back on his agenda: humor and mockery. But there’s nothing light-hearted about their efforts. Instead, the satirical or absurdist pushback is aimed at undercutting Trump’s preferred self-image of strength and instead rendering...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she's unsure whether Americans can trust the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump. “I don't know if we can trust what's coming out of the Department of Justice right now,” Harris told MSNBC on Sunday. “And that pains me to say that as someone who spent the majority...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday argued the government shutdown is being caused by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) “being petrified of their left flank.” “This shutdown is a direct result of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries being petrified of their left flank and wanting to show...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) encouraged more Republicans to speak out against federal troop deployments across state lines, pointing to recent criticism from Oklahoma’s GOP governor as “good news.” “We've got to all stand together because there [are] truly unconstitutional actions that are coming out of this administration, coming at the states and the people...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that the government shutdown has been “very isolating.” Fetterman is one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference to vote for a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government through Nov. 21, along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats....
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support for the GOP proposal to reopen the government. Kelly, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” called...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the government shutdown will not change his opposition to extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Democrats have made their central demand in the ongoing funding standoff. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Graham criticized Democrats’ approach and said he wouldn’t support extending the subsidies unless there was...
