Every press conference and X video treating data centers as the boogeyman distracts from the far more complicated, but fixable, problems that are driving state electricity costs into the...
Hate found its way to Mississippi’s largest Jewish house of worship, Congregation Beth Israel, when an arsonist intentionally set fire to the synagogue at about 3 a.m. Saturday, damaging the only synagogue in Jackson. The alleged suspect’s name, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was released late Monday. According to the FBI, he faces charges of maliciously damaging […]
THE PRIME OF TOUGH-GUY PROGRESSIVISM. On Saturday, Larry Krasner, the elected Democratic district attorney of Philadelphia, posted a photo of himself on social media. It was a black-and-white picture of a stern-looking Krasner in a dark suit, one hand to his sunglasses. At the bottom of the photo, in all caps, was “FAFO,” which of course […]
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) on Monday took a swing at his Democratic congressional colleague Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) over Iran. In an earlier interview on “CNN News Central,” the network’s Kate Bolduan pressed Fetterman about possible American military action in Iran. “The president’s saying he's now considering taking military action inside Iran, do you want...
The Australian ambassador to the U.S. will be leaving his role in March -- an announcement made a few weeks after President Trump slammed him. “It is with deep appreciation for his tireless contribution to our national interests over the last three years in Washington that we today announce the Hon Dr Kevin Rudd AC...
President Trump’s return to office has fueled the grassroots forces that have driven a spike in LGBTQ book bans in recent years, creating a notable chill in the market for queer stories, according to authors and others in the publishing industry. The effect has been most keenly felt within children’s book publishing, where editors and...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is forgoing a promised court-martialing and taking a behind-closed-doors track to attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). The administrative move — which seeks to reduce Kelly’s retirement rank and military pension — is the latest in the bitter back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the retired Navy captain after he...
Minnesota has found itself at the epicenter of the political world, reeling from tensions sparked by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting a woman — an incident that renewed fierce debate over immigration, law enforcement and federal overreach. At the same time, the state’s headlines were also dominated by a political bombshell:...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said it's no "problem" for the U.S. to pay off tariff refunds if the Supreme Court rules against President Trump's tariffs. "It won't be a problem if we have to do it, but I can tell you that if it happens — which I don't think it's going to...
Thousands of protesters rallied across the country on Saturday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Minneapolis saw tens of thousands of people march the city streets, Time reported. Protests and vigils have been ongoing since Wednesday night. Minneapolis police said 30 people...
President Trump on Saturday said he hopes political prisoners released in Venezuela "remember how lucky they got" in the week after U.S. strikes ousted President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face charges. "Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners," Trump wrote on Truth Social....
The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery revealed President Trump's new photographic portrait, but also removed most of the adjoining text that mentions his two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The White House shared a photo of the updated "America's Presidents" exhibit across its social media accounts on...
Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Saturday that the agency’s Minneapolis office is being relocated, citing “overwhelming local hostility” toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in recent days. “Since Day One, I have been clear that SBA will not continue to surge resources to communities that refuse to protect their small business...
White House border czar Tom Homan urged critics to “tone down the rhetoric” about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting. “Let’s decrease the temperature here,” Homan said on a Friday episode of "The Dr. Phil Podcast." “Let the investigation play out.” An ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old...
Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director John Sandweg on Friday said the Trump administration is "using ICE a political football" amid its widespread crackdown on immigrants and after an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis this week. Sandweg told MS NOW's Katy Tur that he worries about the legitimacy...
President Trump has decided where he wants to see former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh land next season. After urging NFL franchises earlier this week to consider hiring Harbaugh “fast,” Trump said Saturday it should be the New York Giants. “The New York Football Giants should hire, without question, John Harbaugh – And John,...
The growing uproar over Wednesday’s fatal shooting by a U.S. immigration officer in Minneapolis is spreading quickly on Capitol Hill, where a chorus of Democrats in both chambers are launching a blitz of proposals to rein in President Trump’s surge of federal forces in blue regions around the country. Democrats are pushing a wide range...
The U.S. military on Saturday carried out "large-scale" strikes against ISIS militants in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. CENTCOM forces worked with partners in the region to carry out the strikes. "The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future...
