The very day last month that the District of Columbia was arguing in a federal appeals court against President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to help protect the city, David Michael captured a daylight shooting on his patio cam at his LeDroit Park home.
The Trump administration says it has returned more than $12 billion, or almost 99%, of the revenue obtained from the sales of Venezuelan oil since it ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro in January.
The National Governors Association (NGA) will no longer facilitate its annual meeting at the White House on Friday after President Trump rescinded invitations to Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado. The White House will still host governors for a business breakfast Friday and a lavish dinner Saturday, an NGA spokesperson...
TV host Ana Navarro warned there could be repercussions for Republican radio programs after controversy surrounding a CBS interview with a Democratic candidate from Texas. Stephen Colbert accused the network of blocking “The Late Show” from airing his conversation with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), saying CBS would only allow the show to post...
Iran on Thursday held military drills with Russia amid escalating tensions with the United States, after President Trump gave the Middle Eastern country a 10-day timeline for the U.S. and Iran to strike a deal over the latter's nuclear program. Russian sailors conducted the drills with Iranian forces in the Gulf of Oman and the...
Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA travel restricted amid shutdown The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is halting at least some disaster-related travel at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the Trump administration tussles with Democratic lawmakers over funding, according to an internal email reviewed by...
President Trump on Thursday quipped that he wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor following a 2018 visit to Iraq in his first term. Speaking to supporters in northwest Georgia where he touted congressional candidates he’s endorsed in the Peach State, Trump told of visiting the country during a surprise visit during the...
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) recently told a group of voters that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is a “freaking snake.” Mullin railed against Paul as someone who frequently bucks the Republican Party on crucial votes, according to reporting by Oklahoma journalist David Arnett. The Oklahoma senator was speaking to the McGrath Breakfast Group in Tulsa,...
President Trump said Thursday the U.S. is committing $10 billion to the Board of Peace, the forum that was created to reconstruct the Gaza Strip but that the president wants to see broadened to tackle other foreign conflicts. Trump made the pledge during the first meeting of the Board of Peace, held in Washington, D.C....
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday joined a rally in Los Angeles to push for California's controversial wealth tax, which has been opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). “Enough is enough,” Sanders said, according to The Associated Press. “The billionaire class cannot have it all. This nation belongs to all of us.” The senator touted...
A new analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that tariff payments by midsize U.S. firms roughly tripled in 2025. The analysis, published Thursday, shows that midsize firms’ tariff payments began increasing starting in April, the month that President Trump unveiled his sweeping “Liberation Day” levies on numerous trading partners. Tariff payments by midsize firms...
President Trump on Thursday morning will host the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington. The recently formed organization has been tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — including the disarmament of the Palestinian militant group as part of the second phase of the...
Dozens of world leaders are gathering in Washington, where President Trump will host his first Board of Peace meeting Thursday morning. The board, which was launched by Trump last month, aims to oversee the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip amid a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and after the war's end. Several countries, including many U.S. allies,...
