John R. Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse Friday to surrender to authorities on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser of storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes that contained classified information.
The federal government shutdown has closed the National Zoo and Smithsonian museums, but D.C. officials say dozens of attractions remain open for business.
Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The number of participants in the event came close to 300, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “Reclaiming our river not...
The Trump administration has terminated an annual government hunger report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Saturday. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said Saturday in a press release. “For 30...
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Arizona on Sunday for a memorial service honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed during a campus event in Utah earlier this month. The event was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and drew dozens of Trump administration officials, GOP lawmakers and prominent conservatives, along...
President Trump on Sunday memorialized conservative activist Charlie Kirk, praising his openness to debate and the movement he helped build. Despite the somber tone of the event at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Trump’s speech frequently resembled a typical campaign rally or political address. Trump took frequent swipes at his political opponents, even as...
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said Sunday that she forgives the man accused of killing her husband. “On the cross, our savior said, ‘Father, forgive them. For they not know what they do.’ That man. That young man. I forgive him,” Erika Kirk said at her husband’s memorial, with her voice softening and...
President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reunited during a memorial service for the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, months after their public falling-out. Trump and Musk were spotted during the service seated together in a private suite and speaking. An official White House social media account highlighted their exchange. At...
President Trump will be one of the speakers at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz., which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot Sept. 10 at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. He is survived by his wife, Erika Kirk, and two children. Other...
Congress is moving head-first toward a government shutdown after the Senate voted down a pair of stopgap spending bills, including a “clean” one proposed by the GOP to keep the lights on for seven weeks while appropriators hammer out a longer-term deal. Lawmakers will be out of town for the next week before returning on...
President Trump said on Saturday he will award Ben Carson, his first-term Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. “We are going to be presenting Dr. Ben Carson with the highest civilian award and honor in our country. It's the civilian version of the Medal of...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that his agency is "meticulously investigating theories and questions” in the investigation into conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting. “The full weight of America’s law enforcement agencies are actively following the evidence that has emerged, but our efforts extend beyond initial findings. We are examining every facet of this assassination,”...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) praised the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his dedication to free speech and open debate, saying communities around the country “need more of” that approach. “I see him as someone who was devoted to speech and debate,” Shapiro said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,”...
Estonia said Sunday that the United Nations Security Council is going to meet after three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace late this week. “In response to Russia’s blatant, reckless, and flagrant violation of @NATO airspace over Estonia on Friday—when armed MiG-31 fighter jets intruded into our territory for 12 minutes—the @UN Security Council...
NATO must take a more proactive approach to deter Russian aggression, as Moscow is testing the alliance's defenses and exploiting its reluctance to act, and the West must provide Ukraine with long-range missiles to strike Russian drone factories and shoot down any Russian fighters that violate NATO airspace.
