ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted President Trump for calling the affordability crisis a Democratic “con job,” saying that he “wants to act as if there’s no concern.” “He has to say that right now because it’s an issue and a concern for the American people,” the host of SiriusXM's “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.”...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump was furious with her after she signed a House petition compelling the release of all government files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We did talk about the Epstein files and he was extremely angry at me that I signed the discharge petition...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said Friday that a National Guardsman injured in last week's shooting in Washington is “slowly healing” and that his parents reported he has begun to “look more like himself.” In a message posted on the social platform X, Morrisey announced that a vigil would be held for U.S. Air...
Vice President Vance dismissed online speculation about the state of his relationship with second lady Usha Vance, saying the couple’s marriage was “as strong as it’s ever been.” “With anything in life, you take the good with the bad,” he said in an interview with NBC News. “You accept that there are some sacrifices and...
Federal worker unions late Thursday filed a suit challenging the Trump administration’s inclusion of a so-called loyalty question in a set of prompts to be answered by prospective employees. The new question “essentially establishes a system of unconstitutional political patronage,” they argue, while “allowing the Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice...
No one was hospitalized following multiple people falling ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after an individual opened a “suspicious package” at the military base on Thursday. Joint Base Andrews told CNN that individuals who had fallen ill were taken to the base’s Malcolm Grove Medical Center. In an updated statement released today, the...
The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to immediately block an order that requires full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamp, benefits to be paid to states by Friday. The emergency request to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals calls the lower court's order “unprecedented,” saying it makes “a...
The D.C. resident who threw a sandwich at federal law enforcement officers said “justice” prevailed after he was acquitted Thursday of a federal assault charge. “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening,” Sean Dunn, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, told reporters outside the courthouse. Moments prior, a jury found...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on President Trump’s claim that grocery prices are falling, arguing that affordability — an issue she believes contributed to GOP election losses this week — is a problem for many Americans. “I go to the grocery store myself,” Greene told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday. “Grocery prices remain...
Airline passengers are grappling with an increase in flight delays and cancellations after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced new flight reductions to boost safety across airports that are severely understaffed amid the government shutdown. All commercial airlines have been impacted by the FAA’s directive requiring the companies to scale back flights by 4 percent...
The government shutdown hits Day 38 on Friday, and flight cancellations are rippling across U.S. airports as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) looks to ease the burden on unpaid air traffic controllers. The Department of Transportation announced it would start by cutting 4 percent of flights on Friday, ramping up to as much as 10...
More than 1,000 flights across the country were canceled as of Friday morning, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airlines look to deal with staffing shortages exacerbated by the ongoing government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced earlier this week that flight reductions were necessary to ensure safety amid the lapse in funding. The...
Democrats have been blissed out since Tuesday’s romp in the off-cycle elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and state legislative and local elections from coast to coast. After a year of raising canes, they were finally raising Cain this week, and it no doubt felt very good for them. But does it mean...
the most highly educated voters picked 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani, who promised gullible followers free stuff to make life in the Big Apple more affordable. His socialist-based ideas have never succeeded in the real world, but somehow he conned the most “educated” among us into believing that this time would be different.
