New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces scorn from conservatives after countering Reagan's famous quote at a government-run grocery store announcement.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued ActBlue, alleging that the major Democratic Party fundraising platform misled Congress and the public about its donation processes. “ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served. It has blatantly ignored state law that prohibits deceptive practices, and it must pay...
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a budget resolution Tuesday that would fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for three and a half years, through the end of President Trump’s time in office. The 58-page resolution calls for spending $60 billion in on-budget outlays over the...
Pakistan is urging the U.S. and Iran to consider extending a temporary ceasefire, ahead of its expiration on Wednesday evening. The country’s office of foreign affairs recapped a Tuesday meeting between Pakistani Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Natalie Baker in a post on the social platform X. The...
President Trump on Tuesday said he isn't interested in extending the ceasefire with Iran that ends in a matter of hours. "I don’t want to do that. We don’t have that much time,” he told CNBC on Tuesday morning. Potential peace talks in Pakistan are in flux, as Vice President Vance — Trump's top negotiator...
President Trump has reportedly boasted that he will issue pre-emptive presidential pardons to hundreds, if not thousands, of administration staff and officials, which could raise questions about the potential for abuse of the Pardons Clause and the potential for unethical or illegal activity.
Pope Leo XIV has been butting heads with Trump and the GOP over their use of Christianity to justify war and their mistreatment of immigrants, calling for an end to the conflict and advocating for grace, charity and forgiveness.
The Pentagon is ending mandatory flu vaccines for service members, phrasing the change as giving troops “medical autonomy” and “freedom to express their religious convictions,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. “Our new policy is simple. If you, an American warrior entrusted to defend this nation, believe that the flu vaccine is in your best...
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced Tuesday that it is under investigation by the Department of Justice, a move that comes after the Trump administration has repeatedly admonished the civil rights group. SPLC’s interim CEO Bryan Fair said the group does not have all the details, but that the investigation appears to be focused...
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said late Monday that he would “not be surprised” if foreign adversaries were responsible for the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists over the past few years. “I would not be surprised if our adversaries —China, Russia, Iran, or any...
President Trump on Tuesday urged Iran not to execute eight women accused of crimes against the Islamic Republic amid ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. “To the Iranian leaders, who will soon be in negotiations with my representatives: I would greatly appreciate the release of these women,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “I...
President Trump praised Tim Cook’s tenure as the CEO of Apple on Tuesday, a day after the company announced Cook would step down from the role. “I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth so young, and ran the...
