President Trump celebrated Easter Monday at the White House by praising the U.S. military and the daring operation that rescued a downed American aviator in Iran over the weekend.
Sen. Rick Scott has posted a picture of himself, his wife and his granddaughter at Disney World after having vowed to boycott Disney for its "woke" policies, multiple news outlets report.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) filed two resolutions on Wednesday that would censure Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) or strip him of his committee assignments. Gonzales has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months over allegations that he had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died after setting herself on fire. The House...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday that President Trump knows Republicans will “get crushed” in this year’s midterms, touting his state's approval of a redistricting proposal in November that handed more seats to Democrats. “Trump is an historic president, historically unpopular. He's going to get crushed, shellacked in the midterms. He is, he’s toast,...
Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) better-than-expected performance in Tuesday's primary could turn the race on its head as President Trump revealed that he will endorse “soon” in the looming runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Senate GOP leaders, itching avoid an expensive battle with Democrat James Talarico, are pushing Trump to back the incumbent. ...
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) assisted Capitol Police in forcibly removing a protester from a congressional hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Video from the hearing posted online by a CBS News reporter shows the senator helping police officers push Brian McGinnis out of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. McGinnis is a former Marine sergeant and a...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday compared Israel to an "apartheid state" while suggesting that the U.S. should "rethink" its relationship with the Jewish state after both countries carried out attacks on Iran Saturday. Newsom, promoting his new political memoir "Young Man in a Hurry," sat down with the hosts of "Pod Save America"...
Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict. The motion to discharge the resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares “categorically” denied Wednesday that the European country has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military concerning Iran, contradicting a claim made earlier in the day by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “The Spanish government’s position on the war in the Middle East, the bombings in Iran, and...
President Trump and major tech firms announced an agreement Wednesday to have Big Tech companies cover the cost of the electricity they consume as development of artificial intelligence shows no signs of stopping. Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon have agreed to sign onto the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” the White House said Wednesday,...
The federal trade court judge overseeing the refund process for President Trump’s tariffs ordered the administration Wednesday to finalize paperwork for imported goods without charging companies for the invalidated levies. The order from Richard Eaton, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade, is set to impact millions of tariff entries submitted to the government that were declared illegal by the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision. Companies won’t...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Americans who are reporting being stranded in various parts of the Middle East as a result of Iranian retaliation to U.S. strikes were given prior warnings to evacuate. U.S. officials have advised citizens overseas to use a 24/7 hotline and enroll in the Smart Traveler...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said the six U.S. soldiers killed in Iranian drone strikes will receive a dignified transfer. “President Trump intends to attend the dignified transfer of these American heroes to stand in grief alongside their families,” she said during the White House press briefing. The Army has publicly identified...
When the secretary of Homeland Security uses the phrase “domestic terrorism,” it carries enormous weight. It shapes headlines. It frames public opinion. And for families grieving a loved one, it can define how the country remembers them. This week, Kristi Noem appeared before Congress for the first time since the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. She was pressed...
