An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of labor unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration.
The leader of the Czech Republic pushed back this week against President Trump’s accusations that Europe has failed to do its part to support the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran. “I believe that Europe could do much more, but we are not part of it,” Czech President Petr Pavel told CNN’s Christine Amanpour at...
Late night host Bill Maher told California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that his lawsuit against Fox News “sounds a lot like” President Trump. “That sounds exactly like what [Trump] does, suing media,” Maher said during an interview with the governor on Friday evening. California’s top official sued the network for defamation last June. Newsom is...
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act has triggered a fast-moving redistricting fight across the South, with lawmakers in several states pushing for new congressional and legislative maps even amid uncertainty over whether changes can be made in time for the November midterm elections. The Supreme Court declared Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional...
Washington, DC’s political class may scream in fury at Team Trump’s takeover of policing, but we suspect most district residents will be relieved: Regular...
Two Chinese warships collided while operating in the South China Sea on Monday. Video of the incident (embedded at the end of this article) shows a People’s Liberation Army-Navy Type 052D destroyer crashing into the bow of a Chinese coast guard vessel as both ships attempted to intercept a Philippines’ coast guard vessel. That Philippines […]
WHY TRUMP IS RIGHT ON DC CRIME. President Donald Trump‘s public safety initiative for the District of Columbia faces two great obstacles. The first is the persistence of crime there. The second is residents, local officials, and national Democrats who will resist Trump’s efforts. “The president taking over local control of [the Metropolitan Police Department] and putting […]
Mayor Karen Bass‘s misplaced priorities are allowing the Los Angeles government to devolve into dysfunctional chaos. Bass has allowed labor unions to run rampant over the governing process, starting when she imposed a $30 per hour minimum wage for tourism workers for the 2028 Olympics. When businesses that would be saddled with the additional costs […]
The Democratic Party and its media allies are always on the lookout for new ways to scare their wealthy, college-educated donors into believing that fascism is just around the corner. Enter the latest Democratic meme, the “shadow docket.” “All Americans should be alarmed by the Supreme Court’s growing reliance on its ‘shadow docket’ to resolve […]
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) released a report last week claiming to have evidence of more than 500 cases of “credible reports of human rights abuse” in detention centers throughout the country. The revelations include accusations of physical and sexual abuse, malnourishment of detainees, and the mistreatment of pregnant women and children. The investigation is meant […]
