Two of President Donald Trump’s supporters in Congress told the Washington Examiner that they have renewed calls to reverse his economic deal with Beijing to take 600,000 Chinese students before it takes effect, as it presents a national security threat. “We should proceed with caution when dealing with our top foreign adversary. Over the past […]
THE FORGOTTEN TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. You might not be aware of it, but there is a trial going on in Florida for Ryan Routh, the man authorities say came within minutes of carrying out his plan to assassinate President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, during the presidential campaign. The Routh assassination attempt came just two months […]
Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee gave different accounts of the testimony of Alex Acosta, the former Trump Labor Secretary who initially prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein when serving as a U.S. attorney. Acosta sat with the panel behind closed doors for several hours Friday, answering questions about his handling of the case. House Democrats on Friday...
President Trump on Friday said he disagreed with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over criticism of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to take action against ABC, before late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air indefinitely. Cruz said that Carr’s threat to take action against ABC sounded like something “right out...
President Trump on Friday predicted the government would shut down “for a period of time” amid an impasse in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats. Trump expressed some pessimism about the two sides reaching an agreement that can garner 60 votes in the Senate. Republicans have 53 seats in the chamber, meaning at least seven...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday it would end protections from deportation for Syrians living in the U.S., paving the way to return citizens to a country recently ravaged by civil war. The announcement came as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was set to end for Syrians at the end of the month, ending...
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said he’s glad late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is off the air indefinitely, but he warned that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to take action against ABC sounded like something “right out of Goodfellas,” the classic mob movie, and “dangerous as hell.” “Jimmy Kimmel has mocked me...
The Trump administration turned to the Supreme Court for the second time Friday as it seeks to forge ahead with its efforts to strip protections from deportation for Venezuelans in the U.S. The Friday filing asks the high court to block an appeals court decision that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lacked the authority...
Former Transportation Secretary and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized Republican redistricting efforts at a Thursday rally in Indiana, accusing the other party of “cheating” in their attempts to redraw congressional maps. “They want the outcome of the election to be decided before you even get to go vote,” Buttigieg said during the rally, which...
Federal prosecutors said Friday they will seek to imprison the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 for at least 30 years and up to life. Prosecutors’ sentencing memo came as the defendant’s public defenders newly indicated their client now uses female pronouns and goes by Sophie Roske. “She has not asked...