Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) rebuffed comments FBI Director Kash Patel made Tuesday during a tense oversight hearing, calling Patel's testimony "a performance." “It was a performance. He was testifying really for an audience of one: President Trump,” Coons said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN’s “AC360.” “During his confirmation hearing months ago, I asked him...
Charlie Kirk’s assassination has reignited worries about judges’ security. A sharp rise in threats against the judiciary has made concern over political violence a constant drumbeat, from state courts to the Supreme Court. But the fatal shooting of the prominent conservative activist has injected a new urgency into the conversation. “I think it is a...
Since the tragic assassination of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk, there has been a disturbing crackdown on free speech that stretches across ideological divides. People can debate whether what is being said about Kirk’s death and his legacy is okay or not okay. But believe it or not, that is mostly beside the point when...
President Trump’s second state visit to the United Kingdom was marked with public ridicule over his past relationship with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, after activists projected pictures of the two men onto Windsor Castle upon his arrival. A series of photos showcased Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Epstein in addition to pictures...
Mexico has announced 50 percent trade tariffs against China. This measure is neither cosmetic nor merely commercial. Rather, it marks an unprecedented shift and grants a commercial and political victory to President Trump's America First policy. The U.S. is not losing allies — it is renewing, regaining and reinforcing its political and economic alliances in...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump kick off two days of pomp and business with their state visit to the U.K. on Wednesday morning, arriving at Windsor Castle. Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, and then King Charles III and Queen Camilla, greeted the Trumps. A state banquet at the castle will...
The EPA is implementing a deregulatory agenda to make America the AI capital of the world, while also protecting the environment, by streamlining data center approval timelines, modernizing regulations for oil and gas wastewater discharges, and using AI to train internal systems.