On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the weaponization of the federal government. The move aimed to undo the damage caused by the Biden administration‘s politically driven prosecutions, most notably of Trump. While this is a promising first step, officials must extend their focus beyond former President Joe Biden’s abuse […]
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for voting against President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon role, characterizing it as an act of "political pettiness." “Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of his career—is one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she posed with a rifle in Phoenix amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. “Human traffickers. Drug Smugglers. 18th Street Gang members,” Noem wrote in a post on the social media platform X. “Spent the morning in Phoenix with our brave @ICEgov and...
More Americans view President Trump as favoring Russia too much in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and published on Tuesday. Overall, Americans gave a mixed or negative review of the president’s foreign policy during the first couple months of his administration. On Ukraine...
The White House on Tuesday insisted that President Trump won’t back down on his threat to impose a more than 100 percent tariff rate on China, significantly escalating the trade war between the two nations hours before the deadline approaches. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what it would take for Trump to...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he thinks fluoride in the public water supply deserves “real evaluation,” a day after the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency indicated new recommendations and potential limits would be coming. “I think it deserves, from what I've read and from what I...
A conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Pence launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday pushing back against the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs that are set to take effect this week. Advancing American Freedom unveiled its first ad, which warns of potential consequences the tariffs could have for farmers. The ad features a...
The White House dismissed concerns about the expletive-laden fighting between tech billionaire Elon Musk and White House trade advisor Peter Navarro over tariffs, calling it an example of transparency from the Trump administration. "These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and tariffs. Boys will be boys, and we will let...
President Trump is slated to sign an executive order from the White House on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to bolster U.S. coal mining. In the order, the president is expected to define coal as "mineral," which will allow it to benefit from previous executive actions on mining that — among other things — used presidential wartime authorities...