White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clapped back at a reporter after he seemingly criticized and questioned the criteria the Department of Homeland Security is using to identify enemy aliens, such as members of the vicious gang Tren de Aragua (TDA). The reporter asserted that the validation guidance has criteria that requires eight points to be […]
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
Senate confirmation hearings began last Tuesday for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel, an Evangelical Christian whose steadfast support for Israel in the battle against terror stands in stark contrast to the pro-Qatar strategy launched by Trump’s chief negotiator Steve Witkoff. Speaking to Tucker Carlson, an outspoken critic of Israel, chief […]
The former environmental lawyer was propelled to the nation’s highest health office largely by the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, a play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. As health secretary, Kennedy wants to solve the chronic disease epidemic in the US, which plenty of doctors can get behind. The issue is that […]
The White House Correspondents’ Association warned today that reports that the Trump administration plans to take control of the seating chart for the briefing room would be another effort to punish journalists over coverage it disfavors. Axios reported that Trump’s team was considering taking over seating assignments in the cramped briefing room, a task that […]
It’s been two months since Karoline Leavitt has been getting acquainted with her role as President Donald Trump’s press secretary. With such a public-facing role, her personal life has been put on display as well. Leavitt is the youngest person to hold the press secretary position at 27 and a mother to one child, her […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that his role in the Trump Administration with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is weighing on the electric vehicle maker’s stock, calling his advisory role “a very expensive job.” Musk’s role at DOGE has sparked protests from voters who are opposed to DOGE’s activities, including gaining access to […]
Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s outcome. Source link
Kash Patel has spent his first month as FBI director cracking down on some of the Trump administration’s top law enforcement priorities, including violent crime, gang activity and drug trafficking – all while managing to avoid much of the high-profile controversy that has embroiled some other senior national security officials. His early moves have earned […]
Republican senators are warning that any efforts to impeach James Boasberg, the federal judge who ruled against President Trump’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and is now handling a lawsuit related to senior Trump officials’ use of Signal, would be dead on arrival in the Senate. Senior Senate Republicans also say they will oppose […]