The White House has not publicly named a permanent replacement for former press secretary Karoline Leavitt, but a surprise “guest” took over her duties late last week. Vice President JD Vance stepped behind the briefing-room podium Thursday to deliver an update on several administration priorities. Advertisement The appearance was part of an interim arrangement in […]
House Democrats split sharply over Israel again as 33 members joined Republicans to pass legislation that would restrict federal funding for colleges and universities participating in certain commercial boycotts of Israel. The House approved H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, in a 237-169 vote. Advertisement The measure received support from […]
The CIA has released 71 President’s Daily Brief documents related to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, providing a new look at intelligence presented to senior U.S. officials in the years leading up to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the documents declassified to coincide with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, calling […]
Top election officials from seven Republican-led states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Trump administration’s new mail-ballot requirements from taking effect during the 2026 midterm elections, warning that implementing the changes this late could create confusion and disrupt voting. The officials stressed that they are not taking a position on whether the […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar has been a lightning rod of controversy since being elected to Congress, but her biggest issue appears to be a nagging legal problem that could lead to dire consequences for her and her family. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that the Minnesota Democrat and Somali native is the subject of […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically increased arrests during the summer as the Trump administration expanded immigration enforcement operations around the country. Newly reported figures show that ICE made more than 50,000 arrests in July alone, marking what was then the agency’s highest monthly total before August edged even higher. Advertisement The increase came as […]
A CNN panel erupted into a heated argument Tuesday night while discussing the death of a 20-year-old Haitian student whose family says he had become deeply distressed after losing Temporary Protected Status and being required to wear an immigration-monitoring device. The exchange on CNN NewsNight quickly moved beyond the circumstances surrounding Pierre Damas Bel’s death […]
The Second Amendment continues to be an issue before the current U.S. Supreme Court, after decades of prior courts refusing to hear such cases. And not surprisingly, most of the current cases stem from blue states trying to restrict gun rights. Advertisement A major Second Amendment challenge to California’s concealed-carry restrictions is moving forward again […]
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend for American adults would not be financed through taxpayer money or additional federal borrowing. Instead, Lutnick says the administration believes it can generate the money through alternative revenue sources, including a new visa program for wealthy foreigners and gains tied to the federal government’s […]
President Donald Trump is pushing back on reports that he skipped the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero because organizers would not allow him to deliver remarks. Trump said Friday that he never demanded to speak and insisted he believed organizers likely would have made an exception if he had wanted one. Advertisement The dispute […]
