Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears lambasted Virginia Democrats after they signaled a plan to suddenly call the legislature back in a last-minute special session to address potential redistricting before the election. Virginia’s state redistricting commission is statutorily charged with crafting new congressional maps after every decennial census, but state Democrats …
Read More »Supreme Court sets date to hear FTC Slaughter case in test of Trump's firing powers
The Supreme Court on Friday set a Dec. 8 date to hear oral arguments in a case centered on President Donald Trump’s authority to fire heads of independent agencies without cause. This closely watched court fight could overturn a longstanding court precedent and further expand executive branch powers. At issue …
Read More »Trump meets NATO’s Rutte amid canceled Putin meeting: 'It didn't feel right to me'
President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday — days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House and after calling off a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We canceled the meeting with President Putin,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office with Rutte Wednesday. “It …
Read More »Trump reveals how US military is going to crack down on drug smugglers on land
Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will “hit” drug smugglers attempting to enter the U.S. by land after a series of lethal strikes on cartel boats at sea. The president was questioned about his use of military force to crack down on …
Read More »Trump, Zelenskyy agree on crucial aspect to end Ukraine war: 'good compromise'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he supported President Donald Trump’s proposal to freeze the current front lines of the war while both sides work toward a longer-term peace agreement. Trump “proposed, ‘Stay where we stay and begin conversation,’” Zelenskyy told reporters during a brief visit to Oslo, Norway. “I …
Read More »Trump says Schumer, Senate Democrats holding government 'hostage' with shutdown: 'We will not be extorted'
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats are “holding the entire federal government hostage” during the shutdown, vowing, “We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs.” Trump, speaking during a lunch at the White House Rose Garden, said, “Chuck …
Read More »Dem senator says Melania Trump is America's 'secret weapon' against Putin's 'war criminality'
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said first lady Melania Trump could play a critical role in winning the White House’s support for congressional sanctions on Russia. “I think the first lady is our secret weapon,” Blumenthal said Tuesday. The remark comes as lawmakers weigh whether to advance a Russia sanctions bill …
Read More »Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: 'Just the beginning'
EXCLUSIVE: With over 500,000 illegal aliens deported since President Donald Trump took office in January, the administration is on track to significantly exceed the record number of illegals deported out of the United States. Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the administration has deported over 515,000 …
Read More »Musk ally Jared Isaacman makes comeback bid for NASA administrator role after May withdrawal: report
NASA is once again considering Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman for the administration’s top role. The private astronaut had been nominated for the role earlier this year, but the White House yanked that nomination as cracks formed in President Donald Trump’s relationship with Musk. “Secretary Duffy and Jared Isaacman had …
Read More »New Jersey Dems snub endorsing socialist candidate Mamdani as gubernatorial election looms
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral race to lead New York City as a self-described democratic socialist has emerged as one of the most high-profile elections of the 2025 off-year cycle. But across the Hudson River in New Jersey, Mamdani’s race has stayed out of the spotlight, as the Garden State’s gubernatorial election …
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