Monica Crowley, a conservative author, media personality, and former Treasury official, was approved as the assistant secretary of state and chief of protocol, with the status of ambassador. Lawmakers voted 52-45 to confirm Crowley. Crowley, a longstanding Fox News contributor and global affairs commentator, previously served in the first Trump administration, receiving the Treasury Department’s … Read more
A number of prominent Democratic donors are reportedly unenthusiastic about the prospect of former Vice President Kamala Harris launching a bid for California governor now that Gov. Gavin Newsom is term-limited in 2026, according to a revealing report by Politico’s Melanie Mason and Jeremy B. White. Following her decisive electoral defeat last November, speculation began … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James sharply condemned the U.S. Supreme Court following its landmark decision on President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, underscoring how deeply invested she had become in the case she initiated. In a statement, the Democratic attorney general blasted the Court’s conservative majority for overturning the authority of federal … Read more
Authorities have identified the suspected sniper who killed two firemen and injured a third in an ambush assault in Idaho. Wess Roley’s body was discovered beside his firearm at the scene of a fire he reportedly caused on Sunday afternoon, a law enforcement official told CNN on Monday. Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said during a press … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to resume trade negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump following Canada’s announcement late Sunday that it is rescinding its digital services tax on American technology companies. The Canadian government said it was rescinding the Digital Services Tax “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the … Read more
California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff received backlash after asking White House Counsel David Warrington to produce financial declarations for key officials, leading a Trump adviser to propose that he begin by seeking the same from longstanding California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi. “The American people remain highly concerned about Nancy Pelosi’s long, documented history of insider … Read more
President Trump said he wants those responsible for leaking the intelligence report on Iran to be prosecuted and suggested the government could take action against reporters to compel them to reveal their sources. The president’s observations, made during an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo and broadcast on Sunday, come after he and members of … Read more
Promises made, promises kept. In a rare occurrence, the United States Senate unanimously approved a bill that would eliminate tip taxes by a vote of 100–0, bringing President Donald Trump’s key campaign promise closer to reality. The legislation was first introduced in January by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and had bipartisan co-sponsorship, which … Read more
Iran’s senior Shiite cleric published a religious decree on Sunday targeting President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which some analysts saw as an encouragement to terrorism. According to the New York Sun, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa calling on Muslims worldwide to take a stance. The fatwa declares that any individual … Read more
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from The Washington Post has been arrested and charged after federal investigators allegedly discovered child pornography on his work computer, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, was taken into custody on Thursday following an FBI raid on his home, during which agents … Read more