Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said before, during, and after his confirmation that his focus as the civilian head of the U.S. military second only to the commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, will be to ensure that the armed forces laser-focus on becoming the most lethal instrument of combat the world has ever known. Well, okay, … Read more
FBI Director Kash Patel testified before Congress on Thursday, stating that he does not believe Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. The comment came during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, where Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned Patel on a variety of issues, including the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death. “Did Jeffrey Epstein hang himself or did somebody kill … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may need to resign following a high-profile public clash with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a meeting in Washington last week. Zelenskyy met with Trump, Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and others in the Oval Office on … Read more
The Trump administration plans to begin fining illegal immigrants subject to a deportation order $998 a day if they do not leave the United States. “Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to self-deport and leave the country now. If they don’t, they will face the consequences,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox … Read more
First lady Melania Trump on Friday announced a $25 million investment from the Trump administration that will be used to support youth aging out of foster care. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the funds toward its Foster Youth to Independence program (FYI) in recognition of the seventh anniversary of the first lady’s Be Best initiative. … Read more
President Donald Trump said he was ending a little-known internet initiative that former President Joe Biden buried in his 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure law. Trump wrote on social media that Biden’s Digital Equity Act (DEA), intended to provide digital service to lower-income communities, was “unconstitutional” and “racist.” He added that ending the program would save … Read more
Former President Joe Biden’s recent public appearances have some Democrats worried that he could drag down the party, The Hill reported. Biden on Thursday gave his second interview since leaving the White House, appearing on “The View. “Biden ripped President Donald Trump, saying he had “the worst 100 days” of any president, and pushed back on reports that his … Read more
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, … Read more
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, in an interview this week defended President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs as “part of a master plan” to negotiate trade deals. Dimon said on Thursday evening that he initially thought the tariffs were “too large, too big, and too aggressive when it started,” but later decided “it was part of a … Read more
Columbia University placed at least 65 students on interim suspension Friday, and barred another 33 from campus after the anti-Israel protesters forced their way into the Butler Library reading room Wednesday and refused to leave, according to JNS. Columbia University acting President Claire Shipman called in the NYPD to clear the reading room after the students … Read more