The Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Donald Trump’s candidate for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 60 to 25 vote occurred after Democrats, backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), delayed Caine’s nomination from being quickly approved in protest of Trump’s removal of the previous top … Read more
A 32-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of online threats to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials. The suspect, identified as Shawn Monper, was taken into custody by the FBI and Butler Township Police after investigators linked multiple violent messages … Read more
A new investigation has been launched into one of Congress’s most outspoken progressive Democrats. On April 2, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) opened a formal probe into Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) following a complaint filed by the conservative Coolidge-Reagan Foundation. The complaint, submitted on March 26, focuses on questionable donations to Crockett’s 2024 re-election campaign … Read more
With Minnesota’s open Senate seat attracting high-profile interest from both parties, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has made her decision—and it’s a decision that has surprised many political observers. The progressive congresswoman announced Thursday that she will seek reelection to her House seat, choosing not to enter what is shaping up to be one of the … Read more
A 32-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of online threats to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials. The suspect, identified as Shawn Monper, was taken into custody by the FBI and Butler Township Police after investigators linked multiple violent messages … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican leading the investigation are unable to decide how to proceed with their investigation into the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. According to three sources familiar with the negotiations, Johnson wants Republicans to narrow the scope of the previous January 6 committee’s investigation and cease … Read more
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed on Wednesday that it has discovered evidence showing a high-ranking Biden aide allegedly receiving millions in federal funds for a facility designed to house migrants, which has remained unused despite the ongoing migrant crisis. The nonprofit organization Family Endeavors, linked to a former member of former President … Read more
The U.S. announced Thursday that it had relieved the commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland due to a “loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” following Vice President JD Vance’s publicized visit to the semiautonomous island last month. “Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s agenda will not … Read more
FBI Director Kash Patel has delivered to members of Congress nearly 700 pages disclosing previously unknown details about Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the agency’s fruitless hunt into a connection between Russian agents and the 2016 Trump campaign. Members of the public will be able to view the documents in near-real time beginning at 7 p.m. EST … Read more
Federal authorities have arrested a Massachusetts lawmaker on embezzlement charges, marking the second high-profile criminal case involving a Democratic official in the state this week. State Representative Chris Flanagan was taken into custody Friday morning for allegedly embezzling around $36,000 from a former employer to cover campaign costs, clothing purchases, and credit card debt, according … Read more