President Trump on Thursday urged Senate Republicans to invoke the “nuclear option” — a rules change that would allow legislation to pass with a simple majority vote — in order to bring an end to the 30-day government shutdown. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what … Read more
Politics Commentary Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced an unexpectedly turbulent interview on MSNBC over the weekend, and for many viewers, it was symbolic of the broader dysfunction that has come to define the Biden presidency. Once regarded as a safe haven for Democratic figures, MSNBC offered no such comfort this time. Jean-Pierre’s … Read more
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Department of Defense is moving “quickly” to implement President Donald Trump’s directive to resume nuclear-weapons testing. Hegseth told reporters during a meeting with the ASEAN Secretary-General in Washington that the directive is a necessary step to ensure America maintains the “strongest, most capable nuclear arsenal” in … Read more
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) just hit a new low — even by Democrat standards. In a shameless political stunt, he’s using kids who just want to go trick-or-treating as props to attack ICE agents for doing their jobs in Chicago. It’s the kind of cheap grandstanding we’ve come to expect from the left: demonize … Read more
There’s an easy way to see who’s really responsible for the Schumer shutdown: just look at the media coverage. Despite Democrats’ efforts to blame Republicans — who currently hold the House, Senate, and White House — the usual wave of sympathetic media stories about suffering federal workers has been conspicuously absent. The press has gone … Read more
Politics Commentary In a rare show of unity, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive victory to President Donald Trump’s administration this week, ruling 8–1 in favor of the White House on a major immigration case that could reshape executive authority over border policy. The decision — which saw several liberal justices side with Trump … Read more
Politics Commentary The modern Democratic Party has reached a level of irony so staggering it could power the Capitol dome for a year. As the so-called “Schumer Shutdown” enters yet another painful week, the same Democrats who love to chant “for the children!” are now holding those very children hostage to their political theater. For … Read more
Republican firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is set to make a high-profile appearance on The View next week. Host Whoopi Goldberg announced the news Thursday morning as the panel discussed the ongoing government shutdown and the latest political turmoil in Washington. “People in Washington are starting to say ‘my constituents.’ You know, they’re starting to … Read more
Senate Republicans delivered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump’s trade policy on Tuesday, even as they continue to largely back him during the ongoing government shutdown. Five GOP senators joined Democrats in voting to end Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil, Fox News reported. The resolution, led by Sen. Tim … Read more
Federal prosecutors have launched a sweeping criminal investigation into whether senior leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation defrauded donors who poured more than $90 million into the movement after the 2020 death of George Floyd. The Associated Press first reported that the Justice Department’s inquiry — led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office … Read more