Two men who were shot at the Pennsylvania rally where a gunman tried to assassinate Donald Trump are suing the federal government. James Copenhaver and David Dutch alleged in separate but similar lawsuits filed Monday in the Western District of Pennsylvania that the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were grossly […]
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Four Senate Republicans again unite with Dems to block Trump’s SAVE America Act
Four Senate Republicans broke ranks to kill another effort to pass President Donald Trump’s marquee voter ID and election integrity legislation as the GOP marches to fund immigration enforcement. Just like last time, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Thom Tills, R-N.C., joined all Democrats to thwart the move. […]
BROADCAST BIAS: Networks spin Trump’s Xi meeting as weakness despite strategic gain
President Donald Trump flew to China to make nice with communist leader Xi Jinping this week. It didn’t sound like the Cold War, or the recent trade wars. The word “détente” was in the air, so for anti-communists who didn’t love President Richard Nixon in China or President Jimmy Carter kissing Soviet dictator Leonid Brezhnev […]
Rory McIlroy skips PGA Tour event at Trump’s place, still gets shoutout from president at White House dinner
Rory McIlroy decided to pass on playing at Trump National Doral this week for the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship, but President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have any ill will toward the six-time major champion. McIlroy and his wife, Erica, attended the White House State Dinner for England’s King Charles III on Tuesday evening and […]
Trump’s DC beautification push wins rare Dem praise as president snaps landmarks back to life
Democrats are offering rare praise to President Donald Trump as his push to revitalize Washington, D.C., ahead of the semiquincentennial brings neglected landmarks back to life through various restoration projects. “Cannot believe it’s taken this long, but this truly makes me so incredibly happy to see,” wrote ActBlue communications strategist Carter Christensen on X in […]
US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran during Trump’s blockade
A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers that were trying to leave Iran on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as part of the Trump administration’s blockade on Iranian ports. The official told Reuters that the ships left Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman before being contacted by the U.S. warship through radio communication. The […]
Obama official who backed Iran deal sparks online outrage with reaction to Trump’s strike: ‘Sit this one out’
Ben Rhodes, a leading figure within the Obama administration who pushed for the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, was blasted on social media Saturday after he criticized U.S. military strikes on Iran. In the immediate aftermath of the joint attack by the U.S. and Israel, Rhodes was posting criticism of the administration on social media […]
Keith Olbermann ridicules US men’s hockey team for wanting to accept Trump’s State of Union invite
Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann took issue with the U.S. men’s ice hockey team wanting to accept President Donald Trump’s invite to his State of Union address on Tuesday night, while applauding the women’s hockey team for declining the same gesture. Both teams are fresh off Olympic gold over Canada, with overtime heroics needed in […]
Fox News to lead live multiplatform coverage of Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address
Fox News Media will present extensive multiplatform coverage of President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, along with the Democratic Party’s response, on Tuesday. Coverage on the Fox News Channel (FNC) will begin at 8:50 p.m. ET, led by chief political anchor Bret Baier and “The Story” […]
JONATHAN TURLEY: Trump’s Kennedy Center name change will keep lawyers busy for years
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” That question, posed by Juliet in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” seems to now occupy much of Washington. At a Christmas party with many media from Washington, the question was put to me more succinctly and repeatedly as “can they do […]
Trump’s team reports concrete progress in Ukraine peace negotiations with European partners
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said talks in Florida between American, Ukrainian and European officials have produced concrete progress toward a structured peace framework, fueling signs that negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine may be entering a decisive phase. “Over the last three days in Florida, the Ukrainian delegation held a series of productive […]
Trump’s Venezuela oil blockade puts Chevron in the middle of a high-stakes sanctions crackdown
The Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on Venezuela’s sanctioned oil shipments has thrust Chevron into an unusually precarious position. As the last U.S. oil company left in Venezuela, Chevron is operating in the high-tension space between Washington’s pressure campaign and the world’s largest oil reserves. That campaign was on full display on Dec. 10, when U.S. […]