President Donald Trump made headlines in November when he asked former Director of National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA. That request will be honored, as this week the Senate voted in favor of Ratcliffe's confirmation as CIA director. Chuck Schumer voted to…
Police announced on Thursday that a man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and conducted a tour of the building is now facing weapons charges. According to a news release from Capitol police, the 27-year-old Massachusetts man was apprehended on…
On Wednesday, every Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted against a bill that would have mandated that doctors offer lifesaving medical care to newborns delivered after a failed abortion attempt. The party-line opposition effectively killed the bill in the upper chamber of Congress, as Newsweek…
President Trump's newly confirmed CIA director John Ratcliffe is pledging to end the politicization of the intelligence community that began under President Obama and his CIA chief John Brennan. "It would be fair to say his tenure was one of the worst things that has…
One of Donald Trump's first executive orders is also the one that will generate the fastest lawsuit: his attempt to end birthright citizenship. It's a case that's ultimately destined for the Supreme Court because, win or lose, everyone will ensure it gets appealed to that…
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman raised eyebrows among other members of his party earlier this month when had dinner with President Donald Trump. While Fetterman refused to spill any details about the meeting during a recent interview, the Democratic lawmaker did go over topics on…
The ex-sister-in-law of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth made headlines this week when she accused him of abusing his former wife. However, the ex-wife has since exonerated Hegseth by insisting that the alleged abuse never took place. Affidavit submitted to Senate Armed Services Committee According…
At the close of his term, former President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to multiple family members as well as a group of high-profile Democrats. While that move precluded the recipients from facing justice, there's one loophole which Biden may regret leaving open. Trump:…
President Donald Trump vowed during the campaign to take on the overtly discriminatory ideals and practices of "diversity, equity, and inclusion," or DEI, and he wasted little time after taking office in making good on that promise. In a series of executive actions on his…
President Donald Trump wasted little time on his first day in office before he fulfilled a campaign vow to grant clemency to all who'd been politically persecuted by partisan prosecutors and judges concerning the Jan. 6 Capitol riot of 2021. That's not the end of…
President Donald Trump granted Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok a brief reprieve from a national security law that requires the app to be banned in the U.S. unless it is sold to U.S.-approved buyers. While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump suggested he would approve…
Disgraced ex-Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and two co-defendants were convicted on bribery and corruption charges last year but later demanded a new trial after it was belatedly discovered that some improperly redacted materials had been provided to jurors during deliberations. The federal judge who presided…
There is broad speculation that Barron Trump, who is currently enrolled at New York University's business school, will follow the real estate development career path of his father, President Donald Trump, and older brothers, Don Jr. and Eric. Reports indicate that Barron has already dipped…
A reality TV star and high-end jewelry designer has died after a tragic skiing accident. Singapore native Lynn Ban, 51, was pronounced dead at her New York home on Monday, weeks after injuring her head during an Aspen skiing trip. Ban appeared in eight episodes…
