A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by journalist Michael Wolff against First Lady Melania Trump, calling it a “contorted” attempt and “not how federal courts work.” Advertisement “It’s an inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship,” said Manhattan Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, an appointee of President Donald Trump. Vyskocil said she would not be “drafted to oversee … Read more
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) reportedly stumbled during a heated floor debate, where she had been echoing Democratic critiques of what she called Trump’s “big, ugly bill.” The incident occurred after days of marathon negotiations, with lawmakers scrambling to meet the president’s July 4 deadline to deliver the sweeping legislation. Schakowsky’s remarks came just ahead of … Read more
In a recent public statement, Senator Marco Rubio made a clear declaration about the limits of political leadership. He emphasized that he cannot save America on his own. According to Rubio, only a higher power holds that ability. Rubio pointed directly to his Christian faith as the foundation of his perspective. He rejected any notion … Read more
Someone vandalized the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Thursday by carving or burning “86 47” into one of its grassy areas. The White House has argued that the message “86 47” is a threat against President Donald Trump’s life. Footage of the phrase, often used in a slang way to refer to killing … Read more
A renewed push to pass one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities appears to be gaining momentum after Vice President JD Vance met Wednesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss a strategy that supporters hope could overcome Senate gridlock. The meeting comes after months of stalled negotiations and signals that the White House … Read more
Liberal New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg sharply criticized the Democratic National Committee’s long-delayed 2024 election postmortem on Friday, describing the report as “mysterious,” “anticlimactic,” and “ridiculous” following months of internal Democratic infighting surrounding its release. “The document, it’s now clear, was kept under wraps not because it was impolitic, but because it’s a disaster,” … Read more
There’s been another major update involving President Donald Trump’s administration. As the president takes on many challenges both at home and abroad, his team has just been hit with another round of bad news. Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department at the end of the month. Jonathan Pratt, … Read more
California Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley announced that she will not seek re-election after seven terms representing a district in the Ventura County area. Brownley’s statement is part of a surge of retirement announcements before this fall’s midterm elections. Thus far, more than three dozen members of the House have already announced that they won’t run … Read more
There are legal and constitutional experts who believe “pre-emptive” pardons from presidents may not be valid. Let me go on record saying I think the Trump administration should test the theory using Dr. Anthony Fauci. You will recall he was one of several people preemptively pardoned by Joe Biden in the waning hours of his … Read more
The first major piece of legislation the GOP congressional majority passed and President Donald Trump signed last year, during his first months back in office, was a bill to make their 2017 tax cuts permanent. Every Democrat voted against the measure even though the cuts benefited the vast majority of Americans. Now, the administration is … Read more
