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Fighter jets on Sunday escorted a civilian plane away from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The ​North American Aerospace Defense ​Command (NORAD) said the aircraft violated the temporary flight restriction at around 1:15 p.m. “The situation was resolved safely,” NORAD wrote in a Sunday statement on X. The F-16 fighter aircraft dispensed flares to…

Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly on Sunday said deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is the “most powerful guy” in the White House.  “Most powerful guy in the White House right now is Stephen Miller. And Miller is more militant about everything than Donald Trump is,” O’Reilly said during his Sunday podcast with former White House chief…

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider throwing out the 2019 conviction of Joe Exotic, the star of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” for his role in a murder-for-hire plot against rival animal rights activist Carole Baskin. The former zookeeper, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is serving a 21-year prison sentence after a federal jury…

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he does not believe “there’s a will for a ground conflict” in Iran among lawmakers during a Sunday interview with NewsNation. “I know a lot of Republicans don’t support that, and I know all the Democrats don’t support it, so I firmly…

Chris Christie chuckled recalling how quickly signing New Jersey’s first legalized sports gambling law in 2012 sparked a lawsuit from the NCAA and the nation’s largest professional sports leagues against his state.   The Republican governor’s goal at the time was to reassert Atlantic City as an East Coast gambling destination and drive tourism to a shoreline in need of an economic boost. After years of…
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President Trump on Sunday indicated he was open to withdrawing his nomination of Casey Means, sister of White House senior adviser Calley Means, to be U.S. surgeon general, as reports indicate she does not have the necessary Republican support. While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked if he was considering withdrawing…

It seems that life is cheap and killing is good politics in the Trump administration.

Former federal prosecutor Chris Christie (R) on Sunday said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is “obliterating” the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reputation after the official touted the mass firing of employees tied to President Trump’s past indictments. “We didn’t obliterate the Iran nuclear program, obviously, in June — but he is obliterating his reputation and…

President Trump on Monday ripped birthright citizenship ahead of Supreme Court arguments regarding his efforts to thwart the 14th Amendment later this week.  “Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and hundreds of thousands more, FOR PAY, to ridiculously become citizens of the…

More than 70 people were arrested at a “No Kings” protest near a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Saturday, The Associated Press reported.  The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told AP that 74 people were arrested after they did not comply with an order to disperse after the rally ended. AP reported that…

Iran said that any U.S. ground troops who enter the country would be “set on fire,” as U.S.-Israeli military operations against the Middle Eastern country stretch into a second month. Iranian state media reported that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran was “waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set…

President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure on Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran,” Trump said in a Monday morning post on Truth…

President Trump said late Sunday that the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under his controversial new White House ballroom. “Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “But the military…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has emerged as a frequent target of attacks from a faction of the political right that has been increasingly concerned about an escalation of President Trump’s war in Iran. Graham, a longtime war hawk and close Trump ally, has drawn sharp criticism in recent weeks from fellow Republicans for urging the…

The battle to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is spawning reversals on both sides of the aisle, as President Trump’s support has pushed both the law’s critics and supporters to flip their previous positions. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad. Skeptics have…

President Trump on Sunday argued the U.S. has already forced regime change in Iran, pointing to the death of multiple Iranian leaders since joint U.S.-Israeli forces launched attacks a month ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he wasn’t sure if the U.S. would reach a deal with the current Iranian leadership to…

President Trump on Sunday suggested his priority in Iran is taking control of the country’s oil industry as he weighs next steps one month into the war he launched with Israel. “To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the US say:…

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Sunday warned against putting American boots on the ground on Iran’s mainland and Kharg Island, noting it could lead to future requests that suggest the possibility of a longer war. President Trump hasn’t ruled out the possibility of an invasion, but has in recent weeks suggested Operation Epic Fury was…

Competitive races for governor and Senate in Ohio could give Democrats rare openings in the red state once seen as a critical bellwether. Two major election handicappers shifted the governor’s race more toward Democrats this month, citing surveys that have shown a formidible campaign from Democrat Amy Acton and baggage around her rival, Republican former…
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), who is Iranian-American, said President Trump needs to find an off-ramp for the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran soon. “’We’re already in this war, so what can be done?’ And I’ve been thinking a lot about that. Ultimately, I do think we need an off-ramp, quickly, to the war. We need…

 Sen. Cory Booker accused Trump of creating a “global crisis.”

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday said immigration policy could have been “more secure” during the Biden administration while weighing in on lawmakers’ current impasse on reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “The Biden administration did not do immigration enforcement the way it should have. We should have [had] the border more secure than…

Sen. James Lankford dodged answering whether Trump would need congressional approval to send troops to the Middle Eastern country.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has become a “thorn in the side” of her party, after House GOP leadership rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “We’re not the problem. It’s the left that’s a problem,” Mace said on…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Sunday that some senators “expressed buyer’s remorse” over a Senate bill to fund only part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a shutdown of the department. “Well, we actually read their bill, and, frankly, a number of senators have expressed buyer’s remorse with what they did…