Approval of President Trump’s immigration agenda has seen a decline among independents, with most saying that the administration has overstepped with its deportation efforts, according to an AP-NORC poll released Thursday. Polling found that 23 percent approved of Trump’s handling on immigration, down 14 points since March 2025. About 6 in 10 independents said the…
A federal appeals court allowed a judge’s order to take effect Thursday that requires the Trump administration to resume funding for the Gateway tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey. By declining to intervene, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit paved the way for the project to resume, at least briefly, as a lawsuit brought by the…
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A Newsmax host on Wednesday lambasted President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) over its redactions throughout the files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling for “somebody to go to jail.” Carl Higbie, host of “Carl Higbie Frontline,” said the Trump administration is in engaged in a cover-up by redacting names and identifying information…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will lead a U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy later this month, the White House announced on Wednesday. The closing ceremony is set to be held on Feb. 22 at Verona Arena in Verona, Italy, with a grand finale that officials say will “weave together…
“Melania” producer Marc Beckman defended the documentary’s use of music from the 2017 film “Phantom Thread,” after the film’s director, Paul Thomas Anderson, and composer, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, said the documentary used the music without their approval. “It’s a blatant lie,” Beckman told Breitbart News on Monday. “We have a legal right and permission to…
Former President Obama and other influential Democratic leaders on Thursday criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to repeal a landmark legal finding about climate change’s danger to the public. The Trump administration on Thursday repealed the endangerment finding, a 2009 legal rule under the Clean Air Act that found greenhouse gas emissions pose a…
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Thursday slammed claims that the federal immigration operations in Minnesota, which the administration said will draw down over the next week, made the state safer as “wildly untrue.” “I’m glad to hear that the Admin plans to withdraw ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] from…
The lawyers for a Chicago woman who was shot five times by a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of spreading lies about the shooting and of mishandling the investigation. Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was in her car in October when a Border Patrol agent shot her. Department of Homeland…
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins credited White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for allowing her to cover an event last year involving President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite pushback from Saudi officials. During an interview published Wednesday with Heather McMahan on the “Absolutely Not” podcast, Collins recalled when the White House press…
Trump’s retribution campaign is hitting a losing streak.
Massie takes the view, however that anyone who associated with Epstein after 2018 is fair game. Is that fair? You be the judge.
Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a motion to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Washington on the brink of a partial government shutdown that will affect more than 260,000 federal employees. The motion, which required 60 votes, failed to advance by a vote of 52-47. Centrist Sen. John…
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A federal judge in Florida who is presiding over President Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC denied a motion Wednesday to delay discovery in the case and set a trial date for next spring. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in office, in his ruling signaled the outlet’s…
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) on Thursday questioned why Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be banned from polling places ahead of midterm elections. “Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Because illegals aren’t supposed to vote in this America,” Smith said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I mean, like, it…
United States troops withdrew from a key military base in southeastern Syria as the Syrian army took control, shedding the U.S. presence in the country deployed to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS). Through coordination between Syrian and U.S. forces, the interim government military took over the al-Tanf base and its surroundings and began deploying…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is skeptical that a quality deal can be reached with Iran that neuters its threats to the region, but he put support behind President Trump’s efforts to reach an agreement. Netanyahu made the remarks following a meeting with Trump at the White House on Wednesday. After that…
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, noted…
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President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to announce plans Thursday to repeal the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public. The move marks a significant escalation in the administration’s fight against green policies and its efforts to deny climate change. The legal finding, known…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Wednesday people would be “shocked” by the names that have been redacted from files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that were publicly released Jan. 30. Her comments come after lawmakers were given the opportunity to review the unredacted files in a reading room at the Department of Justice…
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Wednesday said Congress “cannot give another dollar” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), underscoring Democratic feelings toward the embattled department, which could lose its funding on Saturday. Congress approved a two-week stopgap to keep DHS funded through Friday, but it appears the Senate will likely leave Washington on Thursday…
Nebraska is set to turn over its voter rolls to the Department of Justice following a state Supreme Court ruling that backed the Trump administration. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen on Wednesday said Nebraska’s highest court struck down a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Common Cause, which had sought to block the release of…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 ex-death row inmates, granted clemency by former President Biden, to the most restrictive “supermax” prison in the nation. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Trump, ruled Wednesday that the men were likely to succeed in showing their due process rights…
So far, Trump’s second-term military gambits have avoided the tragedy of losing U.S. lives for dubious goals. But there is no guarantee past will be prologue.
Vice President Vance thinks U.S. Olympic athletes should focus on competing for medals and keep their political opinions to themselves. “You’re not there to pop off about politics,” Vance told reporters this week when asked about American athletes who have expressed mixed feelings representing the U.S. during the Winter Games in Milan, given some of President…
Republicans should make this issue Number One.