Month: September 2025

Mike Dubke, who served under Trump in his first term, argued that the president should have stuck to using one of the “powers of the Oval Office.”

Just one video and a couple of photos.

Two universities fired employees due to social media posts made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to school officials. “Yesterday, a University of Mississippi staff member re-shared hurtful, insensitive comments on social media regarding the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk. These comments run completely counter to our institutional values of civility, fairness,…
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Republicans established a new precedent allowing them to confirm scores of Donald Trump’s nominees more quickly. It could come back to bite them.

The U.S. and Qatar are reassessing their security partnership in an effort to deter a future Israeli strike, a senior official told The Hill, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to hit the Persian Gulf country again if Hamas officials are not expelled.  In an interview with The Hill, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed…
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President Trump said “big progress” had been made as of Thursday evening in finding the assassin who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but he held back on providing too many details on where the manhunt currently stands. “I hear they’re making big progress, and we’ll see what happens,” he told reporters, when asked if he…
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Defendant Ryan Routh had his opening statement cut short after veering off topic to talk about Adolf Hitler and the war in Gaza.

A majority of Americans say they favor most limits on presidential power, according to survey results released Thursday. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted over the weekend, asked respondents about their views on certain broad presidential powers that relate to efforts undertaken by the Trump administration. Sixty-two percent of respondents say the U.S. president should not…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees recently started arriving at a former prison in Tennessee, prison firm CoreCivic told The Hill on Thursday. “We have begun receiving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at our West Tennessee Detention Facility (WTDF) in response to an immediate need from the federal government for safe, humane and…
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Chief of staff Susie Wiles described the grief among White House aides following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination during an appearance at a university the day prior. “He was very close to many of us and even those that were not his good friends, we know him. He was so much help in the campaign.…
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The massive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a Hyundai EV battery manufacturing plant in Georgia last week has likely set the facility’s opening back by several months, Hyundai CEO José Muñoz told reporters Thursday. “This is going to give us minimum two to three months delay, because now all these people want…
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The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let President Trump’s attempted ouster of Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook take effect ahead of a key meeting next week to set interest rates. Days after a federal judge temporarily blocked the firing, finding that Cook made a “strong showing” that her…
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Thursday that President Trump could show he’s “serious” about wanting to stop political violence by overturning pardons he issued for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “If the president is serious about stopping political violence, then maybe he should start by rescinding the pardons for all the…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Democrats and Republicans bear responsibility for escalating rhetoric that has fueled a rise in political violence, following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. “It’s all of our faults, right? I mean, we stir up the base. If you stir up the base, what do you expect is going to…
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Charlie Kirk’s death is heartbreaking. Any loss of life to gun violence is. But what strikes me most is not only the grief, but the imbalance. In the weeks ahead, his story will dominate the headlines, the panels, the airwaves. His face will be on every screen, his legacy dissected endlessly. And yet, just two…
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President Trump nominated an American Airlines pilot to serve on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following concerns with airline regulations in recent months.  Senate records show John DeLeeuw, managing director of safety and efficiency for American Airlines and a Boeing 787 captain, was appointed to the board by the Trump administration, according to reports…
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He is making this a “tool of political intimidation.”

A top State Department official on Thursday warned “foreigners” in the U.S. against praising the death of Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer who was shot and killed at an event in Utah on Wednesday.  “In light of yesterday’s horrific assassination of a leading political figure, I want to underscore that foreigners who glorify violence and…
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(NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump has announced that he will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at an event in Utah on Wednesday. Kirk, 31, was hit by a single gunshot believed to have been fired from the roof of a nearby building…
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South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace (R) said she would begin carrying a gun when permitted after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I’ll start carrying again when I’m back home, and when I’m allowed to carry where it’s reciprocal. In other states, I will have a firearm on my person all the time, and…
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Vice President Vance’s plane, Air Force Two, will transport Charlie Kirk’s casket from Utah to Arizona, a day after the conservative activist was assassinated during an appearance at a university. A source familiar told The Hill that Vance and second lady Usha Vance will meet with Kirk’s family and close friends in Salt Lake City…
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Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Thursday said he will seek to have social media companies place lifetime bans on users who celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist shot Wednesday while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University. “I’m going to use Congressional authority and every influence with big tech platforms to…
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Peter Mandelson, who was ousted Thursday as the U.K.’s top diplomat in the U.S., has led a storied career in British politics over the past two decades — including at least two resignations. Mandelson was removed from his post because of his ties to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Stephen Doughty, the U.K.’s minister…
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The Ohio National Guard will continue deploying troops in Washington, D.C. through the end of November, the state’s governor announced on Wednesday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), who sent 150 troops to the nation’s capital last month, said he agreed to a request from the Secretary of the Army for a troop extension through Nov.…
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President Trump reportedly told CNBC anchor Joe Kernen that he thought slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk “could have been president some day.” “He’s devastated about Charlie Kirk and said that, what a guy, what a great individual, and he said he helped him greatly in the last election and thinks that Charlie Kirk could have…
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