New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges stemming from mortgage fraud allegations, making her the second prominent adversary of President Trump to face criminal charges after he vowed to seek retribution against his perceived enemies. She faces counts of bank fraud and false statements…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted By Trump Justice Department
James said the move was “nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.”
Mangione prosecutors reject idea that DOJ biased case with Trump reposts
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said two of its employees reposting a video of President Trump criticizing Luigi Mangione does not violate his right to a fair trial. In a Sept. 23 filing in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, Mangione’s attorneys argued that the government “has continued to prejudice”…
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Oklahoma’s GOP governor speaks out against Texas troops in Illinois
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), the chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), on Thursday spoke out against the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, characterizing the move as an apparent violation of the belief in “states’ rights.” In an interview with The New York Times on Thursday, Stitt said he was surprised…
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Trump announces deal with Finland to purchase icebreakers
President Trump on Thursday hosted Finnish President Alexander Stubb, where the two leaders announced an agreement for the U.S. to add 11 icebreaker ships to its fleet. Trump said as part of the agreement, the U.S. would purchase four icebreakers built in Finland, while seven additional ships would be constructed in the United States. Icebreakers…
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Pressure grows on Johnson to hold vote on military pay
Pressure is rising on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to call the House back in session for a vote on ensuring military pay during the shutdown. President Trump said a standalone military pay bill “probably will happen” in remarks to reporters Wednesday, while bipartisan legislation allowing service members to be paid amid the shutdown is…
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Obama: We ‘should all be encouraged’ that end to Israel-Hamas war in sight
Former President Obama on Thursday praised the announcement of the first phase of a peace deal brokered between Israel and Hamas following two years of war in Gaza. “After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to…
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White House denies Colombian president’s claim about boat strike
The White House on Thursday denied claims from Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro that the latest U.S. military strike in the Caribbean struck a boat carrying Colombian citizens. Petro on Wednesday said last week’s operation on a vessel that the Trump administration argued was smuggling drugs into the country targeted a boat with Colombians on board.…
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Nancy Pelosi Brutally Calls Out Donald Trump’s Hypocrisy Towards James Comey
The former House speaker has taken issue with the president’s claim that the former FBI director was “lying” to Congress.
FBI fires 2 special agents who worked on Jack Smith probe: Reports
The FBI has fired two special agents involved in former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump, according to multiple reports. On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee released an unclassified document showing that the FBI analyzed the phone records of nine Republican members of Congress in 2023. The document, dated Sept. 27, 2023, says…
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Trump Has A Gaza Peace Deal. Will It Hold?
The chance of continued peace between Israel and Hamas depends on bigger and more complex decisions that there’s no guarantee Donald Trump will pursue.
Kimmel: Original Charlie Kirk remarks ‘maliciously’ mischaracterized
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday that his comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination that preceded his brief suspension by ABC were deliberately mischaracterized by his critics. “It was intentionally, and I think maliciously, mischaracterized,” Kimmel said in an appearance on “Bloomberg Screentime” with Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw. Kimmel said the situation…
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Fetterman says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize if Gaza deal ‘sticks’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize if the current peace plan between Israel and Hamas doesn’t fall apart. “Do you think the president deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?” Fox News’s Aishah Hasnie asked Fetterman on “America’s Newsroom.” “Well, I mean, if this sticks. I think that the…
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Netanyahu says Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize: ‘He deserves it’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his belief that President Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize, citing Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end the two-year war in Gaza. “Give @realDonaldTrump the Nobel Peace Prize — he deserves it!” Netanyahu wrote on social platform X. The post also includes an image generated with…
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Climate change is not a ‘con job’
President Trump has said numerous times that climate change is a “hoax” and a “con job,” telling the United Nations last month that it was made up by “stupid people” despite a majority of credible scientists agreeing that it is real and causing massive issues in our world today. Many climate change deniers claim that scientists…
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Did Trump end 7 wars? What to know ahead of Nobel Peace Prize announcement
President Trump’s moment of truth as a global peacemaker will come early Friday morning when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the prize. “In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven ‘un-endable’ wars,” he claimed during his address to the United Nations…
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Luna formally nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) formally nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday for his role in brokering the historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to free the remaining hostages in Gaza. In a letter to members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the Florida Republican said she was endorsing Trump “in…
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Hegseth championed diversity in Harvard masters policy brief
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously championed diversity in a 2013 policy brief for Havard’s Kennedy School before knocking it as a crutch for minorities during his current stint in the Trump administration. As a master’s student, Hegseth produced a 47-page brief that advocated for the creation of a multicultural STEM school in Minnesota, according to…
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Democrats can end the shutdown — just tie the Epstein files’ release to a spending bill
The government shutdown shows no signs of stopping. But eventually, Democrats are going to cave and agree to end the shutdown, because they have a much lower threshold for national pain than the Trump White House does. Apart from the president’s willingness to target blue states and “Democrat agencies,” whatever those are, the wheels will…
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Johnson advises Trump against Maxwell pardon: ‘I would never even consider it’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) advised President Trump against a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “Would you want to see Ghislaine Maxwell pardoned? Or would you want the opposite?” media personality Piers Morgan asked on an episode of his show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” posted Wednesday. “I would…
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Pope Leo calls for defense of journalism: ‘A right that must be protected’
Pope Leo XIV made an urgent plea Thursday for the public to protect the emblems of journalism amid widespread attacks on the media and free speech. “Doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime, but it is a right that must be protected,” the pontiff said in an address to the…
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Jeffries defends rejection of short-term extension of ObamaCare subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday defended his opposition to a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, a proposal backed by a handful of moderate Republicans as part of an effort to reopen the government. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” the Democratic leader noted the short-term proposal “doesn’t even…
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Jeffries calls Lawler ‘malignant clown’ after confrontation in House hallway
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called fellow New York Rep. Mike Lawler (R) a “malignant clown” in the wake of a confrontation in a House hallway. “So, we conclude this press conference, and I hear that Mike Lawler, who’s a complete and total fraud, is waiting outside to step to me, apparently,…
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Rove knocks Porter over testy interview, leaked video: ‘She’s going nowhere’
Republican pundit Karl Rove knocked California Democrat and candidate for governor Katie Porter for an interview during which she was combative with a journalist and refused to answer questions about her candidacy for the state’s highest office. “It says something about it that look, she’s an unpleasant person, we’ve known that from the day that…
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Top DHS official defends ICE officer who shot pastor with pepper ball
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin on Wednesday defended an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot a pastor with a pepper ball from a rooftop, after a video of the incident went viral this week. Videos of the Sept. 19 incident, which circulated widely Wednesday on social media, showed the…
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