Month: December 2025

Democrats plan to hold a fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by reconvening the House select committee that investigated the matter.  In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) asked members of the House if they would like to provide testimony at a hearing that is otherwise slated to…

“It just shows where his heart is,” the ex-Trump loyalist said.

President Trump told reporters he was considering bringing a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence” as he complained about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. “We’re thinking about bringing a suit against Powell for incompetence. Because think of it, these aren’t outstanding buildings. These are small buildings,” Trump said during a…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Sunday that his party should “telegraph” impeaching and defunding Trump administration officials over files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, if Democrats win back the House in 2026. “Congressman, it sounds like you’re saying that inherent contempt, holding these officials in inherent contempt, or even the possible — a…

President Trump expressed support on Monday for Israel’s potential attack against Iran if Tehran continues the purported expansion of its ballistic missile program. “Yes, the nuclear fast, okay, one will be yes, absolutely,” the president said at his Mar-a-Lago resort, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The other was, we’ll do it immediately,” Trump…

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about, even as Kyiv has denied it happened. The Kremlin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow’s negotiating position to end its war in Ukraine was under review after it claimed Kyiv…
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is “hopeful” Congress will codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription drug prices next year.  “There’s a ton that we’re still going to do, and I think one of the biggest winning issues will be if a Republican Congress can codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription prices,…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that federal authorities were on the ground in Minneapolis as part of the broad investigation into “rampant fraud.” “Homeland Security Investigations @ICEGov are on the ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,” Noem wrote on the social platform X, adding,…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Sunday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went “off the deep end” in 2025, accusing her of becoming a “lib.” “MTG became a lib. I mean that’s what happened this year,” Jennings, a CNN senior political commentator, said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” which he joined on…

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is dismissing a conspiracy theory about 2020 election integrity in Georgia that has gained more traction among Republicans in recent days. “The nation’s MAGA minds are still looking back at 2020 and stretching to justify President Trump’s delusion of a stolen election,” the Journal wrote in an…

California has dropped its legal fight to restore $4 billion in federal funding for the state’s high-speed rail project pulled by the Trump administration, saying the project will proceed without federal assistance. In a filing last week, the California High-Speed Rail Authority voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit that asked a judge to restore the funding. An…
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The United States pledged $2 billion in United Nations humanitarian assistance Monday, as part of a deal aimed at streamlining the way international aid is distributed. In Geneva, the U.S. State Department and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) signed a memorandum of understanding, creating a new umbrella fund from which…

President Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afternoon as leaders look to advance the second phase of the U.S.-brokered peace plan between Israel and Hamas. Trump will host Netanyahu at his residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the two men are expected to discuss next steps. Watch the…

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) believes the British royal family should compensate the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein amid scrutiny over ties to the former Prince Andrew. Khanna, citing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s purported role in Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring, told The i Paper the royal family “should be compensating each of the working class girls…

President Trump said during a recent radio interview that the U.S. “knocked out” a “big” facility in Venezuela, as the administration continues to turn up the pressure against President Nicolás Maduro. Asked about Venezuela during a Friday appearance on the “Cats & Cosby” show on New York’s WABC radio, Trump lauded the U.S. military’s attacks…

The Chinese military began air, navy and missile drills around Taiwan on Monday, less than two weeks after the U.S. greenlighted more than $10 billion in arms sales to the island.  Senior Col. Shi Yi, spokesperson of China’s People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command, said the drills will take place in the Taiwan Strait and…

Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told The New York Times in an interview released this week that she “never liked” the “sexualization” of women she said goes on at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “I never liked the MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization,” Greene said. “I believe how women in leadership present themselves sends a message to…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) office defended its efforts to crack down on fraud after a viral investigative video made headlines over a day care facility that appeared largely inactive despite receiving significant state funding. “The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and ask the state legislature for more authority to…

President Trump has been using his position to promote his own business ventures, such as watches, gold cards, and crypto investments, while also blurring the lines between his roles as a businessman and president, leading to questions about his ethics and potential conflicts of interest.

“Two questions remain: the station – how will the station operate? – and the territory,” Zelenskyy told reporters on Monday.

President Trump on Monday hosts his second foreign leader in as many days, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. The leaders are expected to work advancing the Gaza ceasefire, which has mostly held since it took root in October. The complicated second phase of Trump’s 20-point peace plan…

President Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afternoon as leaders look to advance the second phase of the U.S.-brokered peace plan between Israel and Hamas. Trump will host Netanyahu at his residence at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the two men are expected to discuss next…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters Monday that the United States is offering a 15-year security guarantee in the latest draft of the 20-point peace proposal to end Kyiv’s war with Russia. Zelensky, answering reporters’ questions on WhatsApp, said he would prefer the Trump administration to commit to up to 50 years to deter Russia…

The president got a decent number of his nominees confirmed to lifetime federal judgeships. But some sitting judges seem reluctant to let Trump replace them.