Month: January 2026

President Trump announced Friday his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve Board, ending months of speculation about his plans for the bank. Warsh’s experience on the Fed board and Wall Street, close political ties to Republicans and reputation as an independent thinker make it likely he will be confirmed by the…

Matsumoto’s nomination requires confirmation by the Senate.

President Trump on Friday defended his embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem as she faces calls to resign, suggesting she’s been targeted by critics “because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!” “The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of…

President Trump praised his sweeping tariffs on foreign countries in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Friday, arguing that they “brought America back.” “When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown,” Trump wrote. “Instead, they have created an…

Some schools in Arizona, Colorado and other states preemptively canceled classes in anticipation of mass absences.

President Trump on Friday nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to be commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) months after the president fired the previous agency head over substantial revisions to past jobs reports. “For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families…

A California sheriff on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “transparent” with local authorities about any possible federal immigration operations around Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX. “So I urge our federal partners: if there is something that you’re planning to do in our community, please be transparent and reach out…

“That is a terrible betrayal of the faith,” Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, an ordained Baptist minister, said about the Trump administration’s messaging.

Sources tell HuffPost that the diplomatic effort to avert war is slipping.

Lady Gaga said Thursday her heart aches for families in the U.S. “mercilessly targeted” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown and growing tensions with Minnesota local and state officials over immigration operations. “In a couple of days, I’m going to be heading home and my heart is aching thinking about…

Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is blasting President Trump’s administration over the arrest of journalist Don Lemon and several other independent media members in connection with a protest at a church in Minnesota earlier this month. “Today, Donald Trump and his administration are once again trampling on our rights and…

Kevin Warsh was an inflation hawk during the Barack Obama years, and now he criticizes efforts to fight inflation. 

A total of 111 long-range drones and one ballistic missile were fired into Ukraine on Friday by Russia.

After cozying up to Erika Kirk and now Donald Trump, the conservative rapper has firmly planted her flag in the depths of MAGA land.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday filed a civil rights complaint against Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, claiming he discriminated against Armenians in Los Angeles County by accusing them of hospice fraud. The complaint argues that Oz “spewed baseless and racially charged allegations” that put hospices at risk of…

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday defended Tulsi Gabbard’s presence days earlier at an FBI raid at an election office in Georgia, as questions mount over the notable appearance for a director of national intelligence. “Could you please explain Tulsi Gabbard’s role in DOJ [Department of Justice] activity regarding Fulton County?” a reporter asked…

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) should face federal charges for defying federal immigration laws in the city. “He’s in trouble,” O’Reilly said Thursday on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” adding, “What you’ve got now in Minnesota is an insurrection, that’s what it is.” Frey is one of two leaders the Department…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) on Friday confirmed they will testify on March 4 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee over the state’s welfare fraud scandal. “Americans deserve answers about the rampant misuse of taxpayer dollars in Minnesota’s social services programs that occurred on Governor Walz’s and…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) condemned Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Fox News for likening ICE agents to “wannabe Nazis.”

The government is likely to temporarily shut down this weekend after the Senate failed to pass a funding package on Thursday due to challenges from Democrats to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill. Here’s what you need to know about the partial government shutdown. Why is the government temporarily shutting down? After federal agents…

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argued Thursday that Silicon Valley “can’t bend the knee” to President Trump after a second American was killed by federal agents amid an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Hoffman, a major Democratic donor, said in an op-ed in the San Francisco Standard that too many tech leaders have “divested themselves of the…

English musician Brian May, the lead guitar player for Queen, hinted that the band probably wouldn’t perform in the United States in the near future, if at all.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder (D) said Thursday he has “huge concerns” about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s presence during the recent FBI raid of election offices in Georgia, arguing she has “no role” in domestic activities. “I have huge concerns. The director of national intelligence heads agencies that look out from our borders…

Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” was presented as a new architecture for global stability at Davos, but lacks the necessary components of a functioning international institution and risks creating a U.S.-centric club that sidelines dissenting states and normalizes bypassing existing norms.

President Trump signed an executive order Friday that will bring the IndyCar race to the streets of Washington, D.C., this summer as a part of the country’s 250th anniversary.  The race’s theme, which will be dubbed “Greatness with American Motor Racing,” will take place by the National Mall the weekend of Aug. 21-23.  “It’s really…