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President Trump gave shoutouts to the three Republicans running the Texas Senate primary race during a speech in which they were all in attendance in Corpus Christi on Friday, but he stopped short of endorsing in the race.  “We have a great Attorney General Ken Paxton. Where’s Ken? Hi, Ken,” Trump said during his remarks….

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk shortly after President Trump directed all federal agencies to cease using the company’s technology amid an ongoing feud with the Department of Defense (DOD). “Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may…

Oman’s foreign minister said Friday that Iran is offering to give up stockpiling enriched uranium as part of a deal with the U.S. related to its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is serving as the mediator between U.S. and Iranian officials in Geneva.  “Now we are talking about zero stockpiling and that is very,…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is endorsing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) ahead of her high-profile Senate primary Tuesday. Harris lent her voice for a robocall urging Democrats to vote for Crockett, who is running against state Rep. James Talarico for the Democratic nomination to take Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat. “Texas has the chance to…

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that was previously awaiting approval from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A source familiar with the situation told The Hill that billions in combined public assistance and hazard mitigation funds are being awarded from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and that the funds were…
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New polling released on Friday reveals that more Americans say they sympathize with Palestinians than they do with Israelis, a new statistic coming several months after Israel and Hamas struck a deal to pause their devastating war in the Gaza Strip. Gallup found that 41 percent of Americans sympathize with the Palestinians compared to the…

Trump’s comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon’s deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences.

The Oscar-winning actor unleashed on the president during an appearance on MS NOW to promote his new series.

U.S. Women’s National Team former captain Megan Rapinoe spoke out against President Trump’s recent comments on the Olympic U.S. women’s hockey team.  The president made the remarks after the men’s hockey team’s recent win in the gold medal Olympic game against Canada. FBI Director Kash Patel joined the athletes in the locker room after the…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the U.S. needs to drop its “excessive demands” while the two countries hold talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program, as President Trump considers military action if a deal is not reached. Araghchi made the remark during a phone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, the Iranian Students’ News…

President Trump will give remarks on energy and the economy Friday afternoon from Texas, just days before voters in the Lone Star State hit the polls in one of the nation’s first 2026 midterm primary elections. While Trump is visiting the state in an official capacity, observers are eagerly waiting to see if he issues an endorsement…

Conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly called on the Department of Justice to “make an example” of actor Robert De Niro by investigating and possibly jailing him for his recent commentary against President Trump. In an interview with Nicole Wallace, the host of MS NOW’s “The Best People” podcast, released Monday, De Niro, an Oscar-winning actor know…

President Trump on Friday shrugged off reports that he could consider declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections. “Who told you that?” Trump told reporters, when asked about the possibility. “No,” he said when asked if he was looking at the idea. “I’ve never heard about it.” The Washington Post reported this week that…

A senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said this week he would block the nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom).  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter submitted to the Congressional Record on Wednesday said Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd lacks the qualifications to…

President Trump’s choice to serve as surgeon general has not cobbled together enough votes to win confirmation as a pair of centrist Senate Republicans have yet to give her their support. Casey Means, the nominee for the position, is facing an uphill climb to make it through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)…

President Trump on Friday suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in Havana. “The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no…

Ryan Goodman spotted one particular roadblock in a reported new MAGA effort to alter the voting process before the midterms.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined to attend Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace meeting, signaling that sovereign survival cannot be bought or sold, and that the U.S. is treating European security as a bilateral matter between Washington and Moscow.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani spilled on another surprisingly friendly conversation with President Donald Trump at the White House.

U.S. conflict with Iran looms after negotiators have not yet secured a deal during nuclear weapons talks.

Former President Clinton said he “did nothing wrong” and had “no idea of the crimes” Jeffrey Epstein was committing as he kicked off a deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday. “Though my brief acquaintance with Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light, and though I never witnessed during…

The California governor accused Trump of using “suppression tactics” to try and position the midterms in his favor.

Delivery giant FedEx said it will return to customers any refunds it gets from President Trump’s tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled them unlawful last week.  FedEx is among more than 1,000 companies that have filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of International Trade to recoup the costs of Trump’s tariffs, mostly filed before the…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats are demanding refunds for their constituents after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s tariff agenda last week. Their request came in a Friday letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The group of senators referenced Bessent’s previous assurance in January that refunds…

Federal employees, Kennedy said, were promoting the “mass poisoning” of the American public. Then, in 2025, measles exploded, with more than 2,200 cases across 45 states.