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A GOP-led redistricting push in Utah failed to make the ballot after opposition groups campaigned for voters to remove their signatures from a petition required to ensure the measure was included in the general election later this year. The Beehive State requires support for legislation with 141,000 signatures from 8 percent of registered voters in…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed confidence Thursday regarding reopened negotiations with Iran.  Rubio told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that “progress has been made” after the U.S. sent over a draft peace proposal to Tehran this week. “There’s a growing amount of energy that’s been flowing through the straits. Not as much as should…

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s attorney argued that Caracas should pay legal fees for him and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a Thursday hearing, arguing that the two cannot afford legal representation on their own.  Maduro and Flores were captured by the U.S. military in January and are facing drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in…

“I thought that the oil prices would go up higher. I thought the stock market would go somewhat lower,” the president said.

Within just a few weeks, drivers saw prices climb by nearly $1 a gallon. 

Jen Psaki didn’t hold back during her faux “Breaking News” segment on the president’s “America First Award” win on Wednesday.

President Trump will host a Greek Independence Day celebration Thursday afternoon at the White House. “As America marks 250 glorious years of independence, we draw inspiration from the example of the Greek people who refused to surrender their sovereignty and preserved the flame of self-government,” Trump wrote Tuesday in a declaration honoring the day. “Together,…

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) said Wednesday that Iran found out restricting access in the Strait of Hormuz is its “nuclear option,” with the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the Middle Eastern country nearing a month. “If you go back, Anderson, the real reason we were all involved in this was to degrade, if not eliminate,…

Senate Republicans expect President Trump to announce an executive action as early as Thursday afternoon to solve the shutdown of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has caused long security lines and chaos at airports around the country. A growing number of Republicans view the shutdown of TSA, which has now lasted for 41 days,…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that if Democrats retake the majority in Congress, they will seek to reinstate and expand green tax credits that were wiped out by Republicans. Schumer, as he laid out his environmental vision for a Democratic majority on Wednesday evening, said he hopes to force data centers to “pay…

At that point, this stops being just about long security lines or even immigration policy. It’s about how far federal and local governments are willing to go to assert control.  

Rogan called the big-time Democrat’s immigration ideas “hardcore” during his Wednesday podcast.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said President Trump has heavily pushed China to help with the Strait of Hormuz reopening amid the U.S. conflict against Iran. “Apparently, now, their primary goal is reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which, let’s be clear, was open before [President] Trump started this war of choice. So, the reality…

Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the 26-year-old daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, made her brazen case on Real America’s Voice.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche boasted Thursday about the number of firings at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI, saying the administration had “cleaned house” by ousting a number of agents who worked on cases involving President Trump. Blanche, a former defense attorney for Trump, said the DOJ had seen the departure of 200…

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is seeking a new criminal probe into New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) after failing to convict her on mortgage fraud charges last year. Two criminal referrals submitted by Pulte and reviewed by NewsNation allege that James made false representations about who would occupy her…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at multiple state Democratic Party fundraisers across the South next month, CNN reported Thursday. Harris will reportedly appear at fundraisers for the Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina state parties the week of April 13. The Arkansas Democratic Party also said Thursday that Harris will deliver the keynote…

A majority of Americans say they do not approve of the U.S. military action in Iran and that attacking the country late last month was the wrong idea, according to a poll released Thursday. The Pew Research Center found 61 percent of respondents disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the conflict. This includes 44 percent…

“They treat him like a child. If I were him, I would be offended by it, but I don’t think he is,” MS Now’s Willie Geist said.

Conservative activist Laura Loomer said Wednesday that Mark Zuckerberg’s appointment to the inaugural President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is a “slap in the face” to MAGA.  “We went from Zuckerberg for Prison to Zuckerberg now being appointed to President Trump’s White House Tech panel. So much for accountability,” Loomer wrote in a…

Of the country’s more than 3,000 counties, about 80% saw declining population or slower growth between July 2024 and July 2025.

President Trump said Thursday that Iran’s “present” to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters at the White House he was having “very substantial” talks with Iran as the conflict continues. He said that during his discussion with Tehran, “they…

Europe and Canada had a 20 percent surge in defense spending in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to the annual report by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said the alliance has “started a new chapter.”  “We took big decisions and decisive action to defend the Alliance, protect our way of life, and keep one billion…

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) suggested Wednesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) should have less access to President Trump as the conflict with Iran persists. “I absolutely think he should have his Oval Office credentials revoked,” Cammack told Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manríquez as she departed the Capitol. Graham, a staunch foreign policy hawk who has openly…

As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown drags on, President Donald Trump is now considering deploying the National Guard to assist ICE agents at U.S. airports—raising new questions about security, politics, and the ongoing crisis. Read More: Democrats worry centrists will undercut them on DHS shutdown amid TSA meltdown