Cheney, who served as vice president under the presidency of George W. Bush, “died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”
Former presidents, vice presidents and other elected officials gathered on Thursday to mourn former Vice President Dick Cheney at Washington National Cathedral. Former President George W. Bush, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Assistant Defense Secretary Pete Williams, the vice president’s longtime physician Jonathan Reiner and three of his grandchildren all delivered eulogies. Here are five notable moments…
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
The press secretary argued that President Donald Trump’s social media messages about the death penalty aren’t the real cause for concern.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon after Democratic leaders blasted President Trump over a post suggesting some lawmakers be executed over their “seditious” behavior. Jeffries called the message “disgusting and dangerous,” and the White House downplayed the remarks. The criticism also comes as Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) vowed to…
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., amid his crackdown on local crime, the latest blow to the president’s efforts to deploy military forces in Democratic cities without the backing of local leaders. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Biden, ruled that…
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U.S. Border Patrol officers have wrapped up their immigration crackdown in Charlotte, N.C., less than a week after their arrival, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said. McFadden’s office said they were notified by federal officials that “Operation Charlotte’s Web” was completed after more than 250 arrests since Saturday, The Associated Press reported. The Hill has…
‘Women get exploited, dismissed and forgotten. Men get do-overs.’
Minnesota state Sen. Erin Maye Quade (D) on Thursday slammed President Trump after he called six Democratic lawmakers “traitors” and suggested their request to military service members to disobey unlawful orders could put them in prison and is punishable by death. “A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law…
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday urged influential Americans to “pick a f‑‑‑ing side” after President Trump referred to a group of Democrats as “traitors.” “The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. ‘HANG THEM’, he posted,” Murphy said in a post on the social platform X….
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off President Donald Trump’s apparent death threat to members of Congress.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a lackluster defense of President Donald Trump calling a female reporter “piggy” on a recent Air Force One flight.
A Texas Democrat is vowing to introduce new articles of impeachment against President Trump before year’s end. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) declined to say how many articles he will craft or what actions of the president he will target. But he’s promising to force a vote on his resolutions before Congress leaves Washington for the…
Trump previously said “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person” funded by U.S. tariff revenue would be sent out.
House Democratic leaders hammered President Trump on Thursday after the president suggested a group of Democratic lawmakers should be executed for “seditious behavior.” Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democratic leaders warned that Trump’s remarks, which targeted six Democrats with military or national security backgrounds, have put the lawmakers at risk of becoming…
Mark Epstein refuted an old claim the president made about his pedophile pal.
The coin expressed its NSFW rage in a hilarious “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” skit.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that President Trump does not want to execute members of Congress who urged the military not to follow unlawful orders, but that he wants to see them “held accountable.” Trump earlier Thursday responded to a video made by six Democrats with military and intelligence backgrounds, calling…
The Texas Democrat delivered scorching opening statements during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
How long can you run on “America First” while spending so much time everywhere else?
It was actually Democrats who had been “wildly inappropriate” with their words, according to the House Speaker.
While eulogizing her late father Dick Cheney’s values, Liz Cheney made a subtle dig at President Donlad Trump.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the United States has asked to join the Group of 20 (G20) summit at “the 11th hour” after previously announcing it would boycott the event. After the Trump administration’s “change of mind,” Ramaphosa said the summit was figuring out the logistics to accommodate the U.S. at the two-day event…
About half of Americans say that democracy is performing poorly, according to a new survey. The Charles F. Kettering Foundation/Gallup Democracy for All Project survey found that 51 percent of respondents claimed the “U.S. democracy is performing poorly,” while 24 percent claimed their country’s democracy “is performing well.” Twenty-five percent claimed the functioning of their…
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.