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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he did not “stick around” to see live the second U.S. military strike in early September against an alleged drug-trafficking boat that killed the two survivors in the Caribbean. “I watched that first strike live. As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we got a…

The American Economic Association on Tuesday imposed a lifetime ban on former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, citing his correspondence and close relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers voluntarily resigned as a member of the organization after the release of more than 20,000 files from the Epstein estate that revealed some of his conversations…

White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday taunted Democrats who have said they want to prosecute him over immigration raids conducted across the country. “Well, they’ve already said they’re going to,” Homan told Fox News’s Jesse Watters. “So come get some.” Watters said Democrats are “chomping at the bit” to go after Defense Secretary…

Dr. Jonathan Reiner called the official explanation “evasive, almost laughable” during an appearance Monday on “News Central.”

While Trump claims these worries are pure fiction, recent polls show they have been top of mind for Americans.

Conservative pundit Batya Ungar-Sargon refused to let anything stop her from breathlessly praising her fearless leader.

“If you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said.

California Rep. Ted Lieu, vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Tuesday that attacking shipwrecked survivors is a crime of war, and that any member of the U.S. military involved in such actions — including Defense secretary Pete Hegseth — should be punished. “I served on active duty as a JAG for four years,…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday labeled President Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández as “truly disgustingly” as the administration receives bipartisan blowback for the action. Schumer laid into the president over the move, which saw Hernández pardoned mere months into a 45-year sentence after being convicted on drug trafficking…

Right-wing media figures Laura Loomer and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) were among members of the press who sat for a rare briefing with Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson on Tuesday. Gaetz, the lawmaker once floated for attorney general and now a host for the pro-Trump media outlet One America News Network, was called on…

President Trump on Tuesday will make an announcement from the White House on his “pro-family initiative” tucked inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a measure that creates investment accounts for newborns. The rules for the Trump accounts are laid out in the spending legislation, which was signed into law by Trump in July….

Singer-songwriter Madonna issued a Monday rebuke to the Trump administration for refusing to recognize Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day in recognition of the virus’s impact. Late last month, the State Department ordered employees to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing…

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Pop musician Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday blasted the White House for using one of her songs in a video showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents making arrests. Shared on the social media platform X, the video features Carpenter’s 2024 song “Juno,” with the lyric “have you ever tried this one?” running on a repeat…

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Tuesday chided the Trump administration for pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández after an American jury convicted him on drug trafficking charges. “That pardon suggests that President Trump has been pardoning people left and right for all sorts of reasons that don‘t serve America‘s core interests,” Coons said during…

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said Tuesday that he would “be very surprised” if Navy Adm. Frank Bradley ordered a second strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean “on his own.” “This incident that was just covered by The Washington Post in recent days suggests that a war crime may have been committed,…

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is calling for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about the second strike the U.S. military conducted that killed survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean. “The charge of deliberately killing the defenseless is serious enough to warrant…

Conservative activist Laura Loomer on Monday accused the office of Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll of trying to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an alleged “coup.” Hegseth’s leadership has been repeatedly questioned after several scandals including texting about war plans in a Signal group chat and allegedly ordering illegal strikes on boats in the Caribbean….

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday accused a lawyer for the Pentagon of being “evasive” in answering questions about a second strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean in September, saying the attorney did not share everything with lawmakers. “He came and briefed us several weeks ago about this specific strike,” Kelly…

The “Last Word” host slammed President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a lengthy monologue.

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Monday that it is “very clear” the Trump administration is “throwing” Navy Adm. Frank Bradley “under the bus” amid the scandal surrounding strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. “What’s very clear is they’re throwing the admiral under the bus. That’s exactly what’s going on,” Moulton told…

President Trump is hosting a Cabinet meeting at the White House Tuesday morning as the administration responds to war crime allegations against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth related to strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The meeting comes after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that Hegseth authorized strikes on an alleged drug trafficking boat…

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell on Tuesday unveiled plans to donate $6.25 billion to investment accounts for 25 million children. The couple’s donation, one of the largest direct philanthropic investments in Americans, will put $250 in investment accounts for children ages 10 and younger, an expansion of the “Trump accounts” established in the One Big…

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday rejected Navy Adm. Frank Bradley’s reasoning for launching a second strike on a vessel in the Caribbean as two wounded survivors clung on to the boat. “Under normal circumstances, it’d be court-martialed. He’d be relieved of his duties, and he’d be court-martialed,” Kendall, who served as secretary…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) press office mocked President Trump’s “perfectly normal” MRI results Monday with a fake memo signed by “Dr. Dolittle” about the Golden State governor’s health. In a memo addressed to “The Media,” the “Physician to the Governor” from the “California Department of Peak Excellence” said advanced imaging was conducted on Newsom’s…