White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed about President Donald Trump seemingly changing his campaign position on Project 2025 amid the government shutdown Friday. “During the campaign, President Trump said that he did not know anything about Project 2025. Now, he knows about it. Is that the blueprint for …
Read More »Virginia Dems back AG candidate Jay Jones, despite sinister text messages
Fellow Democrats are standing by Virginia state attorney general candidate Jay Jones, with none calling for him to exit the race despite his horrific text messages which have recently surfaced. In 2022 text messages to a colleague, Jones said he hoped former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert’s children would die. …
Read More »Ernst demands $2T in federal cuts, urges Trump team to 'make DC squeal' amid shutdown fight
FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican has a list of more than a “trillion dollars worth of ideas ripe for a trim” as the federal government shutdown continues. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has so far announced his plans to withhold nearly $30 billion in federal funding …
Read More »Cabinet spontaneously applauds as Trump signs Columbus Day proclamation: 'We're back, Italians'
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and others at the White House broke out into applause Thursday afternoon when Trump signed a proclamation honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. “Today we have your Columbus Day proclamation for Monday, which we’re signing a bit early,” White House staff secretary Will Scharf told Trump Thursday …
Read More »Mamdani ripped for photo with anti-LGBTQ Uganda official: 'If he's smiling, he's lying'
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Sunday for smiling in a photo alongside a former Uganda official who once championed anti-LGBTQ policy. Photos resurfaced this weekend of Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, smiling alongside Uganda’s former parliamentary speaker and …
Read More »Pakistan announces intention for second Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump over Gaza ceasefire role
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced that he intends to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in securing a ceasefire and hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel. It will be Pakistan’s second time putting up Trump for the prize. In June, Pakistan …
Read More »Chicago mayor creates 'ICE-free zones' to block federal agents from city property
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday prohibiting federal immigration agents from using city-owned property for immigration enforcement operations, as the Trump administration deploys National Guard troops to Illinois. Johnson established the “ICE-free zones” — referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — as part of his …
Read More »Federal judge limits ICE arrests without warrant, probable cause
A federal judge Tuesday ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a federal consent decree when arresting nearly two dozen illegal immigrants at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings in Chicago federal court extended the consent decree …
Read More »Jay Jones scandal looms large over his hometown for Sears–Spanberger clash as area Dems vouch for AG nom
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – The scandal over Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ texts envisioning the murder of a rival overshadowed the state’s top-of-the-ticket race as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger descended on Jones’ backyard in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for their gubernatorial bout Thursday. Earle-Sears — who …
Read More »NYC mayoral candidates Mamdani, Cuomo air first ads amid government shutdown drama
The government shutdown has become a litmus test in New York City’s mayoral race, as Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched their first general election advertisements nearly one month before voters head to the polls. Mamdani leaned into the national spotlight on Wednesday night in his new ad, …
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