President Donald Trump delivered a holiday-season address framing the economy as a success story, even as polls show voters growing more anxious about costs. He leaned on tariffs, inflation claims and what he called a “warrior dividend.” Plus, Venezuela responded to Trump’s oil tanker blockade with action, not rhetoric. The country has begun using military […]
The Coast Guard is engulfed in controversy over a new policy that designates swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than forbidden symbols of hate. The uproar led two U.S. senators to place a hold Wednesday on the nomination of a new commandant for the service. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., acted […]
If Netflix acquires Warner Bros. Discovery for the blockbuster price of $83 billion, it could be one of the biggest deals in Hollywood’s history. But that’s only if the feds allow it. Although Netflix told federal regulators it would not gain too much power from the deal, the regulators say it would trigger a deep […]
The Trump administration is invoking a decades-old trade law with roots in the second Continental Congress amid its immigration push. Meant to protect the country’s merchant marines, immigration officials say it’s the law behind some recent enforcement operations. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security have turned to enforcing cabotage law […]
An already flooded area of the U.S. is now experiencing high winds and power outages, according to the Associated Press. Toppled trees and downed power lines across Washington and Idaho critically injured two children as winds topped out at 100 mph on Wednesday. Poweroutage.com lists over half a million people without power in the Northwest […]
The Trump administration won another legal fight when an appeals court ruled Wednesday that the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., can continue. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will continue considering the merits of a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s deployment. The unanimous decision was issued in […]
With his popularity eroding a year after his return to office, President Donald Trump will address the nation in an address broadcast live Wednesday night from the White House. While it’s unclear exactly what the president plans to say, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the speech will focus on Trump’s “historic accomplishments such […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced he is leaving the bureau after less than a year in the role. Bongino made the announcement on social media after President Donald Trump made a comment saying Bongino “wants to go back to his show.” Trump installed Bongino to the FBI’s second-highest position in March. During his time […]
They have spawned conspiracy theories across the political spectrum. They have connected powerful men to an assortment of tawdry activities. They have exposed the immense harm done to an untold number of young women and teenage girls. And those documents, photographs and emails were merely a sample of what’s to come as the Department of […]
A federal judge is allowing construction of the proposed White House ballroom to continue, at least for now, while placing firm limits on what the Trump administration can do next. The decision comes as President Donald Trump says the project’s cost has now climbed to $400 million. What the judge decided According to CBS News, […]
