WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators opened a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who calls himself a “change agent” as senators determine whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Hegseth’s former experience in the Army National Guard is widely…… Read more
TikTok’s fate rests with the Supreme Court, which grappled Friday with whether the company’s ties to a foreign adversary are so deep that national security concerns outweigh First Amendment rights. The company asked the justices to block a law enacted last year by Congress. The law will force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company, to divest TikTok by Jan. 19. Otherwise, the social…… Read more
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday by a New York judge for the felony convictions handed down by a Manhattan jury last spring. He is the first former, sitting or future president to face a criminal reckoning. State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is not…… Read more
The special election that just happened in District 32 and District 26 should be a flashing red light to all that the Democrats still have deep roots and control here in Virginia. What will this mean for the upcoming elections? It means that the fight to maintain the nuclear family will be harder to hold on to. It means the continual dismantling of our children’s education…… Read more
President-elect Donald Trump railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for not making sure his state has enough water amid the raging, uncontainable wildfires that have ripped through Southern California “This is a true tragedy, and it’s a mistake of the governor and you can say the administration,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Capitol. “They don’t have…… Read more
The House on Tuesday took the first steps toward President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown by passing a bill to pressure the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport illegal immigrants arrested on even minor charges of criminal law violations such as shoplifting. The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student…… Read more
President Biden’s ban on offshore drilling caps his drive to cement green energy policies that he hopes will trip up President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “drill baby drill” when he takes office in two weeks. Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans quickly pledged to reverse Mr. Biden’s eleventh-hour move to block drilling and natural gas leasing in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean, including…… Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday praised the FBI and his Justice Department prosecutors for their zealous pursuit of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago, saying the cases they brought against more than 1,500 people are a defense of democracy. Mr. Garland…… Read more
President-elect Donald Trump wished Speaker Mike Johnson good luck ahead of Friday’s vote to elect a speaker of the House, but whether Mr. Trump’s backing is enough for him to win the gavel again is still in the air. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support,” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social…… Read more
Malign influences are among us. Chinese, Russian, and North Korean operatives are in our midst and the largest offender of U.S. interests between them is China. From propaganda schemes, cultural shows, education centers, and even police stations, this is an ongoing…… Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators opened a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who calls himself a “change agent” as senators determine whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Hegseth’s former experience in the Army National Guard is widely…… Continue Reading
TikTok’s fate rests with the Supreme Court, which grappled Friday with whether the company’s ties to a foreign adversary are so deep that national security concerns outweigh First Amendment rights. The company asked the justices to block a law enacted last year by Congress. The law will force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company, to divest TikTok by Jan. 19. Otherwise, the social…… Continue Reading
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday by a New York judge for the felony convictions handed down by a Manhattan jury last spring. He is the first former, sitting or future president to face a criminal reckoning. State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is not…… Continue Reading
The special election that just happened in District 32 and District 26 should be a flashing red light to all that the Democrats still have deep roots and control here in Virginia. What will this mean for the upcoming elections? It means that the fight to maintain the nuclear family will be harder to hold on to. It means the continual dismantling of our children’s education…… Continue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday for not making sure his state has enough water amid the raging, uncontainable wildfires that have ripped through Southern California “This is a true tragedy, and it’s a mistake of the governor and you can say the administration,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Capitol. “They don’t have…… Continue Reading
The House on Tuesday took the first steps toward President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown by passing a bill to pressure the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport illegal immigrants arrested on even minor charges of criminal law violations such as shoplifting. The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student…… Continue Reading
President Biden’s ban on offshore drilling caps his drive to cement green energy policies that he hopes will trip up President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “drill baby drill” when he takes office in two weeks. Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans quickly pledged to reverse Mr. Biden’s eleventh-hour move to block drilling and natural gas leasing in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean, including…… Continue Reading
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday praised the FBI and his Justice Department prosecutors for their zealous pursuit of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago, saying the cases they brought against more than 1,500 people are a defense of democracy. Mr. Garland…… Continue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump wished Speaker Mike Johnson good luck ahead of Friday’s vote to elect a speaker of the House, but whether Mr. Trump’s backing is enough for him to win the gavel again is still in the air. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support,” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social…… Continue Reading
Malign influences are among us. Chinese, Russian, and North Korean operatives are in our midst and the largest offender of U.S. interests between them is China. From propaganda schemes, cultural shows, education centers, and even police stations, this is an ongoing…… Continue Reading