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
The Army veteran behind the deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans made videos professing his allegiance to the Islamic State terror group and laying out his plans to kill family members. Law enforcement officials said Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42…… Read more
Some 175,000 people now actively work for Mexico’s smuggling cartels, according to a shocking new estimate that would make them the country’s fifth-largest private employer. The cartels’ secret is their viciously efficient ability to recruit, said Rafael Prieto-Curiel, who led the researchers and who said the cartels are the country’s…… Read more
Jimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer and naval officer who became the 39th president of the United States and eventually the nation’s longest-living president, died Sunday. He was 100 years old and survived almost two years after entering hospice care in February 2023. The Carter Center posted on social media Sunday afternoon that the…… Read more
A racist pro-Trump message found at a Tennessee college is the latest example of a fraudster seeking to stoke fear by perpetrating a fake hate crime. Rhodes College in Memphis said the culprit admitted to carrying out and reporting the vandalism, with the intention of blaming someone else. The school didn’t release the perpetrator’s name. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our…… Read more
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that House Speaker Mike Johnson needs to act “decisively and tough” if he wants to remain in his position. Speaking with Fox News Digital, Mr. Trump said Mr. Johnson will “easily remain speaker” if he acts properly and gets rid of “all of the traps being set by Democrats” in the stopgap measure Congress is trying to get passed by midnight…… 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…… 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
The Army veteran behind the deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans made videos professing his allegiance to the Islamic State terror group and laying out his plans to kill family members. Law enforcement officials said Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42…… Continue Reading
Some 175,000 people now actively work for Mexico’s smuggling cartels, according to a shocking new estimate that would make them the country’s fifth-largest private employer. The cartels’ secret is their viciously efficient ability to recruit, said Rafael Prieto-Curiel, who led the researchers and who said the cartels are the country’s…… Continue Reading
Jimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer and naval officer who became the 39th president of the United States and eventually the nation’s longest-living president, died Sunday. He was 100 years old and survived almost two years after entering hospice care in February 2023. The Carter Center posted on social media Sunday afternoon that the…… Continue Reading
A racist pro-Trump message found at a Tennessee college is the latest example of a fraudster seeking to stoke fear by perpetrating a fake hate crime. Rhodes College in Memphis said the culprit admitted to carrying out and reporting the vandalism, with the intention of blaming someone else. The school didn’t release the perpetrator’s name. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our…… Continue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that House Speaker Mike Johnson needs to act “decisively and tough” if he wants to remain in his position. Speaking with Fox News Digital, Mr. Trump said Mr. Johnson will “easily remain speaker” if he acts properly and gets rid of “all of the traps being set by Democrats” in the stopgap measure Congress is trying to get passed by midnight…… Continue Reading