Trump pushes ‘Trump-a-palooza’ midterm convention as GOP braces for tough elections
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is taking a big step toward holding its first-ever midterm convention. The RNC on Friday approved a change to the party’s rules that would allow Chair Joe Gruters to convene a convention during a midterm election year. National political conventions, where party delegates from around the country formally nominate their […]
FEMA Pauses Worker Cuts as Winter Storm Nears
FEMA paused planned terminations of disaster-response workers as a massive winter storm pushed toward dozens of states, a move that puts renewed attention on federal readiness and staffing levels just as forecasters warned of crippling ice, heavy snow, and dangerous…
Judge Orders Release of Anti-ICE Minnesota Church Protesters
A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday denied prosecutors’ emergency bid to jail two defendants accused of conspiring to violate civil rights during an anti-ICE disruption at a St. Paul church, leaving in place a magistrate judge’s order releasing them under strict conditions.
GOP Rep Gonzales says video of kids exposes Dem ‘grandstanding’ over conditions at Texas ICE facility
Children being held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in Texas have access to computers, physical activities and education, according to a video posted by Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who said Democrats have spun the truth about the agency. The 34-second clip posted by Gonzales on X shows the Dilley Immigration Processing […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Clinton contempt vote gains steam as Democrats join GOP in Epstein probe standoff
It all started back in the summer. A furor erupted over releasing the Epstein files. The House began its summer vacation a day early. That halted spending bills. Congressional Republican leaders were concerned that bipartisan lawmakers wanted to attach provisions to the measures to compel release of the Epstein files. But there was a weird […]
DOJ Busts LA Charity Director in $23M Scam
A charity executive in Los Angeles is facing federal charges accusing him of fraudulently obtaining more than $23 million in public funds meant to fight homelessness, the Department of Justice announced.[#item_full_content]
Report: WH Weighing Blockade to Halt Cuban Oil Imports
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba as part of possible new tactics to drive regime change in the Caribbean country, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people said to be familiar with the plan.[#item_full_content]
Trump Blames Schumer for Gateway Project Holdup
President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for delays on New York’s Gateway Project, as the White House continues to keep federal funding on hold for the massive New York-New Jersey infrastructure effort.[#item_full_content]
Don Lemon Vows to Keep Reporting in Minnesota
Journalist Don Lemon says he will keep reporting in Minnesota after a judge refused to charge him in the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest at a St. Paul church.[#item_full_content]
Five Charged in Shooting of Indiana Judge, Wife
Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial, prosecutors alleged Friday, hours after police announced they had arrested five people in connection with the investigation. Steven Meyer …[#item_full_content]
