President Trump said Tuesday that he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.” One of the lawmakers and her husband were killed. The president spoke to reporters early Tuesday aboard Air Force One as he flew back to …
Read More »Trump planning to visit Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer
Washington — President Trump plans to go the Iowa State Fairgrounds this summer, according to sources familiar with the plan, revisiting a presidential campaign site in a state that helped deliver his return to the White House. Dates were still being discussed for Mr. Trump’s visit, seen as an effort …
Read More »Supreme Court lets DOGE access sensitive Social Security Administration information
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to access sensitive information kept by the Social Security Administration while legal proceedings move forward. In an unsigned order, the high court agreed to temporarily lift an injunction issued by …
Read More »Elon Musk suggests creating a new political party amid Trump rift
Elon Musk publicly mused about creating a new political party this week, an idea that could escalate the billionaire’s feud with his onetime ally President Trump. Musk first floated the idea on Thursday. In between jabs at Mr. Trump, the billionaire posted a poll to X asking his 220 million …
Read More »Trump orders investigation into Biden aides for alleged health “conspiracy” — and autopen use
President Trump ordered an investigation Wednesday into whether former President Joe Biden’s administration used an autopen machine to sign key presidential documents like pardons — months after Mr. Trump claimed his predecessor’s pardons were illegitimate. In a memo signed Wednesday night, Mr. Trump told Attorney General Pam Bondi and the …
Read More »Appeals court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs
Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday temporarily halted a federal trade court’s decision blocking most of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, for now reinstating the levies imposed by the president under an emergency powers law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in …
Read More »Tommy Tuberville announces bid for Alabama governor
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican whose Senate seat is up in the 2026 election, announced Tuesday that he’s seeking the state’s governor’s mansion after one term in the Senate. “Today I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” Tuberville said in …
Read More »New York prosecutors subpoena Trump deposition in E. Jean Carroll case
New York prosecutors have subpoenaed former President Donald Trump’s deposition in a lawsuit filed by the writer E. Jean Carroll for use in the state’s “hush money” criminal case against him. In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors maintained that upon reviewing portions of Trump’s video deposition in the E. Jean …
Read More »288 arrested in international crackdown targeting online drug sales, feds say
Washington — More than 1,800 pounds of drugs were seized and 288 people arrested in a years-long international law enforcement operation targeting darknet drug peddlers across eight countries, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Operation SpecTor — a nod to the Tor network, a popular haven for illicit online activities — …
Read More »Ron DeSantis unveils legislative move targeting Disney over their transfer of power
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a new legislative push targeting Disney that, if passed, would void a last-hour agreement they made to strip power from his state-appointed board. The move from the potential 2024 presidential contender continues a year-long battle with the entertainment company after they publicly opposed …
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