Bolton blasts Rubio's dual national security role, says it leaves administration flying blind on Iran

John Bolton wants the world to know he has opinions about how the Trump administration should handle Iran. The former national security adviser sat down with the Daily Mail to critique Marco Rubio's dual role as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, question Vice President JD Vance's fitness as a negotiator, and call the […]

Supreme Court rejects Joe Exotic's bid to overturn murder-for-hire conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Joe Exotic's appeal of his 2019 murder-for-hire conviction, closing what may be the final legal avenue for the flamboyant Netflix star who has spent years trying to escape his 21-year prison sentence. According to The Hill, the former zookeeper, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was convicted […]

Usha Vance discusses private disagreements with JD, announces childhood literacy podcast

Second Lady Usha Vance revealed that she and Vice President JD Vance don't always agree on everything, and that she's perfectly comfortable with that. In an interview with NBC News, she described a marriage where honest conversation, not ideological lockstep, is the baseline. She also announced a new podcast on Monday dedicated to childhood literacy, […]

Experts say teacher sexual misconduct is rampant in American schools and massively underreported

Grant Strickland was 14 years old when a 33-year-old teacher allegedly began grooming him with alcohol and marijuana. The relationship, authorities say, lasted two years. Speaking to reporters after a court hearing for his alleged abuser, Nicole Callaham, the Greenville, North Carolina, teen described what it cost him. "I had to grow up very, very […]

Trump considers mission to remove Iran’s highly enriched uranium as talks drag on

President Donald Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium from Iran, while also signaling that negotiations could still produce a deal. The point is simple and nonnegotiable: Iran cannot be allowed to keep the material that can anchor a nuclear weapons capability. And Trump is not speaking […]

Hirono’s “No Kings” post backfires as critics note Trump is not a monarch

Sen. Mazie Hirono wanted to land a blow against President Trump on Saturday. Instead, she handed Republicans their best laugh of the weekend. "Donald Trump is not, never will be, and has never been a king. #NoKings," the Hawaii Democrat posted on X as millions of left-wing protesters filled streets across the country. The problem, […]

Three Women in Leavitt's Press Office Emerge as Frontrunners to Fill the Briefing Room During Maternity Leave

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expecting her second child in May, and the question already circulating through Washington is a simple one: Who takes the podium while she's away? Leavitt hasn't officially announced when she'll step out for maternity leave, but three women already on her press team are generating the most speculation […]

House Republicans Pass Eight-Week DHS Stopgap, Rejecting Senate's Carve-Out of ICE and Border Patrol

House Republicans passed their own stopgap bill late Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security in full for eight weeks, rejecting a bipartisan Senate measure that would have funded every part of the agency except the two components doing the most to enforce immigration law. The vote was 213 to 203, and it deepens […]

Former Biden Security Staffer Charged with Manslaughter in the Shooting Death of Girlfriend

A 25-year-old former security staffer for former President Joe Biden's White House has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after allegedly shooting and killing his 22-year-old girlfriend at a home near San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Tuesday night. Nation Wood was arrested after police found Samantha Emge with a gunshot wound at 10:43 p.m. She was […]

House Republicans Pass Their Own DHS Funding Bill After Senate Version Stripped ICE and Border Patrol Money

House Republicans pushed through a 60-day stopgap measure Friday night to fund the Department of Homeland Security, rejecting a Senate-passed version that allocated zero dollars for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. The bill cleared the lower chamber in a 213-209 vote, with three Democrats crossing the aisle to support it. The move sets up […]
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