Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) pressed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to respond to questions about why Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum security prison camp and demanded answers surrounding the controversial merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers/Discovery when the two got in a fiery back-and-forth. Booker continue reading …
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, 92, called acting Attorney General Todd Blanche “Mr. Branch” and urged his “Democart” colleagues to look in “the mayor” while chairing the opening of a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has served as acting attorney general since April, when Trump pushed out former continue reading … Read more
President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse ally Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor early Wednesday morning stunned critics who argued it would hand victory to the Democrats. Lindell, known as the founder of My Pillow and an outspoken election denier, will face off with Republicans House Speaker Lisa Demuth and Kendall Qualls in the Minnesota August … Read more
Vice President JD Vance admitted to podcast host Joe Rogan that the Trump administration was “guilty” of mishandling the Jeffrey Epstein files after the podcaster said the White House’s claims of transparency were little more than a “performative display.” The admission came Wednesday on the Joe Rogan Experience, during a lengthy back-and-forth in continue … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered mandatory testosterone screening for all active-duty service members 30 and older, framing the program in a video posted Wednesday as essential to keeping troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” The new screening will be added to the annual health assessment soldiers already complete each year, Hegseth continue … Read more
President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Wednesday after his endorsement of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor raised eyebrows among critics. Trump got defensive in a post on his Truth Social platform, attacking the longtime Democratic lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate. “Amy Klobuchar, the lightly respected continue reading …
FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles “helped personally orchestrate” an investigation into who leaked information about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted airplane and its security shortcomings — demanding some officials turn over their phones, according to a new CNN report published Wednesday. Trump was apparently continue reading …
Trump critic Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Wednesday pressed the president’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking if she would stand up to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Politico reported. Erica Schwartz, if nominated, would work under Kennedy, who previously fired Susan Monarez for pushing back on the Trump … Read more
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced sharp questions about ethical lapses over a deal that shielded his former client, President Donald Trump, from IRS scrutiny. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Blanche, the former Trump attorney who now leads the Justice Department, was asked about his role in crafting government deals that … Read more
A Canadian woman got into a physical altercation with a young Trump supporter on the Jersey Shore — and the incident ended with her under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to the New York Post, police have confirmed 33-year-old Kaitlyn Tracey “was taken into custody after she filmed herself confronting two girls … Read more
