The White House is promoting a new “Freedom Fuel Network” of gas stations offering temporary price cuts around the higher summertime demand for fuel, framing the effort as a patriotic push to lower costs for motorists while the administration pressures fuel retailers to pass along falling oil prices. The administration announced Tuesday that more than […]
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made a surprise appearance in Larry David’s new HBO satire series over the Fourth of July weekend, joining a cast of longtime Trump critics in a segment that used America’s founding era to blast the current president. Kimmel appeared in the July 3 episode of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of […]
Karmelo Anthony is asking a Texas court to throw out his murder conviction and grant him a new trial, arguing that constitutional violations during his original proceedings denied him a fair trial. The request comes just four weeks after a Collin County jury convicted Anthony of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Canada rushes to build up its military as U.S. relationship frays and Trump demands it do more. For decades, Canada’s military has been considered a weak link in NATO. Country has long lagged behind NATO allies in defense spending, but Prime Minister Mark Carney says it has to do more. After hitting […]
Pressure mounts ahead of withdrawal deadline Maine Democrats are scrambling to contain a growing political crisis as U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner reportedly resists calls to abandon his campaign unless he can help shape who would replace him on the November ballot. Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer who won the Democratic primary on June 9, […]
Coinciding with the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark birthright citizenship ruling, a recent national poll found broad public support for granting citizenship to nearly everyone born in the United States. “Sixty-five percent feel that citizenship should be granted to all children born on American soil, no matter the circumstances,” the Associated Press reported, citing its lastest […]
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) is escalating the Republican response to a federal judge’s decision blocking a key Trump administration election integrity initiative, announcing plans to introduce articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan later this week. Hamadeh said Monday that he intends to file the articles on Thursday, arguing the Biden-appointed judge exceeded […]
Good morning. The Middle East remains on edge after two commercial tankers were struck while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, federal investigators have announced another arrest in the alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House, and former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is back in legal trouble after being arrested […]
The Court Let Trump Fire Anyone. The Senate Won’t Let Him Hire. Here Is The Lawful Fix.
Personnel power has two halves. One half is the power to remove an officer who will not carry out the president’s program. The other half is the power to install an officer who will. On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court settled the first half for good. In Trump v. Slaughter, by a vote of […]