President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose new tariffs on Canada, accusing Ottawa of allowing wildfire smoke to drift into the United States through what he described as “grossly negligent” forest management and “willful negligence.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump argued that smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season has repeatedly blanketed parts of […]
President Donald Trump is throwing his full support behind Sen. Darline Graham, urging the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to run for a full six-year Senate term as South Carolina Republicans prepare for a closely watched special election. In a Truth Social post Friday, Trump said he had personally encouraged Graham to enter […]
Numerous police, fire, and EMS crews responded Thursday to what was described as a “mass casualty event” in Shreveport, Louisiana. This is an emerging (i.e., evolving) story. This means we know very little with complete certainty. Remember: Initial reports are always wrong. Even if they’re just incomplete. Shreveport PD and FD were dispatched to multiple […]
The Treasury Department’s top tax policy official is being forced out of the Trump administration after clashing with White House officials over legal limits on presidential involvement in Internal Revenue Service audits, according to The Wall Street Journal. Kenneth Kies, the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary and the acting chief counsel of the IRS, is expected […]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday that state election officials who refuse to cooperate with the Trump administration’s voter registration verification initiative could face criminal prosecution if they violate federal law, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing dispute between the administration and several states over election administration. Speaking during a White […]
Don Lemon may be plotting his most audacious comeback yet — from ousted cable news anchor to commander in chief. The former CNN host revealed that he is seriously considering a 2028 presidential campaign and has already spoken with political insiders about what it would take to launch a credible bid. “People keep asking me […]
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Friday morning, shaking communities across Chiapas and neighboring Guatemala while prompting an initial tsunami threat for nearby coastal areas. The U.S. Geological Survey placed the epicenter about 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico, near the country’s border with Guatemala. The earthquake struck at 10:48 […]
Vice President JD Vance expressed astonishment after learning during an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan that former President Joe Biden underwent two life-saving brain surgeries in 1988, saying he had never heard about the procedures and questioning why the information had not been more widely discussed. The exchange occurred during Vance’s appearance on “The […]
Something is happening inside the Democratic Party, and it is no longer subtle. In Denver this spring, Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old, foreign-born, self-described democratic socialist endorsed by both Denver DSA and the national Democratic Socialists of America, defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for CO-1, running on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, […]
President Donald Trump criticized ABC and NBC on Thursday after both networks opted not to broadcast his prime-time speech on election integrity over their main television networks, accusing the outlets of deliberately avoiding the topic because of its political implications. Speaking from the White House, Trump alleged the networks were attempting to shield the public […]
The new “ask amuse on 𝕏” feature on my website surfaced something uncomfortable. Readers were asking where I stand on the death penalty, and the system had nothing to give them. Despite writing more than 1,000 op-eds I had never published my position on capital punishment. The omission was not an accident. My view is […]
Not Mission Capable: The Flaws In Trump’s Interim Air Force One
Despite the White House denials, the refurbished luxury airliner President Trump is now using as Air Force One likely lacks some of the more robust security measures and countermeasures of the older VC-25A planes. Earlier I wrote about how President Trump was taking his Qatari-gifted interim (or bridge) Air Force One on first official flight […]