WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sharply rebuked congressional Democrats during his 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night after many remained seated when he called on lawmakers to stand in support of prioritizing American citizens over illegal immigrants. Speaking before a joint session of Congress, Trump framed the moment as a test of lawmakers’ […]
Sens. Mike Lee and Dick Durbin on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to curb warrantless government surveillance of Americans while reauthorizing a key national security authority set to expire. The proposal, known as the Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for two years and impose new […]
A courtroom ruling in Utah keeps a high-profile murder prosecution on track, federal charges follow a fiery crash at a Homeland Security office in Idaho, and a House investigation turns its focus to the finances of a sitting member of Congress. Utah Judge Keeps Prosecutors on Charlie Kirk Case A Utah judge has rejected a […]
Captain Seth Keshel was the only analyst to call Trump’s sweep of every swing state in 2024. While most forecasters hedged, he made a concrete claim and stood by it. Now he returns with an early 2026 midterm map that cuts through noise and wishcasting alike. His model shows Democrats likely taking the House, but […]
A growing number of sitting Republican lawmakers are calling for their colleague, Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales, to resign amidst revelations of an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Rep. Gonzales has denied any sexual relationship with the staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, who died in September after setting herself on fire when the claims initially surfaced late last year. Newly released […]
Donald Trump’s newly appointed chief immigration judge said the number of people living in the United States illegally could be as high as 25 million to 30 million — a figure that far exceeds most official estimates — as the administration ramps up efforts to shrink a massive immigration court backlog. Daren Margolin, who leads […]
A standoff is unfolding between the Pentagon and one of the country’s leading artificial intelligence companies. According to Axios, War Secretary Pete Hegseth has given Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to agree to terms that would remove key safety guardrails from the company’s Claude AI model — or face potential government retaliation. At […]
A growing number of Democrats are opting to skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, instead participating in alternative events or remaining absent as they seek ways to register opposition. Several Democratic lawmakers plan to attend a counterprogramming event they called the “People’s State of the Union,” scheduled near the Lincoln […]
PARIS — France has restricted U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s direct access to senior French government officials after he failed to appear for a formal summons at the Foreign Ministry, authorities confirmed Tuesday. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the decision followed Kushner’s absence from a scheduled meeting at the Quai d’Orsay, France’s Ministry for Europe […]
PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge on Tuesday denied a defense motion to disqualify prosecutors handling the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a rally last year. State District Judge Tony Graf ruled that attorneys from the Utah County Attorney’s Office may continue to lead […]
A top congressional investigator is asking two companies to turn over records that may shed light on controversial Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s sudden explosion in personal net worth. The US. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced in a statement “Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is raising serious concerns about financial disclosures filed […]
President Trump Won’t Pardon Sam: My Prison Interview With SBF Revisited
Last October, I had the opportunity to interview Sam Bankman-Fried from prison with the help of one of his friends. At the time, I assumed the outreach was part of an effort to convince President Trump to pardon him. Today, the White House confirmed that President Trump won’t pardon Sam, who is serving a 25-year […]