President Trump urged House Republicans and Democrats to work together to reopen the federal government on Monday, saying that “no changes” should be made to the Senate-passed legislation “at this time.” “I am working hard with Speaker Johnson to get the current funding deal, which passed in the Senate last week, through the House and...
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing this weekend after she didn’t show up to church Sunday morning near her home in the Tucson, Ariz., area. Here is everything we know about her disappearance: What's the latest on the investigation? Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said during a...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Monday letter that it took down a swath of recently released files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that may have had information about victims. “The Department now has taken down several thousands of documents and media that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information due to...
The Republican National Committee (RNC) holds a near $100 million cash advantage over Democrats according to new filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The RNC totes around $95 million cash while the Democratic National Committee holds about $14 million, per filings, as both parties gear up for the 2026 midterm elections. . The DNC...
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled that Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was shot and killed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Minneapolis last month, died by homicide. The report from Dr. Andrew Baker, posted to the county medical examiner’s public database, said that Pretti died in the emergency room at...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will address reporters on Monday afternoon amid a partial government shutdown. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to reopen shuttered federal agencies, after the House Rules Committee takes up the measure late Monday. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has an uphill battle in the House to get the legislative package through. Watch the...
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration's latest bid to limit lawmakers from conducting unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities, ruling that it likely runs afoul of oversight measures that Congress implemented. It's the second time U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb has sided with the group of Democratic lawmakers suing. Cobb ruled in December that the Trump administration was violating a rider attached to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) annual appropriations...
Kicking the can down the road hasn’t worked. It hasn’t produced reform, it hasn’t restored trust, and it hasn’t stopped the same abuses from happening again. A two-week extension doesn’t buy leverage — it just buys time for the status quo to survive.
As you probably heard, Don Lemon has been arrested and charged, in connection with his decision to join a group of anti-ICE protesters who entered a church in St. Paul, Minn., and interrupted services in order to protest the pastor, who they alleged was aiding government efforts to detain illegal immigrants. Lemon has claimed that he is merely a journalist who...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran's leaders on Monday that the Pentagon is “more than prepared” to act if Tehran refuses to negotiate with the U.S. over its nuclear program. "The President's been clear from the beginning, as he was before Midnight Hammer. Iran will not have nuclear weapons capability. And so they can either...
A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government. Reagan appointee Royce Lamberth granted an injunction against the administration's stop work order against Sunrise Wind,...
House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday rejected the latest offer from lawyers for former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding their clients’ testimony regarding the panel’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein. Ashley Callen and Katherine Turner, attorneys for the Clintons, offered on Saturday for the former president...
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for the alternative Super Bowl halftime show it is planning to livestream on Sunday during the NFL season finale. "The All-American Halftime Show," will celebrate "American faith, family, and freedom," the organization, founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk, said. The show will feature performances by Kid Rock,...
The Veterans' ACCESS Act would build off the success of the VA MISSION Act, add transparency, put more control in veterans' hands, and provide accountability for VA staff to ensure veterans can get the health care they have earned.
The father of a 5-year-old boy detained in Minnesota is denying claims from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that he abandoned his son. In an exclusive interview with ABC News that aired Monday, Adrian Conejo Arias denied deserting his son after officers arrived in their driveway to detain him several weeks ago. The father...
The 2026 NDAA and defense appropriations bill provide funding for naval shipbuilding and facilitate trilateral cooperation among the US, Australia, and the UK, while also addressing the need for increased workforce capacity and streamlined technology sharing to meet the US submarine production target of three attack subs per year by 2028.
GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez (Fla.) said the Trump administration has been too slow to alter the way it conducts immigration enforcement operations, warning it could cost Republicans politically. “We thought that there should have been a course correction a long time ago, and now I guess it’s going to be forced on us by the...
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GOP strategist Karl Rove on Sunday criticized President Trump for touting the economy in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. In the lengthy op-ed published on Friday, the president argued that his tariff policies have “created an American economic miracle, and we are quickly building the greatest economy in the history of the world.” Trump also...
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on Monday endorsed Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) as her successor, wading into the closely watched Minnesota Senate primary. “I know that right now there is no one that I trust more to stand with Minnesota than Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and that is why I’m endorsing Peggy to be the...
President Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday after he said the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to buy U.S. and “potentially” Venezuela oil, and not oil from Russia. Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post that it was “an honor” to speak to Modi on Monday morning, noting that the two leaders...
Imagine telling any other group that their basic services disappear the moment they step across a border. That’s the reality everyday for the disability community.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) started a Substack on Monday as speculation swirls about a potential 2028 presidential bid. In her first post on Monday, titled "The Way Forward in 2026," the governor acknowledged the “heavy” state of the country and said she began the page to “offer some perspective and maybe even a path...
Authorities in Arizona say they are conducting a criminal investigation at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing over the weekend. "We believe now, after we processed that crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime scene, that we do, in fact have a crime. And we‘re asking the...
