Since the House Freedom Caucus was founded in 2015, it has bedeviled a succession of Republican speakers, from John Boehner to Paul Ryan to Kevin McCarthy to current gavel-wielder Mike Johnson. With Republicans holding a slim 218-214 House majority through the end of March, the Freedom Caucus has more influence than ever — and could … Read more
Kennedy Center Interim Director Ric Grenell accused “Hamilton” producers of staging a “publicity stunt” and being “intolerant” of Republicans after they canceled plans to perform at the iconic Washington, DC, venue. The hit Broadway musical’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and producer Jeffrey Seller said Wednesday that the decision to pull the plug on an upcoming run … Read more
Take it or leave it! Actress Cheryl Hines reportedly gave her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. an ultimatum to move her to Washington, DC or else — following his messy sexting scandal with political journalist Olivia Nuzzi. Hines, 59, ordered the scion to move her from California to the nation’s capital indefinitely out of fear … Read more
President Trump issued a public warning to the Hamas terror group Wednesday that he is “sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job” and urged them to release all remaining hostages immediately “OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!” President Trump issued a public warning to the Hamas terror group Wednesday. Getty Images … Read more
The House Freedom Caucus says it plans to introduce a resolution censuring Democratic Rep. Al Green for heckling President Trump’s joint session of Congress, a breach of decorum Republicans are calling “shameful.” In an X post shortly after the disruption, the HFC wrote on X that the joint session is a “constitutional obligation — not … Read more
President Trump’s box was filled with family members, administration officials and special guests – invited by first lady Melania Trump – for his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress. Trump children Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Tiffany all attended the event with their respective partners – Jared Kushner, Bettina Anderson, Lara Trump … Read more
President Trump brutally needled Sen. Elizabeth Warren, belittling the Massachusetts Democrat with his favorite nickname for her –“Pocahontas” — during his address to the joint session of Congress Tuesday night. The taunt came after Trump mocked Democrats for wanting to keep supporting Ukraine with military aid in its war with Russia over the next five … Read more
A Democratic lawmaker in Connecticut was arrested for driving while impaired over the weekend, becoming the fourth state representative from the party to be caught by authorities with a buzz behind the wheel over the last two years. State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, 30, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday when town police allegedly caught … Read more
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans grilled President Trump’s pick to oversee policy at the Pentagon Tuesday, asking him to state for the record whether the growing nuclear threat from Iran is “existential.” Elbridge Colby, who was nominated as the undersecretary of defense for policy, fielded questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee weeks after … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said there was no justification for US President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and that her government would respond with tariff and non-tariff measures. “There is no reason, rationale or justification to support this decision that will affect our people and nations … Nobody wins with this decision,” Sheinbaum said at her regular morning press conference. Trump’s tariff actions went live … Read more