Politics

Steven Cheung, Donald Trump’s spokesman, criticized New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday after the judge ordered Trump to attend a sentencing hearing next week in his hush money criminal case.Cheung claimed the judge’s decision violated the Supreme Court’s rulings and other legal principles. He stated, “This case should never...

President Trump is set to be sentenced on January 10 in the hush money case led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This will happen just a few days before Trump is sworn in again as president. The case involves a $130,000 payment Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to...

President-elect Donald Trump announced a new hire to his incoming second administration on Friday in a less than conventional manner.While Trump may have professed to be “pleased” to make Morgan Ortagus — a former Fox News contributor and State Department spokeswoman — his Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East...

President-elect Donald Trump raged on Friday over President Joe Biden’s decision to honor former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney the day before, even going so far as to assert that “all she wants to do is kill people” in an unhinged post on Truth Social. Biden awarded Cheney with the Presidential...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) lost the first round of voting on Friday to keep his role as Speaker of the House. He could only afford to lose one Republican vote to win, but three Republicans voted against him, making it unlikely for him to secure the majority unless at least...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was facing a difficult fight on Friday to keep his job as Speaker of the House. To win the vote, he could only afford to lose one Republican vote if all members supported a single candidate. However, things didn’t go as planned. Early in the voting...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told CNN on Friday that he is not making any side deals with GOP House members in order to win their votes to keep his job in the next Congress. Congress will convene on Friday to elect a new speaker, in a vote that will be...

Morning Joe co-host Jonathan Lemire strongly criticized Donald Trump’s comments after the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.Trump had posted on social media blaming the attack on President Biden’s “open border policy,” claiming he had warned that radical Islamic terrorism and violent crime would get worse under such...

Brian Kilmeade, co-host of Fox & Friends, had strong words for House Republicans as they struggle to decide whether Speaker Mike Johnson should remain in his role. Despite President-elect Donald Trump publicly supporting Johnson, he is having a hard time getting enough votes from his own party. Some Republicans, like...

Joe Biden held a press conference on Thursday to celebrate a major accomplishment: the confirmation of 235 judges, which set a record during his presidency. However, the event quickly turned controversial due to his response—or lack thereof—to a recent terror attack in New Orleans. The attack took place on New...

Jason Chaffetz, a Fox News contributor and former Republican Congressman, expressed his anger over President Joe Biden awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Representative Liz Cheney and Representative Bennie Thompson. The honor, one of the highest awards for civilians, was given to recognize their roles on the January 6...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) suggested that the terror attack in New Orleans carried out by an American from Houston was the result of U.S. immigration policy.Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, killed at least 14 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day when he drove a pickup truck down Bourbon...

Vice President-elect JD Vance promoted Elon Musk’s recent op-ed in support of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Vance shared the op-ed on Thursday and wrote, “I’m not endorsing a party in the German elections, as it’s not my country and we hope to have good relations with all...

Nancy Pelosi, the 84-year-old former House Speaker, sparked concern and raised eyebrows after posting a peculiar video on social media platform X on Thursday. In the video, she announced her plans to head to Washington, D.C., to represent her San Francisco constituents and share what she called “San Francisco values.”...

President Joe Biden will formally announce recipients of the Presidential Thursday at 5 PM, and one name on the list is sure to raise eyebrows: Liz Cheney. The former Republican member of Congress — and vocal critic of President-elect Donald Trump — is among the 20 names in a statement...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cannot cancel the controversial plea deals that were made with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two other detainees from Guantanamo Bay, according to a decision made by a military court on Monday. This means that, for...