Facing criticism from the right, the FBI’s Dan Bongino revives Biden-era cases
Dan Bongino could’ve shrugged off recent criticisms from the fringe. Instead, the FBI deputy director appears to be trying to...
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Leaked audio suggests Trump’s new Social Security chief had to Google his own job
The apparent fact that the new Social Security commissioner, up until recently, had no idea what his job entailed does...
White House eyes primaries for GOP members who opposed the Trump agenda megabill
Donald Trump is less interested in trying to persuade Republican members like Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson, and more interested...
RFK Jr. pushes a misguided ‘do your own research’ line as he unveils MAHA report
The more Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about people doing "their own research," the more important it is...
Trump admin blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, escalating radical fight
Donald Trump and his tea have gone from eliminating Harvard's grants to targeting its tax-exempt status to halting its ability...
Members of the House Freedom Caucus evolve into lapdogs in the Trump era
In recent months, far-right House Freedom Caucus members have talked a good game, right before caving under pressure Donald Trump.
Trump pushes false ‘white genocide’ claim in tense meeting with South Africa’s president
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa apparently hoped to persuade Donald Trump that many of his assumptions are wrong. That didn't...
Trump admin accepts jet from Qatar, ignoring legal restrictions and bipartisan pushback
Team Trump's decision to accept a luxury jet as a “gift” from Qatar doesn’t end the controversy; it starts the...
Trump’s rhetoric about food assistance gets weird as Republicans target food stamps
Donald Trump insisted that Republican-imposed SNAP cuts will “give everybody much more food.” Reality tells a very different story.
Democratic senator questions whether RFK Jr. is the one ‘making decisions’ at HHS
"Either you’re lying, or you’re not the one making decisions,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray told Health and Human Services Secretary...