Month: May 2025
May 09, 2025
Politics
White House rejects Hegseth chief of staff pick who trashed Trump and Vance as ‘crazy,’ ‘dumb’
Ricky Buria's elevated status has triggered a brouhaha among factions close to President Trump. Ricky Buria's elevated status has triggered a brouhaha among factions close to President Trump.
May 09, 2025
Politics
Weepy fraudster George Santos begs Trump for pardon: ‘I’m not a hardened criminal’
George Santos grew weepy Thursday night while pleading with President Trump to pardon him from a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding campaign donors. George Santos grew weepy Thursday night...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dead at 85
WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Eric Adams gets defensive about not joining Republican Party in fiery Piers Morgan interview — ahead of DC meeting with Trump
New York City Mayor Eric Adams got defensive Thursday after repeatedly being probed by Piers Morgan on why doesn’t just “go the whole hog” and “become a Republican” —...
May 09, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: The shrinking Trump tax cuts
The brutal political realities of the House GOP are about to upend President Donald Trump’s tax pledges. A permanent extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts is under threat, as...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Trump says 80% tariffs on China ‘seems right’ ahead of US-Beijing high-level trade talks
President Trump said Friday that 80% tariffs on Chinese goods “seems right” — as top US and China officials brace for high-level weekend talks to deescalate the trade war...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Meet DataRepublican, the deaf woman CEOs, bureaucrats and Hunter Biden fear — Elon Musk’s DOGE secret weapon
SALT LAKE CITY — Jennica Pounds has become perhaps the most prominent personality — after its leader — behind an organization to which she has no direct or official ties:...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Failed Trump nominee Ed Martin spit on by enraged passerby during live interview, shocking video shows
Wild video captured the disgusting moment an enraged woman spat on failed Trump nominee lawyer Ed Martin in the middle of a TV interview. Wild video captured the disgusting...
May 09, 2025
Politics
Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul ‘will not be missed’
A West Point professor's resignation over education shifts brought, in part, by the Trump administration, drew a scathing comment from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A West Point professor's resignation over...
May 09, 2025
Congress
Trump’s tax cuts are set to shrink after GOP flinches at deep spending cuts
On the chopping block could be a litany of Trump demands, including a permanent extension of the tax cuts passed during his first term.