Category: Politics
January 21, 2025
Politics
Stefanik vows to review funding for ‘antisemitic’ UN during confirmation hearing: ‘Committed to holding them accountable’
Stefanik argued the US needs "to be a voice of moral clarity on the UN Security Council and at the United Nations at large for the world to hear...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Pentagon pulls down portrait of Gen. Mark Milley hours after Trump’s inauguration
The Pentagon pulled down a portrait of retired US Army General and frequent Donald Trump critic Mark Milley just hours after Trump’s Monday inauguration in Washington, DC, witnesses told...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Trump yanks John Bolton’s Biden-approved Secret Service detail day after pulling former adviser’s security clearance
Bolton received the detail from then-President Joe Biden in 2021 in response to Iranian assassination plots. Bolton received the detail from then-President Joe Biden in 2021 in response to...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Dem DC bishop lectures Trump on migrants during prayer service, irking The Don
“I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away,'' Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza cease-fire deal will last through final phase
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday he’s not confident that Israel’s cease-fire deal with the Hamas terrorist group will hold through all three phases....
January 21, 2025
Politics
Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent's nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. Treasury Secretary...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Trump hiring blitz sets first-day hiring record with 1,300 staff appointees
“President Trump gave a clear mandate: hire loyal individuals who will execute his agenda," Trump Campaign Advisor Alex Bruesewitz said. “President Trump gave a clear mandate: hire loyal individuals...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Here’s what Trump can do to stop federal employees from working remotely
Trump signed an executive order requiring most federal employees to return to work in person full time, a move that is likely to spark backlash and legal challenges from unions. Trump...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Israel expects Trump to reverse Biden’s hold on 2,000-pound ‘bunker buster’ bombs: report
The outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, Mike Herzog, told Axios on Monday that he expects the 47th president to reverse the US weapons-supply ban within his first...
January 21, 2025
Politics
Trump’s executive orders on creating DOGE, nixing birthright citizenship are first to face legal challenges
President Trump signed an avalanche of executive orders after his first day back in office, but activist groups hit back with lawsuits. President Trump signed an avalanche of executive...