Friday

19-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Politics

Pete Hegseth nomination clears key Senate hurdle as two Republicans signal opposition

Defense secretary-designee Pete Hegseth's nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, inching him closer to getting confirmed in a significant win for one of President Trump's most embattled cabinet...

Trump revokes security detail for Mike Pompeo, years after Iran threatened to kill the then-secretary of State

“I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for...

Senate DOGE caucus takes aim at $1.8B government fund for candy, comic books: ‘Purely propaganda’

What is the Department of Homeland Security going to do without its coloring books? What is the Department of Homeland Security going to do without its coloring books?

Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders freeze on civil rights cases

Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration. Donald Trump’s new Justice...

Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump cabinet pick

Rarely has a Cabinet choice encountered such swirling allegations of wrongdoing. Rarely has a Cabinet choice encountered such swirling allegations of wrongdoing.

Judge blocks President Trump’s executive order doing away with birthright citizenship: ‘Blatantly unconstitutional’

A Seattle federal judge blasted President Trump’s day one executive order doing away with birthright citizenship Thursday, calling the action “blatantly unconstitutional.” Senior US District Judge John Coughenour made the decision to...

Nancy Pelosi’s husband made $38M worth of stock trades in weeks leading up to Trump inauguration

Paul Pelosi's trades include purchase of shares of an artificial intelligence company that has seen its stock soar nearly 50% in the last week. Paul Pelosi's trades include purchase...

Trump attacks MSNBC, says network ‘shouldn’t have a right to broadcast’

President Trump said MSNBC "shouldn't have a right to broadcast." President Trump said MSNBC "shouldn't have a right to broadcast."

Trump tears into violent migrant gangs with ‘tattoos all over’ their faces ‘pouring’ into America

President Trump claimed violent gang members with "tattoos all over their faces" are pouring into America at the southern border as he plans to crack down on illegal immigration...

NY native Marine who danced with VP JD Vance at Commander in Chief Ball reveals joke he told to ‘break the ice’

"It made me feel more relaxed," Staff Sgt. Lexus Martinez, 27, exclusively told The Post. "He still has that Marine Corps humor." "It made me feel more relaxed," Staff...