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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) unloaded a heap of criticism Friday on recent actions and inactions by the Trump administration and fellow Republicans, bringing up the Ukraine minerals deal, talks with Iran, and more — while being sure to not criticize President Trump personally. “I represent the base and when I’m frustrated and upset over the direction of things, you better be clear, the base is not happy,” Greene said Friday in a lengthy post on the social platform X. “I campaigned for no more foreign wars. And now we are supposedly on the verge of going to war with...

After the 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Gracia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, made the first appearance since his arrest, US President Donald Trump took to social media to share an alleged altered photo of Kilmar's hand and linked it to the MS-13 gang, stating he is “not fine and innocent”. The photo of Abrego Garcia w/Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) from Thurs clearly shows no “MS-13” tattoo shop on either hand - nor in earlier photos”. Another said, ”Why did Donald Trump just lie to the American people even more about Kilmar Ábrego García being a gang member? Just...

VICE President JD Vance has fumbled college football's biggest award.

President Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Investors think otherwise, and on Wednesday Mr. Trump decided maybe investors are right. After a flight from U.S. assets and a rout in the bond market, Mr. Trump announced a pause for 90 days on the worst of his “liberation” tariffs on most countries, China excepted. Markets celebrated with a stock-market rally on hope that perhaps Mr. Trump isn’t entirely oblivious to the damage he’s causing. The rout in dollar assets reversed, at least somewhat, and the rise in the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield eased. It would be hard to find...

Roofing-products manufacturer IKO North America has been on a factory-building spree in the U.S., with one plant completed and four more under construction. After President Trump launched a barrage of tariffs on U.S. trading partners, the math abruptly changed. Chief Executive David Koschitzky said IKO’s just-finished factory in Texas now faces higher prices on the steel it uses to fabricate metal shingles, while the plants that are still being built need machinery that isn’t made in the U.S. The company will continue with the projects, he said, but tariffs will make them much more expensive. “If we’re to be successful,...

Vice President JD Vance sat down with Laura Ingraham for an exclusive interview on The Ingraham Angle, tackling America’s shifting stance on Europe, the escalating crisis in Syria, and the high-stakes decisions shaping U.S. foreign policy. His candid take on border security, free speech, and global alliances pulls no punches. Vance emphasized the deep historical and cultural ties between the United States and Europe, describing it as “the cradle of Western civilization.” While acknowledging disagreements with European leaders, he stressed that shared religious and cultural values should guide future relations. However, he also warned of Europe’s internal struggles, particularly its...

Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) said Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that President Donald Trump was playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Ukraine conflict. Host Pamela Brown said, “Ukrainian President Zelensky will also be in Saudi Arabia but is not expected to attend these talks. Do you believe the white House is sidelining Zelensky in this peace process?” Bacon said, “That’s a terrible mistake not to have the Ukrainian leader in the talks.”

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Governor Shapiro released a statement Friday afternoon following a tense meeting between Ukraine President Zelenskyy and President Trump. Their meeting was supposed to be an opportunity to repair a strained relationship, and make a rare earth minerals deal that would have been a major step in ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Instead, President Zelenskyy cut the visit short after the meeting. READ MORE |Zelenskyy says 'thank you America' after White House visit cut short “We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under...

Word on the street is that DOGE is about to dive headfirst into the wild and unruly Ukraine funding, which is welcome news to many Americans who are sick and tired of watching their hard-earned tax dollars get used to fight a war that Ukraine can’t win, and has no intention of ending, ever. Elon Musk is under the belief that US politicians are getting kickbacks for supporting the funding for Ukraine’s war with Russia. No one should be surprised about possible kickbacks, especially considering the obscene amount of money we’ve funneled into Ukraine—with zero oversight and absolutely no accountability,...

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily extended his restraining order blocking the Trump Admin from placing USAID workers on leave. Last week Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee said he will halt a midnight deadline for USAID to be reduced to couple hundred workers. President Trump planned to drastically reduce the USAID workforce to a few hundred workers. Thousand of workers were to be placed on administrative leave. On Thursday Judge Nichols extended his restraining order until February 21.

Employee has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics

President Donald Trump condemned a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative to hire people with disabilities in the wake of the Washington, D.C., plane collision, despite a similar initiative being launched during his first term in office

Whoever steered President Trump into removing of the security teams protecting former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others facing Iranian death threats was way off-base — and the prez should reverse that dangerous call at once. Pompeo tops Tehran’s hit list for his part in taking out Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani in January 2020, a massive strategic win for Trump in his first term. The threats are neither hypothetical nor vague: In 2022, Supreme Leader (and Grand Ayatollah) Ali Khamenei’s website published the video “Revenge is definite” that showed animated versions of Pompeo and Trump being scoped out by...

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump complained on Friday that American flags would still be lowered to half-staff in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter during Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter's death on Dec. 29, as is custom when a U.S. president dies. Trump, who has announced plans to attend Carter's memorial service in Washington on Jan. 9, took issue in a Truth Social post on Friday with the flags remaining in the mourning position during his swearing-in ceremony. "The Democrats are...

Something’s going on in the great state of Texas. For a deep-red state, it sure pumps out some questionable Republicans. Establishment shills like Dan Crenshaw and John Cornyn come to mind. These two aren’t just off the America First train—they’ve got more in common with the left than they do with President Trump or his movement. And now, there’s another oddball Texas politician to add to the list: Chip Roy. He’s a trickier one to spot. Thanks to his bluster and fiery rants—much like Trey Gowdy back in the day—Roy can fool people into thinking he’s one of the good...

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s support for Pete Hegseth, who he announced as his nominee for defense secretary shortly after Election Day, is wobbling after a crush of controversy over a rape allegation and a 2018 email from Mr. Hegseth’s mother accusing him of a pattern of abuse toward women. How Mr. Hegseth fares through a series of tests on Wednesday will be critical for his chances. He is set to continue his meetings with key senators, including Joni Ernst of Iowa, a combat veteran who has spoken about being sexually assaulted herself, and his mother is expected to sit for...

In his future policies, including those on the Russian track US President-elect Donald Trump will rely on the commitments to the forces that brought him to power, rather than on election pledges, Russian presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev told the daily Kommersant in an interview. "The election campaign is over," Patrushev noted. "To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them." He agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic...

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrat Josh Stein won the North Carolina governor's race on Tuesday, Fox News projected, defeating Republican Mark Robinson, whose candidacy imploded following a CNN report that he had called himself a "Black Nazi" and made other offensive remarks on a pornographic website. Robinson, the Southern state's lieutenant governor, has denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN. Robinson was endorsed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who previously praised him as "Martin Luther King on steroids" but whose campaign distanced itself after the scandal broke in September. Robinson advocated for bringing back slavery for...

Former President Donald Trump has once again blasted Fox News in a post on Truth Social. Trump is angry that the network keeps airing Democrat ads and having allies of Kamala Harris on its shows. The Republican presidential nominee wrote: FoxNews keeps putting on Democrat ads, as part of their news program. Their soundbites are almost all of Harris and her Democrat friends, all of whom are on the shows. FOX NEWS IS NOT OUR FRIEND. It’s crazy! Trump posted similar complaints last week, going so far as to accuse the network of trying to sabotage his campaign. He wrote,...

About a week after they made waves for their style at the Sweat Tour, Malia and Sasha Obama once again put their fashion chops to the test by attending Billie Eilish’s star-studded Halloween party in Hollywood. Joining fellow famous guests like Kaia Gerber and Kiernan Shipka, the Obama sisters delivered two stylish looks that channeled this year’s rising western trend, a fad that has also been espoused by the likes of Beyoncé and Bella Hadid. A 23-year-old Sasha looked striking in a bright blue baby tee and beige micro shorts, layered underneath a rusty maroon cardigan and a massive black...