When the Texas House Democrats bolted from Austin in earlier this month, they did so with the swagger of martyrs. They cast their self-imposed exile as a noble stand against injustice, a heroic resistance to gerrymandering. But like most political theatre, the
On Thursday, the White House announced that Federal law enforcement officers will patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., for the next week. The escalated federal presence will begin at midnight. It will be led by the U.S. Park Police and will include
President Trump is weighing a meeting in the coming weeks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he presses for an end to the fighting in Ukraine. Trump raised the idea of meeting with the two leaders during
On Wednesday, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours as President Trump’s shortened ceasefire deadline with Ukraine approaches and new sanctions loom. According to The Hill, Witkoff was met at the Vnukovo airport by Putin’s envoy for investment and economic
Tech giant Apple will announce a new investment of $100 billion in U.S. facilities as early as today, the White House announced on Wednesday. National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said on FOX Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” that companies are “moving here in droves,
On Tuesday, President Trump signaled he has narrowed down his list of potential replacement candidates to become the next Federal Reserve chair. Trump said possibilities for the positions, including chair, are former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett and two others whom the
Things are at a standstill… During a Sunday evening Truth Social post, President Donald Trump alleged that Senate Democrats are possibly delaying his nominees in exchange for money. In the post, Trump accused Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) of slowing
President Trump told reporters Sunday he plans to announce a new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the next three or four days after he fired the previous BLS leader in the wake of a jobs report that found the labor market
The White House is getting a makeover… President Donald Trump and private donors will fund an estimated $200 million cost of a new ballroom for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday during a briefing that the construction is scheduled
It’s over… On Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned Canada it would now be “very hard” for the two countries to come to a trade agreement after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his intention to recognize a Palestinian state. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it
