The guns have fallen silent in Gaza. All 20 living hostages are home — at last. After months of war and suffering, Israelis and Palestinians can finally look toward a horizon of calm. Hearing the news, I felt the same emotion I had at the announcement of the Abraham Accords, …
Read More »Trump rips 'stupid and outdated' Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees
President Donald Trump called out Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley while asserting that multiple U.S. attorney picks remain unconfirmed because Grassley is honoring the blue slip tradition. The arcane custom involves showing deference to home-state senators by allowing them to stymie the confirmation of nominees they do not like. …
Read More »Trump’s impending San Francisco crackdown sparks backlash from Newsom, mayor
The White House is urging California Democrats to welcome the National Guard to “clean up” San Francisco, but Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., said the deployment will “ruin one of America’s greatest cities. “ President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that the National Guard is headed to San Francisco …
Read More »Trump team urges Oregon judge to end restraining order blocking National Guard
The Trump administration urged a federal judge during a hearing in Oregon on Friday to terminate a restraining order and clear the way for the government to deploy National Guard troops in Portland. The administration argued to Judge Karin Immergut that a higher court had already greenlit President Donald Trump’s …
Read More »Trump calls Jay Jones an 'animal,' says 'anybody would be put in prison for what he said'
President Donald Trump condemned Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones as an “animal” on Sunday, saying anyone else would find themselves “in prison” for his text messages wishing death on political opponents. Trump made the comments while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One, just days after Jones had …
Read More »Why Trump, rightly praised for the Gaza ceasefire, acts so differently at home
President Trump continues to be hailed as a global peacemaker for freeing the Hamas hostages and brokering a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group. By assembling a coalition of countries to stop the two-year-old war, the president melded threats and diplomacy to end – at least for now – …
Read More »Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: 'Just the beginning'
EXCLUSIVE: With over 500,000 illegal aliens deported since President Donald Trump took office in January, the administration is on track to significantly exceed the record number of illegals deported out of the United States. Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the administration has deported over 515,000 …
Read More »Portland City Council member calls on National Guard troops to defy deployment orders
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green reaffirmed his call for National Guard troops to reject deployment orders, responding to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s assertion that Guardsmen must follow the chain of command regardless of her personal objections. “I respectfully disagree with the terminology in the oath of service,” Green told CNN …
Read More »'No plans' for Trump-Putin meeting 'in the near future,' senior official says
President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior White House official told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. News that the meeting will not happen comes just days after Trump had said he planned to meet with Putin in Budapest, Hungary in the coming …
Read More »Trump blasts 'weakened' Schumer as Democrats again block GOP effort to reopen government
A long weekend away from Washington, D.C., did little to soften Senate Democrats’ resolve as they again blocked an effort to reopen the government for an eighth time Tuesday. The beginning of mass firings promised by the Trump administration and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought over …
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