Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said that Donald Trump once warned him not to bring a wounded veteran to public events, The Messenger reports.
Said Trump: “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.”
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) “will lead a new task force focused on the declassification of federal secrets – including records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,…
“Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said her confidential hotline was inundated with calls and text messages in the hours since she accused four men, including her ex-fiancé, of sexual exploitation, voyeurism…
“House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released his spending and tax blueprint Wednesday morning – the initial step in kicking off the reconciliation process,” Punchbowl News reports. “Arrington is…
“A federal jury has found former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) guilty of bribery conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud in a partial verdict announced Wednesday morning,” the Chicago Sun…
President Trump spoke Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the two agreed to “start negotiations immediately” to end the war in Ukraine. Save to Favorites
The Senate voted 52 to 48 to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, the Washington Post reports. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined with all Democrats to oppose Gabbard….
A series of court rulings have put President Trump’s plans to dismantle and reshape the federal government on hold, setting up legal battles that could drag on for months. That…
The Cook Political Report unveiled its ratings for 2026 Senate races, finding Republicans with a clear edge even though they are defending more seats than Democrats overall. Save to Favorites
President Trump responded to this morning’s higher inflation numbers by saying only: “BIDEN INFLATION UP!” Save to Favorites
“Dozens of American students at a U.S. military installation in Germany walked out of their middle school on Tuesday as part of protests aimed at an official visit by Defense…
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair said that while President Trump’s 51st state threats are “offensive,” he does not believe his country is “sincerely threatened,” Politico reports. Said Blair: “I’m not…
“The Trump administration is releasing Alexander Vinnik, a cybercriminal who last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, to Russia as the ‘exchange’ for retrieving the American schoolteacher…
“Eight federal watchdogs, abruptly fired last month by President Donald Trump, are suing to get their jobs back, saying Trump broke the law by failing to give Congress a 30-day…
“President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration told probationary staff members it had mistakenly sent them termination notices, and then informed some of them the next day that they were fired…
“The Department of Homeland Security, as part of an evaluation of its election security mission, said on Tuesday that personnel focused on misinformation, disinformation and foreign influence operations aimed at…
Tulsi Gabbard will be confirmed later this morning as Director of National Intelligence in what’s likely to be a straight party-line vote. It’s a remarkable outcome for a nomination that…
“President Donald Trump’s advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global Management co-founder…
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US is committed to a sovereign Ukraine but that a peace deal allowing for eventual NATO membership isn’t a realistic outcome,” Bloomberg reports. Said…
“Inflation perked up more than anticipated in January, providing further incentive for the Federal Reserve to hold the line on interest rates,” CNBC reports. “The consumer price index, a broad…
Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he’s ready to “fire the starting gun” to turn President Trump’s policy ambitions into law, beginning with a Wednesday committee vote on a…
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