Trump shows public support for embattled defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth

by admin | Dec 6, 2024 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday made his first public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled pick for defense secretary, since Hegseth began making the rounds on Capitol Hill speaking...

Trump’s would-be assassin’s father called 911 looking for son hours after shooting: ‘We’re kind of worried’

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Politics

CREDIT: avid_creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The father of Thomas Matthew Crooks, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, called police out of concern for his missing son hours after the July 13 shooting occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania, newly obtained audio...

House to vote on whether Gaetz ethics investigation report will be released

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Politics

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to force the Ethics Committee to release the report from its investigation of former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.Democratic Rep. Sean Casten‘s...

Musk, Ramaswamy eyeing federal remote work policies to help slash $2T from budget

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Work-from-home policies came under fire from X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as he and Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy took their plans to reduce government waste to the floors of Congress Thursday.The businessmen,...

After meeting with Hegseth, Ernst says she’s not ready to support him

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Politics

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn’t ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary.”Well, I did have a very long, lengthy discussion with Pete yesterday, and...