(José Niño, Headline USA) The latest inauguration for Donald Trump has smashed fundraising records, with major companies and high-profile donors contributing to an unprecedented $239 million celebration.
The staggering total, disclosed in a Federal Election Commission filing on Sunday, more than doubles the previous record of $107 million set by...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Intercept reported Tuesday that a former employee of billionaire Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is now a senior advisor with the FBI.
“Tarak Makecha, who previously worked at Elon Musk’s electric car company, now has roles at both the FBI and the Justice Department’s...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Attorneys for alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh have asked Judge Aileen Cannon to bar the Justice Department from introducing evidence that their client was in touch with a human trafficker in Mexico about smuggling Afghans into the U.S. last year—arguing that such evidence is...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Mike Huckabee, the US’s new ambassador to Israel, responded to the World Health Organization (WHO) asking him to pressure Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza by shifting the blame to Hamas, backing Israel’s collective punishment of the civilian population of Gaza.
“What I would like to...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem apparently can’t even secure her own purse.
The New York Post reported Monday that Noem was eating at The Capital Burger about a mile away from the White House on Easter Sunday, when a thief stole her personal bag, which had...
(Headline USA) One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend.
The meeting took place on Easter Sunday. Vance, a Catholic convert, entered the room and reached down for the pope's hand. “Hello,” the vice president said....
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick claims he traveled to Ukraine and spent several days traveling around the frontlines. As a photo op, the Pennsylvania Republican signed an artillery shell “to Putin.”
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rep. Fitzpatrick spent a week visiting Ukrainian frontline soldiers. The Congressman wrote on...
(Connor Freeman, Antiwar.com) In recent weeks, more than 1,500 international undergraduate and graduate students from over 240 colleges have had their J-1 or F-1 visas revoked by Washington without notifying students or their respective universities. The revocations mean the students will not be permitted to finish their studies in...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple tent camps sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing dozens, Gaza’s Civil Defense agency has said.
One attack hit tents in al-Mawasi, a tent camp in southern Gaza that Israel had declared a so-called “humanitarian zone” but continues to bomb.
“At least 16 martyrs ,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Conservative media personality and new FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino recently visited the bureau’s training facility, where he grappled with FBI martial arts instructors.
According to the New York Times, Bongino did not do well.
“During a recent visit to Quantico, Mr. Bongino got a taste of...
(Headline USA) U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans.
Vance’s motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and parked near Francis’ hotel residence while Easter Mass was...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Fred Piccolo, who once shaped the public messaging for Governor Ron DeSantis, now faces criminal charges after authorities say he exposed himself to several women in a string of unsettling encounters.
Fred Piccolo, who briefly served as communications director for Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-FL, in 2020,...