WASHINGTON – In the high-stakes arena of President Donald Trump’s second term, where loyalty to the America First agenda is the ultimate litmus test, few voices cut as sharply as Laura Loomer’s. The firebrand conservative activist, once a fringe provocateur chaining herself to Twitter’s headquarters in protest, has evolved into a self-appointed guardian of MAGA purity. With 1.8 million followers on X and her podcast Loomer Unleashed reaching thousands weekly, Loomer wields influence that rivals official advisors – and lately, she’s turning that blade inward, clashing with fellow travelers like Tucker Carlson and even White House picks. What some dismiss…
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NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams abruptly suspended his re-election campaign on Sunday, September 28, 2025, just five weeks before Election Day, citing funding woes and relentless media scrutiny that he said had crippled his bid for a second term. The announcement, delivered in a nearly nine-minute video posted to X, marks the end of a tumultuous tenure for the one-term Democrat and could consolidate opposition votes behind former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, potentially tightening the race against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Adams, who rose from NYPD captain to Brooklyn borough president before winning the mayoralty in 2021…
In a bold and aggressive move that underscores Beijing’s relentless ambition to dominate the Indo-Pacific, Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly maneuvering to extract a major concession from President Donald Trump: a formal U.S. declaration opposing Taiwan’s independence. This push, revealed in recent reports, exploits Trump’s focus on securing a robust trade deal with China, potentially at the expense of America’s longstanding commitment to the democratic island nation that stands as a bulwark against communist expansionism. Xi, who has made “reunification” with Taiwan a cornerstone of his authoritarian “China Dream” since seizing power in 2012, sees the upcoming high-stakes meetings…
WASHINGTON — In a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the Federal Reserve, a federal appeals court on Monday night rejected the administration’s emergency bid to remove Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s Board of Governors, upholding a lower court’s temporary block on her termination. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ensures that Cook, the first Black woman to serve as a Fed governor, can participate in this week’s crucial Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, where policymakers are widely expected to vote on a quarter-point cut…
FBI Director Kash Patel said “multiple” electronic devices were seized from the Utah home of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last week, as part of the ongoing investigation. “We are going to be interviewing scores of people, not just these chats on Discord, but any communications this individual have,” Patel said Monday evening during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity.” “We’ve seized multiple electronic devices from the home of the suspect and his romantic partner,” he continued. “We’ve got computers, we’ve got laptops, gaming systems, cell phones.” Law enforcement identified 22-year-old Robinson as the shooter who allegedly shot and killed Kirk, a conservative activist…
WASHINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for a grilling from both sides of the aisle as he prepares to testify before Congress on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, amid swirling controversies over his handling of the investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and a wave of internal firings that have plunged the bureau into turmoil. Patel, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump confirmed in February 2025 in a razor-thin, party-line Senate vote, returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since his January confirmation hearing. There, he pledged to Democrats that he would…
U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio on Sept. 11 vowed the United States would respond after Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting a coup to remain in power. The Brazilian Supreme Court sentenced Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison after convicting him of plotting to overturn the 2022 election results—which he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—making him the first former president in Brazil convicted of a coup attempt. Rubio said Bolsonaro’s conviction was a “witch hunt” and said the U.S. government “will respond accordingly,” without specifying what the actions might be. “The political…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will start turning over documents related to its investigation of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee this Friday, according to Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.). The announcement comes as the committee faces a self-imposed deadline of Tuesday, August 19, for full compliance with a subpoena issued earlier this month, highlighting growing bipartisan frustration over the pace of transparency in one of the most controversial cases in recent U.S. history. Comer revealed the development in a statement on Monday, noting that DOJ officials had informed the…
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump federalizes Washington, D.C.’s police and deploys the National Guard to curb crime in the nation’s capital, he is signaling a broader push to address violent crime in other major U.S. cities. During an August 11, 2025, press conference at the White House, Trump named Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Baltimore as areas of concern, describing them as “bad, very bad.” While violent crime rates have recently declined nationwide, these cities continue to grapple with elevated homicide and felony numbers, some exceeding levels from a decade ago. The President’s Powers and Legal…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday, August 15, 2025, in a high-stakes summit aimed at ending more than three years of war in Ukraine. The meeting, held at Alaska’s largest military facility, marks the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and carries significant implications for global stability. The choice of Alaska, once part of the Russian Empire before its sale to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million, added historical resonance to the summit. A blue backdrop emblazoned…
