Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims  —  The former sister-in-law of Trump's defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety.  Hegseth's second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”

Trump picks fights with his party  —  The Scoop  —  As jubilant as Republican lawmakers are over Donald Trump's second term, they're facing a familiar reality: The president is back to picking fights with them and trying to bend them to his will.  —  From pardoning Jan. 6 offenders …

Bishop Calls Out Trump and Vance To Their Face  —  This stunning video highlights the first direct call out received by Trump and Vance since taking office.  —  This afternoon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly called out Donald Trump and JD Vance to their faces at a national prayer service.

Trump signs order seeking to rename Alaska's Denali and the Gulf of Mexico  —  President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its old name, Mount McKinley.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday issued …

Coast Guard Commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official  —  Senior DHS official confirms to Fox News Digital Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved of her post  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated over concerns about the border …

Federal Employees Union Sues Trump Over Worker Protections  —  The National Treasury Employees Union argues a move to “radically reshape the civil service” by making it easier to fire federal workers violates the will of Congress.  —  The National Treasury Employees Union said on Tuesday …

Trump terminates John Bolton's security detail within hours of taking office  —  Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

America's second Paris withdrawal is not like the first … - There may be sufficient momentum now in both the Paris regime as well as the burgeoning clean energy sector that this will make only a symbolic difference. … - Last time the U.S. left, no other country followed that move.

Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants and Dismissing Their Cases  —  Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia, have been set free.  —  One day after President Donald J …

Musk responds to backlash over gesture at Trump rally  —  Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump.  —  Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting …

Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment  —  President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned.

Instagram hides search results for ‘Democrats’  —  Meta says its working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a “results hidden” message when users search for the terms “Democrat” or “Democrats”.  —  Some social media users have accused the company of political bias …

Pritzker attacks Trump over birthright citizenship order: It's ‘chaos’  —  CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker launched an attack on President Donald Trump's planned executive order attempting to revoke birthright citizenship.  “That's unconstitutional.  We will not follow an unconstitutional order …

Crypto Thought Trump Would Bring It Legitimacy.  Then He Launched a Meme Coin.  —  Industry players worry the success of the president's meme coin will undermine the credibility they have worked hard to cultivate  —  The crypto industry eagerly awaited Donald Trump's return to the White House.

The Land of Greater Fools  —  America as a big con.  —  Successful criminals and politicians both understand the wisdom of going big.  It's a felony to steal a thousand bucks.  It's still a felony to steal a billion.  Might as well steal the billion.  Likewise, it takes about the same amount …

Justice Dept. removes senior career officials from key positions  —  The Justice Department reassignments involve top career officials in the national security and criminal divisions, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.  —  The Trump administration has removed …

Trump Takes Down Spanish Version Of White House Website  —  Less than 24 hours after Trump's inauguration, his team has also removed the government's site with information on reproductive rights and health care.  —  LOADING  —  Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump's inauguration …

No Time for Wonkery  —  This is hell, nor are we out of it  —  Donald Trump's second inaugural speech was as vile as expected, but also surprisingly dull.  —  OK, I guess his promise to take back the Panama Canal was a bit exciting.  But nobody took him seriously.