Former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci. The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold disgraced former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress a week after he appeared before the panel and refused to answer a single question, invoking his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent more than 100 times during the four-hour hearing. Fauci appeared before the committee under subpoena days after Senator Rand Paul, who chairs the committee, released a series of diary e

New CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz. The Senate voted in favor of confirming President Trump's pick to lead the CDC on Wednesday in a 51-44 vote that makes Dr. Erica Schwartz the new director of the Centers for Disease Control. Schwartz is a retired Navy rear admiral and a lawyer who served as a deputy surgeon general during Trump's first term and also has experience overseeing the healthcare system used by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to CBS News. When Trump nominated h

A screen shot from a drag show where children were seen in the audience. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling this week upholding Florida's law, signed in 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis, that makes it a misdemeanor for knowingly allowing a child to attend a drag show, rejecting a lawsuit that challenged the law as unconstitutional. The appeals court handed down an 8-5 ruling on Tuesday in favor of the law. “The act is a straightforward regulation of obscenity,” Judge

Pete Buttigieg admitting he wants to do away with the Electoral College. In an interview with Politico's Jonathan Martin, Pete Buttigieg suggested Democrats should take "big swings" and attempt to change parts of the American government that require constitutional amendments, becoming the latest 2028 Democrat hopeful to take a swipe at the Electoral College. Martin at one point asked Buttigieg, would "you scrap the Electoral College?" "Totally, yeah of course," was the enthus

Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Abdul El-Sayed, the extremist Muslim and socialist candidate, defeated his more moderate opponent by a razor-thin margin in Michigan's primary held on Tuesday, capturing the Democrat nomination for U.S. senate, and advancing to the November general election. The race was so close between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, midnight came and went in Michigan without a winner being declared. Not long after midnight, though, NBC News project

Jeanine John Taele. Federal and local authorities arrested a heavily-armed suspect outside Trump National Golf Course after agents observed the man engaging in suspicious behavior two days in a row -- and ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump. Officials arrested Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, a suburb just southwest of downtown L.A., after he was spotted gathering intelligence on security preparations at the golf course over the weekend ahead of Trump's upcoming vis

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaking to reporters about the SAVE Act. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said President Trump continues to press him about getting the SAVE Act passed by the Senate ahead of the midterm elections, but Thune seemed skeptical that it will even be brought for a vote before the end of the week when the senate goes on recess. "I heard from him this morning a couple times on issues that he cares about," Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesd

James Talarico. Democrat James Talarico is ahead of his Republican rival Ken Paxton, three polls, including one released on Tuesday, show -- however the race appears to be tightening. A poll conducted by Texas Southern University released on Tuesday shows Talarico holds a slim 47-45 lead over Paxton, within the poll's 2.83% margin of error. A Fox News poll released last week showed Talarico with a similarly narrow 51-48 lead over Paxton and a survey by Texas Public Opinion R

Kaitlan Collins, Francesca Hong. The 37-year-old socialist candidate currently lapping the Democrat field ahead of Wisconsin's gubernatorial primary next week isn't backing off her 2021 declaration that the U.S. should "cancel Thanksgiving," even when given a chance during a softball interview on CNN Monday night. A flurry of controversial past remarks made by Hong, a self-described dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), has been resurfacing in rece

Pete Buttigieg. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said then-President Joe Biden made a mistake early in his lone term when he snubbed Elon Musk and didn't invite him to a White House Summit on electric vehicles. In 2021, Biden held the summit at the White House and invited the CEOs of Ford, GM Chrysler, and others, but specifically didn't invite Musk, the CEO of Tesla, the leading American manufacturer of electric vehicles. At the time, sales of Teslas accounted

President Trump reacts to Jeanine Pirro dropping charges against the suspect in the Reflecting Pool vandalism case. President Donald Trump on Monday reacted to news that the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia dropped criminal charges against a former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. Late Friday evening, Jeanine Pirro announced in a court filing that her office was dropping the charges against 67-year-old David Hearn,

Citizens in Madrid protest the migrant invasion in Ceuta. Demonstrators took to the streets of Spain's capital city on Sunday to protest the government's handling of the migrant invasion of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave located on the northern tip of Africa, last week. Wild scenes of illegal immigrants storming over the border and wreaking havoc in Ceuta sent shockwaves throughout Europe and much of the world. "The vast majority of those who entered have already returned to Moroc

Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. Joe Manchin, the former U.S. senator from West Virginia, made waves on social media Sunday after he blasted the rising socialist takeover happening to the Democrat party, calling the ideas and policies of the ascendant candidates "crazy" during an appearance on Face The Nation. Manchin was there along with his daughter, Heather Manchin, to discuss their new initiative to support independent candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The f

Former Vice President Kamala Harris. Former vice president and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Friday said the U.S. needs to revisit institutions of American government, including the Electoral College and the makeup of the Supreme Court, and consider adding two more states to the union. Harris was speaking at the National Urban League Conference in Nashville on Friday when she was asked a question about the Voting Rights Act. The former vice president launched

Francesca Hong appearing on Fox News. A socialist candidate who's leading the polls ahead of Wisconsin's primary to decide who will run to become the state's next governor rejected some of the most extreme positions being espoused by other socialist candidates who have been winning races across the U.S. Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), appeared on Fox News Friday and was questioned about numerous positions she holds, including her past c

Migrants storming the beaches in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Tens of thousands of migrants poured into Spain on Thursday in what many are describing as an invasion. The influx of migrants was so large, the Spanish government mobilized police and the military to confront the constant stream of people entering the country. The scene unfolded in Ceuta, a small village just south of Gibraltar near Spain's border with Morocco. According to The Telegraph, Ceuta's mayor-president

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. A groundswell of opposition is forming in New York City as tens of thousands of people in the region are saying they want Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 9/11 ceremony that will mark 25 years since the horrific terrorist attack. As of Thursday, more than 55,000 have signed the petition that was started by Giovanni Galante, whose wife, Grace Catherine Galante, was killed in the 9/11 attack. His petition is seeking to convince the controver

U.S. Senator Rand Paul. U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky said former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci's repeated invoking of the Fifth Amendment during Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing could open him up to prosecution, something the disgraced doctor's critics have been clamoring for -- and despite the preemptive pardon former President Joe Biden granted Fauci before he finished his lone term in the Oval Office. Fauci refused to answer any questions asked

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington, D.C., this week to attend the funeral for Lindsey Graham, and also held meetings with President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In an interview with ABC News, Netanyahu touched on a range of issues, including the Iran war and his and Trump's differing roles in the war. Plus, he addressed controversial comments made earlier this month by Vice President JD Vance. Ne

Tech mogul and America PAC founder Elon Musk. Elon Musk is reportedly planning to wade back into politics in a bid to boost Republican candidates as the critical midterm elections in November approach, according to a new report from Axios. The world's richest man is preparing to resurrect his America super PAC, which was pivotal in providing fundraising and logistical support to President Donald Trump's campaign in the 2024 race. The news comes as recent polling shows the Dem