Politics

Minneapolis - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President J.D. Vance stoked controversy by suggesting limits on how constitutional gun rights should apply, particularly to political opponents and broader interpretations of presidential authority.

PHOENIX — At the annual Turning Point USA AmericaFest conference this weekend, Vice President J.D. Vance offered the traditional “Festivus blessing” and invited attendees to participate in an Airing of Grievances during the gathering’s concluding sessions. The comment came on the final day of the multiday conservative youth organization’s flagship event, held at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Washington - In a recent interview with Vanity Fair magazine, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles shared a candid insight into a moment of unconventional discussion during the Trump administration. Wiles recounted an instance when President Donald Trump entertained the idea of revealing previously unseen photographs of alien spacecraft held at the highly classified Area 51 facility.

Washington - President Donald Trump drew intense criticism over the weekend after making remarks widely viewed as insensitive in the wake of filmmaker Rob Reiner’s murder. The President appeared to double down during an unscripted exchange with reporters on Monday.

In comments that quickly circulated online, Trump described one of Reiner’s films, Being Charlie, as “tepid and insipid,” adding, “It was feloniously derivative of Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and lacked the visceral realism of Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.”

Nashville, Tenn. -- Matt Van Epps secured an unexpected victory in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, buoyed—according to analysts—by an unprecedented pledge from technology philanthropists Michael and Susan Dell, who promised a $1,000 “voter-assistance check” to every constituent who cast a ballot for the candidate.

Washington, D.C., — President Donald Trump on Wednesday characterized his first in-person meeting with New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, as exceptionally positive, telling reporters the conversation was “very perfect.”

The meeting, held in the Oval Office, lasted just under an hour. While observers anticipated discussions on federal funding, public safety, or infrastructure, Trump said the two leaders spent much of their time talking about the newly crowned Miss Universe, Fatima Bosch.

Washington, D.C. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney was laid to rest on Wednesday in a solemn ceremony attended by political leaders, dignitaries, and longtime colleagues. The service, held at the Washington National Cathedral, featured an unexpected yet poignant musical tribute from actor and singer Kevin Spacey.

Washington, D.C. — A recent cloud infrastructure outage has unexpectedly found itself at the center of a political story. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) stated Tuesday that his “no” vote on the motion to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case was the result of a Cloudflare outage that disrupted access to several major online platforms, including Twitter (now X).

WASHINGTON — After serving nearly 40 years in Congress, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will retire from public office at the end of her current term. The longtime California representative, who has been a fixture in Democratic leadership for decades, said she plans to launch a hedge fund aimed at “leveraging policy expertise to support strategic investments in American innovation.”

New York — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveiled his transition team on Wednesday, marking the first major step in what many observers see as a new chapter for New York City politics. The team includes community organizers, urban policy experts, union representatives, and — for the first time in city history — an official muezzin.