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-Key Republican governor applauds Trump’s frenetic pace, says DOGE needed to ‘right size’ Washington
-Disputed DOD nominee is ‘best person’ to implement Trump and Hegseth agenda, key conservative group says
-Trump approval rating hits 47%, as Americans name his ‘single most significant’ move so far
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday.
McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as Senate majority leader under President Donald Trump’s first administration. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, and he announced his retirement on his 83rd birthday.
“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in prepared remarks to the Senate floor. “Every day in between, I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.”…Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks with reporters after a meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)
DEI LAWSUITS: Group of DEI workers sue to stop Trump executive orders…Read more
CPAC KICKOFF: VP Vance kicks off the country’s biggest conservative conference…Read more
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: Trump signs executive order ending use of taxpayer money to ‘incentivize or support’ illegal immigration…Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a signing ceremony after his inauguration on January 20, 2025 in the President’s Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)
‘LARGE-SCALE REDUCTIONS’: Trump signs late-night executive order abolishing handful of federal advisory boards…Read more
‘DEVOTION TO PUTIN’: Liz Cheney lambastes Trump over Russia/Ukraine, branding him ‘the antithesis’ of all ‘Reagan stood for’…Read more
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Russian aircraft fly in Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, US says…Read more
ANOTHER PRISONER SWAP?: Kremlin suggests another US-Russia prisoner swap could be coming: report…Read more
TRAGIC TURNOVER: Hamas hands over bodies of 4 slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young boys…Read more
INTERNATIONAL BLOWBACK: China, Iran and Russia condemned by dissidents at UN watchdog’s Geneva summit…Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his China’s counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony following the Russian-Chinese talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. (Photo by SERGEI CHIRIKOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP via Getty Images)
ONE STEP CLOSER: Wrestling mogul and Trump education pick McMahon clears Senate committee in heavyweight decision…Read more
AMERICANS ‘WANT ANSWERS’: MAHA caucus member pledges hearings into ‘corruption’ of a public health sector ‘captured by Big Pharma’…Read more
‘DOGE’ FOR ‘MAIN STREET’: Top Republican urges new SBA chief take ‘DOGE’ actions against Biden-era electioneering, COVID loan claims…Read more
KASH ME OUTSIDE: Patel’s confirmation as FBI chief ‘will haunt you,’ Senate Dems warn GOP at protest outside agency HQ…Read more
Democrats staged a last-minute protest event Thursday decrying Trump’s FBI pick. (Getty)
DIGITAL DANGER: Lawmaker who lost son to suicide warns Senate that ‘Big Tech is the Big Tobacco of this generation’…Read more
MONEY IN THE BANK: Parents could see up to $12,000 child tax refund under new bipartisan House bill…Read more
TOUCHDOWN: College football country seeks key tax exemption for athletes to enhance recruitment, boost team continuity…Read more
IVORY TOWER DEFENSE: Social justice law professor defends anti-Israel protesters who blocked traffic to Chicago airport…Read more
‘WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?’: Dept of Ed spending soared 749% despite downsizing, new DOGE-inspired initiative reveals…Read more
BLUE CITY HAVEN: Reputed migrant gang members busted in NYC drug, gun raid but likely to avoid prosecution…Read more
‘I DIDN’T PLAN THIS’: DNC gave ex-Harris booster ‘no choice’ but to leave, she says, as Dems cry turncoat…Read more
AXE INCREASE: IRS to slash nearly 7,000 employees starting Thursday: reports…Read more
The IRS said in January Americans have benefitted from increased funding. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
LEADERSHIP IN QUESTION: DEI-charged claims fly over contract talks for military school’s leader as lawmaker demands ethics probe…Read more
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