Day: June 9, 2023

Reagan-era Interior Secretary James Watt dead at 85

8:01 pm June 9, 2023

James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was admired by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday. In an administration divided between so-called pragmatists and hardliners, […]

Activision faces backlash after yanking Call of Duty streamer over comment on LGBTQ ‘Pride’ in schools

7:54 pm June 9, 2023

Video game publishing giant Activision has pulled a collaboration with a popular streamer of its “Call of Duty” franchise in response to a tweet in which the star said that a school board voting to designate June as LGBTQ Pride month should “leave little children alone.” Nick Kolcheff, who goes by “Nickmercs” and streams the […]

Joran van der Sloot case: Natalee Holloway suspect’s arraignment went ‘exactly as expected,’ experts say

7:18 pm June 9, 2023

Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot has finally faced a U.S. judge more than 18 years after the Alabama teen vanished after leaving a bar with him in Aruba – walking into court wearing a T-shirt and a grin. His first appearance in federal court revealed no surprises. The court appointed a federal public […]

Kevin McCarthy blasts Biden DOJ over Trump indictment: ‘A dark day in America’

7:02 pm June 9, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., blasted the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday in response to former President Donald Trump being indicted as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s months-long investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. McCarthy — who made the comments during a tour at a historical site in Pennsylvania […]

Josh Hawley shuts down HuffPost reporter on Russia-Ukraine war: ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about’

7:00 pm June 9, 2023

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., had a fiery exchange with a liberal journalist who attempted to press him on where he stood on the Russia-Ukraine war. In an audio clip obtained by Fox News Digital, HuffPost reporter Jonathan Nicholson confronted Hawley about the arrest warrant issued by Russia against his colleague Sen. Lindsey […]