Day: February 7, 2025

Fired Federal Election Commission leader rants on social media after removal by Trump: ‘This isn’t it’

7:40 am February 7, 2025

President Donald Trump fired the U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub, sending her a letter regarding her “removal.” Trump took office Jan. 20, and since then has taken on a massive government makeover, sidelining and firing hundreds of top agency officials and civil servants as he attempts to install more loyalists and […]

Patrick Mahomes’ mom talks about Trump’s expected visit to Super Bowl LIX

7:31 am February 7, 2025

Randi Mahomes, the mother of Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, walked the carpet ahead of the NFL Honors in New Orleans Thursday night. Mahomes will be in the stands at the Caesars Superdome to cheer on her son and the Chiefs as they compete for a historic third consecutive Super Bowl title. President Donald […]

AOC tells voters worried about grocery prices to just ‘wait until the farms are empty’ from deportations

7:30 am February 7, 2025

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., warned people who voted based on grocery prices to just “wait until the farms are empty” after mass deportations. The Democratic lawmaker recently addressed the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration through thousands of arrests and deportations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As more raids are conducted throughout the […]

House Rep. Eli Crane says therapy dogs should be mandatory at hearings after joke about Dems’ mental stability

7:23 am February 7, 2025

A House lawmaker Thursday jokingly suggested making therapy dogs a permanent fixture in committee hearings after voicing his concern about the “mental stability” of Democrats a day earlier. On Wednesday, as Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform discussed wasteful government spending, Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., asked about bringing in therapy dogs for […]

Black Hawk crew likely wearing night-vision goggles before deadly DC midair crash: NTSB

7:13 am February 7, 2025

The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) chair said Thursday that, based on “preliminary information,” it appears crew members of a Black Hawk helicopter were wearing night-vision goggles before a fatal collision with an American Airlines jet last week near Washington, D.C. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill after briefing members […]