Day: May 16, 2025

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ suffers massive defeat in key hurdle before House-wide vote

9:35 pm May 16, 2025

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday, in what appears to be a massive blow to House GOP leaders’ plans to hold a House-wide vote next week. Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., all voted […]

Lauren Sanchez hosts star-studded Paris bachelorette party before Bezos wedding

9:29 pm May 16, 2025

Before Lauren Sanchez meets her fiancé, Jeff Bezos, at the wedding altar, she held a star-studded bachelorette party in Paris. Dinner was hosted on Thursday, May 15, at the chic restaurant Lafayette’s, as the intimate gathering of 13 women featured Hollywood A-listers, including Kim Kardashian, mom Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria. “The atmosphere […]

Liberal columnist says that denying ‘Biden’s infirmity’ was sign of Democrats’ ‘original sin’ in 2024 campaign

9:26 pm May 16, 2025

Liberal New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg responded to recent revelations of former President Joe Biden‘s inner circle covering up for his mental decline, arguing that the Democratic Party engaged in “groupthink” and refused to allow dissent, especially in the critical final months of the campaign. “There was certainly some covering-up going on, especially among […]

Afghans for Trump group feels abandoned after administration revokes refugee protections

9:15 pm May 16, 2025

A group that once campaigned to put Donald Trump in the White House now says they feel abandoned by his administration’s decision to revoke legal protections for thousands of Afghan refugees living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Zoubair Sangi, the leader of the “Afghans for Trump” movement, formed after the chaotic 2021 […]

Trump secures deals with 3 Middle Eastern nations in 1st major trip of 2nd term

8:44 pm May 16, 2025

President Donald Trump returned to Washington from the first major trip of his second term with significant agreements in place. The deals struck in the Middle East mark historic moments for both the U.S. and its partners in the region. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have all committed to increasing their […]