French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu named a cabinet Sunday, days after his reappointment and an earlier attempt that collapsed after 14 hours. Centrists Gérald Darmanin, Amélie de Montchalin and Jean-Noël Barrot stay on, while conservative Catherine Vautrin becomes armed forces minister; Annie Genevard and Rachida Dati remain at agriculture and...
California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked Donald Trump after a late-night Truth Social post in which Trump invoked a "Biden FBI" role in Jan. 6. Newsom noted Trump himself was president that day. Trump repeated his claim that 274 FBI agents were placed in the crowd and demanded, "DO SOMETHING!!!" His...
Vice President J.D. Vance faced sharp questioning on Sunday shows, struggling to address allegations that Trump border czar Tom Homan was recorded accepting $50,000 in 2024. Vance called it a smear and a “left-wing rabbit hole,” leading ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to cut the interview short. He also sidestepped whether he...
President Donald Trump will make a brief trip to Israel to preside over a fragile Gaza ceasefire that includes releasing all 20 living hostages and the remains of others. He is expected to address the Knesset and sign the deal in Sharm El Sheikh as European leaders look on. The...
Trump biographer Michael Wolff alleges Jared Kushner engineered Donald Trump’s Gaza peace push to advance his own Middle East business ties, leveraging investors in his Affinity Partners fund and help from developer and envoy Steve Witkoff. Wolff says Qatar pledged to clamp down on Hamas if Trump pressed Benjamin Netanyahu—prompting...
Donald Trump replaced Sergio Gor with longtime aide Dan Scavino to lead the White House Presidential Personnel Office, shifting Gor to ambassador to India. The move follows Gor’s explosive clash with Elon Musk over NASA pick Jared Isaacman, whose nomination Trump withdrew after Gor flagged Democratic donations. Musk quit days...
On day 12 of the federal shutdown, Vice President JD Vance warned of “painful” deeper cuts to the government workforce, even as the Trump administration seeks to pay the military and preserve some food assistance. Hundreds of thousands are already furloughed without pay, and the Office of Management and Budget...
After late-night layoff notices went to about 1,300 CDC workers Friday, 700 were reinstated Saturday and 600 remain laid off, the federal workers’ union said. HHS blamed miscoded notices and said affected staff were never separated. Reinstatements included MMWR publishers, measles response lead Athalia Christie, Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, and...
At a Los Angeles show, pop star Chappell Roan praised the city’s resilience after this year’s wildfires, then declared “F**k ICE forever,” prompting anti-ICE chants. The Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, shot back via TMZ: “Pink Pony Club is good. Pedophiles are bad… Get...
Vice President JD Vance, on ABC’s “This Week,” stopped short of accusing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of a crime but said Pritzker violated his oath by opposing the administration’s plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago to aid ICE. Pritzker fired back, calling the threats unconstitutional and saying, “Come...
