Politics

Richard Berman, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, is pressing the Justice Department regarding how the department plans to protect the identities of the Jeffrey Epstein Victims that appeared in the uncensored documents after several lawyers representing the victims approached him...

With Thanksgiving being just a day away, many Americans are getting prepared to reunite with their family and share a Thanksgiving dinner together. However, with Thanksgiving comes meeting your more unfamiliar family members and the dreaded “political” discussions. This year, however, according to a recent poll of over a thousand...

After 10 months of operation, the Department of Government Efficiency, more commonly known as DOGE, has officially been closed and is no longer in operation. The department, initially founded by Elon Musk in a cooperative effort with President Donald Trump, was created to help reduce government spending and remove inefficiencies....

After winning the mayoral election earlier this month, the next New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has made it clear that he wishes to speak with the current sitting President Donald Trump. Now he is set to attend that meeting today at the White House. Zohran Mamdani is a member...

On November 3rd, 2025, former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away at the age of 84. The death was caused by complications related to pneumonia mixed with cardiac and vascular disease. Today, dignitaries and loved ones of the former Vice President have gathered in Washington to bid farewell to one...

This last Saturday, thousands of people flooded the streets of Mexico City to protest the rampant crime and corruption within the nation and its government. The majority of the participants and organizers for the protest were from Generation Z, with support from older members of society. The target of the...

Recently, the United States has put a halt to the production of the 1-cent coin. As the value of the coin has become increasingly worthless over time and with the rise of digital transactions, the usefulness of pennies has dropped dramatically. When the coin was introduced in the past, it...

After years of the files being held by the government, the House of Representatives is set to finally approve a measure that will force the Justice Department to let the public see all of the records on Jeffrey Epstein. With the House looking like it has the momentum to get...

Recently, the Jeffrey Epstein Estate has released a new batch of emails and other miscellaneous documents to the public. From the information provided by the documents, they have raised further questions regarding just how many connections the man had before his death in captivity. For those unaware, Jeffrey Epstein was...

As of yesterday, November 12th, the government shutdown that started on October 1st and lasted 43 days has officially come to an end. Yesterday, current President Donald Trump signed a federal funding bill that would allow the government to reopen. The bill was only able to be signed by the...

This week, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, made an announcement that he would be running for Congress in the upcoming election cycle. It seems running for political office is in the blood of the Kennedy family. Jack Schlossberg announced his bid to run for Congress...

Yesterday, November 10th, the United States Senate passed a short-term government funding bill that would end the current government shutdown, which has been the longest in American history. The bill has been sent to the House, and we are now waiting for the House to organize and vote on passing...

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