BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection, for alleged illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, on Saturday confirmed the investigation after reporting by other news organizations. Smith was named special counsel…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028. “Over the past six months, I have spent time reflecting on this moment in our nation’s history and the best way…
Washington China hawks are slamming the approval by US President Donald Trump’s administration of resumption of the sale of Nvidia’s downgraded H20 AI chip to China, questioning the move’s rationale and whether it was part of the June London trade deal between the two countries, as the administration claims. Trump banned the sale of the…
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday intends to publish a plan that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive to let American AI flourish, a document seen by Reuters shows. According to a summary of the draft plan seen by…
In mid-July 2025, social media users circulated a rumor that Kerr County, an area hit hard by central Texas’ devastating flash floods, rejected $10 million offered by former U.S. President Joe Biden to update its flood warning system. Biden’s administration did offer Kerr County about $10 million in pandemic relief funds under the American Rescue…
WASHINGTON — President Trump is pulling the US out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as well as its woke agenda, The Post has learned. Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing any “anti-Semitism…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, said his father’s disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump that led to the Democrat stepping aside as presidential candidate was the result of him taking Ambien due to his travel. “And I’ll tell you what, I know exactly what happened in that…
The MAGA lawmaker overseeing the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s autopen use has vowed to probe the former president’s judicial appointments. During an appearance on Fox News, Kentucky Rep. James Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, said his inquiry would “look at everything that was signed with the autopen,” including executive orders, pardons,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result…
US President Donald Trump said that China might soon begin giving the death penalty to people who make and send fentanyl into the United States. Trump claimed that the US and China are working on a deal to take strict action against fentanyl traffickers. “I have a very good relationship with President Xi of China,…