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Trump on World Cup visa disputes: ‘We’re working … to make sure the right people’ come in

President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure “the right people” enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some “people are afraid that it’s going to be harder and harder to…

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Dershowitz wants ‘complete transparency’ if called to testify in House Epstein investigation

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday said he wants “complete transparency” if he testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The committee’s chair, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), said earlier in the day that he would like to have Dershowitz and Acting Attorney General…

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Trump arch would need red safety lights: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said that President Trump’s planned 250-foot “triumphal arch” will need red safety lights so as not to pose any safety risks to air travel flying to and from Reagan Washington National Airport. The proposed arch, planned to be built at the end of Memorial Bridge between the Lincoln…

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Senate Democrats question national park entry fees used for Trump ‘vanity projects’

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said he will launch an inquiry into entrance fees for the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) going toward President Trump’s “vanity projects.” Schiff, along with several other senators, wrote in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that visitors to the parks contribute to the NPS budget “by purchasing…

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Trump: Iran ‘will have to pay the price’ for stalled negotiations

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran “will have to pay the price” for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Much of it, like their Navy and…

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Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran

President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)…

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Valadao to show down against progressive in California House battleground

Progressive Randy Villegas (D) is projected to advance in the 22nd Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R), according to results from Decision Desk HQ.  Villegas, an educator and activist, knocked out California State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) from the race after neither Democrat reached the 60-percent threshold to secure the California Democratic…

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