Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups Adeel Mangi (Graeme Sloan/Wikimedia Commons) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans
Tehran announces installation of new advanced centrifuges used to quickly enrich uranium for an atomic bomb (Vahid Reza Alaei/AFP via Getty Images) Iran publicly accelerated its contested nuclear work on Friday, installing advanced centrifuges to more quickly enrich the uranium needed to fuel an atomic bomb. Tehran announced its latest escalation after the International Atomic
David Friedman praised Huckabee’s support for Israel as ‘absolutely rock solid.’ Praising President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Mike Huckabee as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, former envoy David Friedman called it a “great” pick. “I couldn’t be more excited about his pick. Obviously, he’s coming into a different period in the relationship than when
The move would be ‘extremely difficult to get done,’ one senator says. Multiple Republican senators said this week that it may be difficult for President-elect Donald Trump to use recess appointments to allow for his preferred Cabinet picks to be confirmed. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he does
Although President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party swept the 2024 general election, the cryptocurrency industry feels it is the real winner. Powered by donations from some of the biggest figures in cryptocurrency and venture capital, three political action committees poured more than $100 million into efforts to influence the 2024 election. “This election was
Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz (R.), who withdrew his nomination as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, announced on Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th
One attendee enjoyed ‘a cold one made from recycled sewage water’ so much that he returned for more the next day, the New York Times reports Toilet (Philippe Gerber/Grabien), NEWBrew (brewerkz.org), tap (SolStock/Grabien) A beer brewed from recycled toilet water has become a hit among attendees at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. “At