Trump Briefly Appointed Jeff Clark Acting Attorney General Before Jan. 6, Attorney Confirms

President Trump reversed the decision later in the day after deciding against it. WASHINGTON—Three days into former Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeff Clark’s disciplinary hearing, his lead counsel confirmed a detail about the events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021. It is well known that then-President Donald Trump considered elevating Mr. Clark to the

McConnell to Remain in Senate Until Term Ends to Deal With GOP’s ‘Isolationist Issue’

The senator claims America is facing its ‘most dangerous time’ since the fall of the Berlin Wall due to rising terror and threats from Russia and China. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he will continue to be a member of the Senate until his term ends, despite stepping down from the leadership post,

Biden and Xi Speak for First Time Since November

The president pressed Xi on fentanyl chemicals, CCP interference in U.S. elections, and Chinese-backed cyberattacks on U.S. facilities, an official said. President Joe Biden on April 2 held a phone call with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping as tensions between Washington and Beijing remain elevated. The call is the first contact between the two leaders

Murthy v. Missouri Among Most Important First Amendment Cases of the Century: Jeff Landry

‘If the justices rule against us, Americans will not have a way to find out what the government is doing,’ Louisiana’s governor warns. All eyes have been on the Supreme Court, where justices have recently heard oral arguments in Murthy v. Missouri. This landmark case is about defining appropriate government powers in relation to Americans’

New Jan. 6 Tapes Coming ‘As Soon as Possible,’ House Speaker Says

Speaker Mike Johnson provided an update on the 40,000 hours of surveillance footage. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that more surveillance footage captured during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol will be soon released, adding that thousands of hours have been uploaded so far. About 13,000 hours of surveillance footage

DeSantis Criticizes Biden After President Denies Proclaiming Easter Sunday ‘Transgender Day’

‘Who’s running the presidency? Is it a bunch of woke, 20-something-year-old White House staffers? So I don’t know who’s in charge,’ Mr. DeSantis said. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised questions about President Joe Biden’s ability to lead the country after the president denied proclaiming March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility” in support of

Baltimore Disaster Spurs Calls for Reset of Infrastructure Priorities

Some say Francis Key Bridge could’ve been stouter. Others say nothing built in 1977 can stop the moving mountains of today’s seas. All call for focus on ports. The U.S. Coast Guard has opened two channels to allow repair crafts and salvage barges into Baltimore Harbor. However, it will be weeks before container ships can