Trump hopes to reshape RNC into “seamless operation” with leadership changes

A Trump-backed trio of leaders is expected to take the helm at the Republican National Committee, effectively strengthening former President Donald Trump’s iron grip on the party going into the general election. Trump announced last week a new effort to unite the RNC and his campaign. He’s installing Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law, and Chris LaCivita,

Freelancer for Michigan Anti-Israel Publication Threatened to Kill Jews, Feds Say

Federal authorities last week arrested a freelancer for a Michigan anti-Israel publication after he allegedly threatened to kill Jews. Jeffrey Stevens, who lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., allegedly sent messages to both local police and the CIA saying he was going to kill Jews and American government officials who supported Israel, the Detroit News reported Monday, citing

Israel Will Not Meet Hamas’s ‘Delusional’ Demands for Hostage Deal, Netanyahu Says

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that Israel would not pay any price for the return of hostages still held by Hamas amid ongoing negotiations to secure their release. Asked about the 134 hostages who remain in Gaza, Smotrich told Kan Radio that their return was “very important”

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Sending National Guard to Border ‘Warzone’

The National Guard deployment, tasked with helping Texas build its border wall, will be South Dakota’s fifth amid the border crisis. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the state’s National Guard troops to deploy to the southern border to help Texas deal with record-shattering waves of illegal immigration. Ms. Noem, a Republican, said that

Supreme Court Rejects House Republicans’ Appeal Over Refusal to Follow Mask Mandate

The lawsuit—filed by Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—was rejected by the lower courts. The Supreme Court has refused to take up an appeal of a group of House Republicans regarding the pay that was docked because they did not follow the COVID-19 mask mandate in the House of

Biden Admin Backtracks on Electric Vehicle Push

The Biden administration is scaling back its push to shift Americans from gas-powered to electric vehicles, a move aimed at appeasing automakers and labor unions ahead of the presidential election this fall, according to the New York Times. The Environmental Protection Agency last spring introduced stringent limits on tailpipe emissions, effectively requiring at least 67