Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board

President Trump fired five of the eight members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Management Board, which oversees the U.S. territory’s budget plan. The island has been trying to find its way to fiscal solvency after struggling with its debt for years.  Mr. Trump dismissed the board’s chairman Arthur J. Gonzalez, Cameron McKenzie, Betty A. Rosa,

WATCH: Texas Dem Who Fled State in Private Jet Compares Himself to Abraham Lincoln

The Republican president leapt from a window in an attempt to break quorum. James Talarico’s chartered flight featured leather seats and flight attendants. Texas state representative James Talarico (D.) compared himself to Abraham Lincoln while touting his party’s walkout to block Republican efforts to pass a new congressional map. But while the Great Emancipator attempted

MSNBC Host Promises To ‘Uphold’ Journalistic Standards After Husband, a Biden Climate Adviser, Launches Congressional Bid

After Biden administration climate adviser Jake Levine announced his campaign to represent California’s 32nd Congressional District, his wife, MSNBC host Jacqueline Alemany, took to X to assure the public that she will uphold journalistic standards. “As a journalist, it’s paramount to respect certain boundaries on my support,” Alemany wrote on Tuesday. “That means I won’t

Army Veteran Launches Campaign to Unseat New York Rep. Nick LaLota

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) speaks to reporters about a GOP meeting on a reconciliation bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A former Army warrant officer has launched a campaign for New York’s First Congressional District seat during the 2026 election. Christopher “Chris” Gallant is a native of

Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys argue against unsealing grand jury testimony

Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell are arguing against the Justice Department’s attempt to unseal grand jury testimony against her, writing in a court filing Tuesday that their client “has no choice but to respectfully oppose” the potential release. “Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Ghislaine Maxwell is not,” Maxwell’s attorney David Markus wrote in

Jamaal Bowman Said He Had ‘Millions’ in Donations Lined Up for His PAC. It’s Actually in Debt, Records Show.

Latest financial disclosure from Bowman’s Built to Win PAC shows $3k on hand, $47k in debts Jamaal Bowman (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) It’s a PAC of lies. Former congressman Jamaal Bowman left Congress claiming he had received commitments “in the millions” for his new Built to Win PAC, but his most recent federal financial disclosures show

Trump administration officially ends “5 things” emails for federal workers

Washington — The federal agency that asked government workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week has officially ended the practice, which was initiated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Scott Kupor, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, said in a statement that the office communicated with human resources