Hegseth installed Signal on Pentagon computers where phones banned: report

Mike Waltz is being ousted from the White House as national security adviser, and critics speculated about who president Donald Trump would select to replace him. Sources familiar with the decision to oust Waltz say he had lost the confidence of other administration officials after mistakenly inviting a journalist into a group chat where defense secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed top-secret military planning, and his deputy Alex Wong is also expected to follow him out the door. "Currently, a leading pick [to replace him] is Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, who is shepherding negotiations wit...

The Democratic National Committee is launching a new program aimed at recruiting and training volunteers in Republican districts to pressure their House members to oppose President Trump's so-called “big, beautiful bill," according to an Axios report. Congresspersons Tom Barrett (R-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are just four of those being targeted in the new endeavor. The idea for Democrats is to pressure enough House Republicans and block the GOP bill. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. The legislation wou...

CNN's Kaitlan Collins played video Thursday that may have helped predict National Security Adviser Mike Waltz's downfall from the Trump administration. It was recorded earlier this week, showing Waltz arriving at Andrews Air Force Base via Marine One, then moving to the side of the plane as Trump adviser Stephen Miller is seen bounding up the stairs to Air Force One. "There was a moment that CNN saw on Tuesday when the president was going to Michigan on his 100 days in office, and Mike Waltz, we noticed, traveled on Marine One with him. But 10 minutes later, you see it. Joint Base Andrews, tha...

While media reports were going around about Donald Trump ousting his national security adviser, there was reportedly "behind-the-scenes" confusion about who would take over the role. CNN White House reporter Alayna Treene said on Saturday that she was told by people inside the White House that "they did not know the President was going to name" Marco Rubio to hold the spot temporarily. ALSO READ: 'Sad white boys': Fear as Trump terror adviser shrugs off threat from 'inside the house' Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. "The question now is, how is th...

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A settlement has been reached in the death of Ashli Babbitt, according to a report from Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for POLITICO, Kyle Cheney “A former attorney for the family of Ashli Babbitt, shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer while climbing through a window near the House chamber on Jan. 6, says a national journalist informed him yesterday a financial settlement has been reached,” Cheney posted on X. Babbitt was shot in the shoulder during the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots by Lt. Michael Byrd. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: 'We’v...

CNN’s Harry Enten's latest data has one message for Democrats, “They have to start thinking about what their message is going forward.” CNN’s latest poll asked voters who would be doing a better job as President right now, Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? “This looks a lot like the election result,” Enten said. “Trump 45%, two points ahead of Harris, at 43%. 12% say they'd be doing about the same. But this is the key nugget here, it's not just about regretting that vote. It's literally saying who would be doing the better job right now? And Trump continues to score a higher percentage of the vot...

Martin Diaz came to the United States with his parents as a toddler in the early 1990s and he’s been here ever since. His entire family lives here. He works in construction and has owned a company in that industry with his wife, Kendall, since 2022.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Some people are broke because they don't earn enough. Others stay broke because they keep spending like they’re trying to prove something. One choice at a time, they dig the hole deeper, and call it normal.

The White House on Friday unveiled a new lo-fi video on its YouTube channel, and social media critics weren't enamored. The feed, titled "Lo-fi MAGA Video to Relax/Study To," had about 900 people watching around 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time, and included brags about Trump keeping his campaign promises next to an anime rendering of the president signing orders in the Oval Office. Among the promises he touted keeping, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, "demolishing the foreign drug cartels," ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and "onshoring production." Want more breaking polit...

The new jobs report contained some surprisingly good news, but a global economic analyst issued a "preemptively gloomy" prediction for the coming months. Hiring slowed in April over the previous month, going from 228,000 in March to 177,000 last month, and a Commerce Department report this week showed the U.S. economy shrank over the first three months of this year, but CNN's Rana Foroohar warned that president Donald Trump's tariffs have not fully taken effect. "I would just say that the jobs numbers tend to be backward looking," Foroohar said. "You're getting a picture of what has happened i...

Rumblings about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) seeking to leave her congressional seat for a Senate run got a reality check on Thursday. Greene has reportedly been considering a run for the Georgia seat currently held bySen. John Ossoff (D) in next year's midterm election, which led the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to conduct early polling on possible match-ups. The controversial lawmaker known as MTG did not fare well. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Of the four possible GOP contenders, Greene came in last — far behind Gov. Brian Kemp (R) wh...

Elon Musk is planning to step away from his government role to focus on his businesses, but he's keeping his office in the White House. President Donald Trump's billionaire benefactor has recommended sweeping cuts to the government workforce, which he says has saved $160 billion, which is far less than the $2 trillion he promised and could be offset by $135 billion in estimated costs associated with the cuts, but the Washington Post reported that Musk believes the U.S. DOGE Service has been a success. “It is funny that we’ve got DOGE," Musk told reporters. "Doesn’t the absurdity of that seem l...

MSNBC correspondent Tom Costello claimed Friday that an air traffic controller who "handles airspace" at the Newark, NJ, airport gave him some "rather concerning and startling information" about public safety. "He said, It is not safe. 'It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public," Costello said. "Really an incredible statement, unsolicited. He just said that to me, and separately, 'Don't fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs." Costello said that there were about two-hour delays for planes coming into Newark on Friday following a week of major delays due to staffing issues....

"But I felt no pain, and the day afterwards I was up and about walking," said Tanya Tanna, who reportedly just received a "breakthrough" surgery for her cancer. Tanna, of South Ruislip, west London, "feels whole again" after becoming the "first patient in the UK to have a new form of breast reconstruction surgery," according to the BBC. "A team of London surgeons developed and performed the keyhole procedure, which is less invasive, aids a quicker recovery and reduces the chance of getting a hernia," the outlet reported late on Thursday night. "They called it 'a massive breakthrough in cancer ...

Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. U.S. Attorney Sean Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced on April 4, 2025, that Randy Pressley, a 45-year-old Alabama resident, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme involving six counts of wire fraud and two counts of interstate transportation of stolen goods.

According to WRIC 8 News, the Richmond FBI has a warning for parents. It is against groups that are part of a violent network targeting children and manipulating them into recording themselves committing illegal and violent acts.

A conservative columnist is drawing comparisons between President Donald Trump and former President Jimmy Carter, but not in a flattering manner. National Review columnist Dan McLaughlin began by explaining that he thinks Trump's 2024 win was summed up as "abundance." He cited the new book of the same name by Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein. People desperately sought a pre-COVID world and Trump promised he'd deliver that economy. "Klein has struggled to explain what sacrifices he would actually require of Democratic politicians and interest groups in terms of changing their agenda and demands in...

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GOP Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick claims he is “firmly committed to protecting” Medicaid. But when the opportunity arose to join a dozen of his Republican Congressional colleagues who signed a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson stating they would not support a final GOP budget that guts Medicaid, Fitzpatrick’s signature was conspicuously missing.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday calls for the U.S. Mint to end production of the penny, according to an exclusive report from the Wall Street Journal. Introduced by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Mike Lee (R-UT), the bill says the coins would still be considered legal tender and that they could be used in daily transactions. “It’s time to stop wasting Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars making overpriced pennies,” Lee said in a statement. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: 'Never so scared': Furious pastor berates cop...

Feeling thirsty on your cruise? If so, we’d suggest not trying to skirt the rules when it comes to bringing alcohol onto the ship if you are sailing Carnival. Doing so could mean you can’t sail with the line anymore.

Staffers for former Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) say they were mistreated and "traumatized" as they witnessed her make multiple attempts on her own life as she struggled with severe mental health issues, reported The Colorado Sun on Thursday. Caraveo's behavior while serving in Congress and running for re-election, according to the report, alarmed staffers so much that they "proposed a safety plan requesting that sharp objects be removed from the Colorado Democrat’s offices. They also wanted assurances that subordinates not be responsible for talking her through suicidal thoughts' or 'keeping he...

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is enraged over the planned establishment of a halal food restaurant in the Capitol complex. On Friday, one of the many changes announced to the dining options in the House campus was the replacement of Steak n' Shake, which first opened in the Rayburn House Office Building in 2019, with a location of CHA Street Food, a popular Northern Virginia chain known for serving Indian and Pakistani cuisine. "Known for their American-influenced Asian cuisine, CHA Street Food will serve breakfast, bowls, sandwiches, wraps, a wide array of sides, and specialty drinks," said an ema...

At a hearing Monday over Jonah Bevin’s effort to intervene in the divorce case of his adoptive parents, former Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife Glenna, lawyers debated a flurry of motions that offer sharply different claims about Jonah’s care.

Jeanette Avellan admitted to embezzling company funds over six years and failing to pay taxes; state recommends four-year prison term and over $4.5 million in restitution. Monmouth County, NJ - A Howell, New Jersey, woman has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $4 million from her longtime employer and committing tax fraud over multiple years, according to an announcement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion group Students for Life, tours college campuses, she has grown accustomed to counterprotests from abortion rights activists.

It’s the case of the missing groom on 90 Day Fiance. Sarper Guven and Shekinah Garner are scheduled to become husband and wife this season on 90 Day Fiance, but one day before their nuptials, Sarper is nowhere to be found.

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) goaded Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s so-called "border czar," to make good on his threats of a potential Justice Department investigation into her efforts to inform migrants about their rights when interacting with federal immigration agents. Homan's repeatedly threatened Ocasio-Cortez in media appearances, and his comments were widely interpreted as attempts to intimidate or punish the congresswoman over her "Know Your Rights" seminars. “Is that impeding our law enforcement efforts? If so, what are we gonna do about it? Is she crossing the line? So...

Revelations that President Donald Trump is eyeing a massive military parade to celebrate his birthday next month drew swift criticism from observers, with some calling it "shameful." The Associated Press obtained what it called "detailed Army plans" dating to April 29 for a potential military parade on Trump’s birthday. The unreleased plans call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and a couple thousand civilians. "They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th birthday festival on the National Mall and the newly added ele...