President Trump on Monday said he fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and that Christopher Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will take over as acting defense secretary “effective immediately.” “Mark Esper has been terminated,” Trump tweeted, his first ousting of a Cabinet official since the election was called for Democratic nominee Joe […]
The police chief of Marshall, Ark., has resigned after making controversial posts on a right-wing social media app calling for “death” to Democrats, as well as other comments calling for violence. The Kansas City Star reports Lang Holland resigned on Saturday after he was confronted by Marshall’s mayor about social media posts under his name […]
The number of migrant children separated from their parents is higher than previously reported, NBC News reported on Monday. Lawyers, who are attempting to reunite children separated under Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the border, now say they haven’t been able to find the parents of 666 children, according to an email obtained by […]
A hotline set up by the Trump campaign to collect reports of alleged election or voter fraud has reportedly been deluged by prank calls from supporters of President-elect Joe Biden, according to ABC News. ABC News reported that the hotline, which directs callers to a voicemail box, has been flooded by messages mocking the campaign […]
Donald Trump Jr. pressured potential 2024 GOP contenders to vocally support President Trump as the president continues to air often unfounded grievances about alleged voter fraud and accusations that Democrats “can try to steal the election from us” — and his push apparently quickly yielded results in the form of tweets from a handful of […]
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, has had his show permanently suspended from Twitter and an episode removed from Google-owned YouTube after the political pundit suggested violent actions be taken against FBI Director Christopher Wray and Dr. Anthony Fauci. The move underscores the role social media companies play in policing controversial and political […]
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Friday had some harsh words for President Trump, urging him to “put his big boy pants on” and “acknowledge the fact that he lost” — despite races not being called in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania. Kenney and Philadelphia election officials held a press conference on Friday, saying that the […]
The United States on Wednesday recorded more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time during the pandemic as the outbreak continues to worsen heading into winter. The country reported a new record of more than 103,000 cases on Wednesday, according to the COVID Tracking Project. While President Trump has […]
Stocks continued their upswing for a fourth-straight day as the results of the U.S. presidential election continue to hang in the balance. A positive report from General Motors, along with a fresh data point on the jobs market and news from the Federal Reserve also aided sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped over 550 […]
Phil Robertson is holding onto prayer this 2020 presidential election. The “Duck Dynasty” alum posted a video on Wednesday of him praying for the reelection of President Trump. As of Thursday morning, Fox News reports Trump has 214 electoral votes and former Vice President Joe Biden has 264 of the 270 electoral votes needed to […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden reiterated his demand on Wednesday that election officials be allowed to count outstanding valid ballots, as President Trump’s campaign filed legal challenges to the vote-tallying process in Michigan and Pennsylvania. In brief remarks to supporters in Wilmington, Del., Biden projected confidence that he would eventually win the presidential race. But […]
NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw paid a rare compliment to President Trump on election night, saying the president was “very clever” to downplay the coronavirus pandemic in the final weeks of his campaign because Americans are eager to get back to work. “You know, I’ve been covering presidential politics in this country since 1968. And […]