Trump brings back former aide Sebastian Gorka, ex-State Department official Alex Wong to serve in admin

President-elect Trump on Friday announced that former State Department official Alex Wong will be appointed assistant to the president and principal deputy national security advisor, and that Sebastian Gorka, a former aide, will serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. Both men served under Trump during his first term. Wong served in […]

MSNBC’s Repeated Sympathy For Laken Riley’s Killer Shows You Don’t Hate Corporate Media Enough

MSNBC claimed that “Laken Riley’s killer never stood a chance” in the murder trial, sparking immediate backlash. It has since revised its headline to cushion the language — though it is equally twisted. “Laken Riley’s killer never stood a chance,” reads the original headline. “The guilt of Laken Riley’s killer was never in doubt,” reads […]

Iran, Facing Scrutiny From International Watchdog, Publicly Ramps Up Nuclear Program

Tehran announces installation of new advanced centrifuges used to quickly enrich uranium for an atomic bomb (Vahid Reza Alaei/AFP via Getty Images) Iran publicly accelerated its contested nuclear work on Friday, installing advanced centrifuges to more quickly enrich the uranium needed to fuel an atomic bomb. Tehran announced its latest escalation after the International Atomic […]

‘Lacking the Votes’: Schumer Abandons Embattled Biden Judicial Nominee Adeel Mangi

Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups Adeel Mangi (Graeme Sloan/Wikimedia Commons) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]