Democrats aren’t guaranteed to back the measure as President Donald Trump roots for GOP leaders to ignore their counterparts across the aisle. ... Read full Story
President Trump’s top White House economist officially joined the Federal Reserve board of governors Tuesday as the central bank kicked off a critical meeting on interest rates. Stephen Miran was sworn in as a member of the Fed board, the central bank announced Tuesday, barely 12 hours after the Senate voted to approve his nomination... ... Read full Story
The assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk follows previous violent incidents against conservative students at UC Berkeley, UT Dallas, and UC Davis campuses. ... Read full Story
Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, faces aggravated murder charges in conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's assassination, with his first court appearance expected on Tuesday. ... Read full Story
Minnesota governor Tim Walz seeks historic third term while criticizing Trump administration and facing Republican challengers in 2026 gubernatorial race. ... Read full Story
Republican-turned-Democrat Geoff Duncan joins Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial primary after being expelled from the GOP for criticizing Trump ... Read full Story
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro demanded that tech billionaire Elon Musk remove anonymous users from X, calling the social platform a "cesspool." “My friend @ElonMusk. How about you start fighting back by cleaning up the cesspool otherwise known as X,” Navarro said in a Monday post online. “No more anonymous posts." "No more foreigners swarming... ... Read full Story
President Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Kash Patel while the FBI director faces a high-stake hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing. Trump, while leaving the White House for a trip to the United Kingdom, was asked about his confidence in Patel and he first responded... ... Read full Story
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday said the Justice Department was investigating an incident involving a Michigan Office Depot employee who refused to print flyers advertising a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Businesses cannot discriminate. If you wanna go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to... ... Read full Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that “visa revocations are under way” for foreign visitors celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk. “America will host foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens,” Rubio said in a post on the social media platform X. “Visa revocations are under way. If you are here on... ... Read full Story
U.S. bomber strikes on Iranian nuclear sites following Trump's ultimatum led to a ceasefire within 30 hours and reestablished deterrence against Iran. ... Read full Story
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday clarified remarks made on Katie Miller’s podcast where she suggested hate speech could be prosecuted under the law. “Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment. It’s a crime,” Bondi wrote in a lengthy post on X. “For far too... ... Read full Story
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday quipped that his predecessors have historically dueled after reports that he threatened to punch Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte and had a verbal confrontation that turned into a scuffle with billionaire Elon Musk. “Treasury secretaries dating back to Alexander Hamilton have a history of dueling. I think with the... ... Read full Story
FBI Director Kash Patel provided updates on the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation during Senate testimony, noting over 100 interviews conducted and suspect Tyler Robinson in custody. ... Read full Story
A Democrat running for attorney general in the state of Ohio is facing backlash for posting profane criticisms of Charlie Kirk shortly after he was assassinated. ... Read full Story
FBI Director Kash Patel said “multiple” electronic devices were seized from the Utah home of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last week, as part of the ongoing investigation. “We are going to be interviewing scores of people, not just these chats on Discord, but any communications this individual have," Patel... ... Read full Story
“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.