Author: Ashley Oliver

President-elect Donald Trump brought a lawsuit against longtime pollster Ann Selzer, her firm, and the Des Moines Register on Monday over claims they attempted to interfere with the 2024 election. Trump accused Selzer, a highly regarded Iowa-based pollster of more than 20 years, of intentionally skewing a poll in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris…

An inspector general report revealed on Thursday that no FBI sources who were at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot ever faced charges, further debunking a widespread conspiracy theory about Ray Epps, who was prosecuted for his actions that day. Epps, 63, was part of the crowd of thousands who breached restricted areas of the Capitol…

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday he is resigning from the FBI, ending his term three years early after President-elect Donald Trump indicated he planned to replace him. The announcement, reported by the New York Times, comes after Trump revealed last month that he had nominated former intelligence aide Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist,…

Ryan Routh asked a judge on Sunday to postpone his trial until December 2025, arguing he needed more time to prepare a defense against charges that he attempted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Routh’s request would mark a 10-month delay of the trial, which Judge Aileen Cannon set for February 2025. “Proceeding with the scheduled trial or anytime…

President Joe Biden announced Sunday he signed a pardon for his son Hunter, a sharp reversal from his previous position that he would not do so after the first son was convicted of tax and gun felonies this year. The president said in a statement that he struggled with the decision but concluded over the…

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” is going on a warpath after liberal leaders began issuing warnings in recent days that they plan to defy the administration’s mass deportation orders. Tom Homan, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director in Trump’s first term, made perhaps his most striking remark Tuesday, when he threatened to…

A senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump ruled out former Rep. Mike Rogers as a possibility to lead the FBI on Friday following an outcry from Trump’s base about Rogers’s rumored nomination. “Just spoke to President Trump regarding Mike Rogers going to the FBI,” longtime Trump adviser Dan Scavino wrote on X. “It’s not happening…

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to lead the intelligence community was met with mixed reactions, but a faction of activists and lawmakers who have worked to rein in government spy powers were pleased by the choice. Gabbard, a veteran and former congresswoman from Hawaii, has faced accusations from some that her stances on U.S. adversaries could…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke out in defense of former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday after meeting with him about his attorney general nomination, but he stopped short of saying whether he will vote to confirm Gaetz. Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting with Gaetz and Vice President-elect…

The possibility of President-elect Donald Trump replacing FBI Director Christopher Wray has gained traction in recent days as separate factions of the Republican Party prop up possible candidates. Kash Patel, who served in senior advisory roles in the intelligence community and State Department during the first Trump administration, is the preferred candidate of the MAGA…