That Missing Trump Portrait? Found, Next to Some Old Yoga Mats.

In the bowels of the Trump National Doral hotel in Miami, in a small space leading to electrical rooms, an enormous portrait of the 45th president of the United States rests on a piece of deteriorating purple-colored foam. Stored next to a stack of old yoga mats, the former president’s portrait sits underneath a halogen … Read more

Top 4 moments from the TikTok hearing on Capitol Hill

Americans saw a number of viral moments during Thursday’s House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing focused on security concerns surrounding the use of TikTok in the U.S.  During the hearing, lawmakers questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over allegations the platform may be being used by China to spy on Americans, its ties to the … Read more

Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions

After the Biden administration came into office, it initially focused on negotiating the security deal that would allow TikTok to keep operating in the United States. That changed in recent weeks with the White House’s demand that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell the app. The administration also backed a new bill, sponsored by Senators Mark Warner, … Read more

Kansas State moves on to Elite Eight after epic overtime win over Michigan State in Sweet 16

The first Sweet 16 matchup against Madison Square Garden between the Kansas State Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans ended up being an overtime classic.  But only the Wildcats will be going to the Elite Eight after their 98-93 victory.  It is the 14th time in school history that the Wildcats will be heading to the … Read more

U.S. and Canada Reach an Agreement on Diverting Asylum Seekers

WASHINGTON — The United States and Canada have reached an agreement that will allow both countries to divert asylum seekers from their borders at a time when migration has surged across the hemisphere, a U.S. official familiar with the agreement said Thursday. The deal, which is set to be announced Friday by President Biden and … Read more

Court Action Underscores Peril for Trump in Documents Investigation

The behind-the-scenes legal fight over obtaining evidence from a lawyer who represented former President Donald J. Trump in the investigation into his handling of classified documents has brought into sharper view where the Justice Department might be headed with the case. According to the wisps of information that have seeped out of sealed court filings … Read more

Lindsey Graham publicly admonished for fundraising on Capitol grounds

Comment on this story Comment A nine-minute Fox News appearance last year has earned Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) a public admonishment from the Senate ethics select committee because, during it, he solicited campaign contributions for former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker while standing on Capitol grounds. In a letter to Graham, the ethics committee’s … Read more

Next Stop for Andy Byford, Former New York Subway Chief: Amtrak

Train Daddy is back. Andy Byford, the former New York City subway chief who earned praise from riders and transit enthusiasts for improving an antiquated system that had been plagued by breakdowns and delays, is returning to American rail next month as Amtrak’s senior vice president for high-speed rail development, the train service said Thursday. … Read more