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Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate
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Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traded heated barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, calling the wartime leader “disrespectful” and saying he should be more “thankful” for continued U.S. support. “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people! You’re gambling with World War III!” Trump told Zelensky as the two sit next to each other in the Oval Office. “Have you said ‘thank you’ once?” Vance chimed in. “You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the Unites States of America and the president who’s trying to save your country.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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USAID funneled $122 million to charities tied to designated terrorists, congressional testimony reveals
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USAID funneled $122 million to charities tied to designated terrorists, congressional testimony reveals

By  David Zimmermann | National Review The now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development has funneled at least $122 million in approved grants to terror-tied aid charities, including an evangelical Christian group that in 2014 facilitated a $125,000 sub-grant to a Sudanese terrorist organization linked to al-Qaeda's Osama bin Laden. USAID has long been complicit in funding humanitarian aid groups associated with designated terrorists, such as Hamas and Hezbollah. This is just one egregious example of the waste, fraud, and abuse within USAID that the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency are working to uncover. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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Tom Homan wants to double ICE footprint in sanctuary cities. Elon Musk is helping him get there
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Tom Homan wants to double ICE footprint in sanctuary cities. Elon Musk is helping him get there

By Audrey Fahlberg | National Review The Department Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cost-cutting efforts have roiled Washington in recent weeks, but according to President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, Elon Musk is committed to growing, rather than shrinking, at least one part of the federal government: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “I talked to Elon Musk yesterday, he's trying to help us hire more agents,” Homan told National Review in a wide-ranging interview on Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. “I’ve actually talked to him about how to create efficiencies in the recruiting process and the ... READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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Ex-Presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy declares candidacy for Ohio governor
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Ex-Presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy declares candidacy for Ohio governor

By James Lynch | National Review Former GOP presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy officially announced Monday afternoon his candidacy for Ohio’s gubernatorial seat. Ramaswamy, 39, jumped into the GOP primary to replace outgoing Governor Mike DeWine whose term ends in 2026. A Cincinnati native, Ramaswamy will be up against GOP state Attorney General Dave Yost and enters the race as the frontrunner. A poll first reported by Axios last month found Ramaswamy receiving over 50 percent in a GOP primary poll, giving him a 34 point lead on his nearest rival. Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio’s firm, Fabrizio, Lee, and associates took the poll ahead of Ramaswamy’s expected announcement. READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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U.S. Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director on narrow 51-49 vote
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U.S. Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director on narrow 51-49 vote

By James Lynch | National Review The Senate confirmed Kash Patel Thursday to be the next director of the FBI, setting in motion President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the agency after years of scandal tarnished its reputation. Patel was confirmed 51 to 49, with GOP Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats in opposing the confirmation. Senator Mitch McConnell, who cast the lone Republican vote against several of Trump’s other cabinet nominees, voted to confirm Patel. The Senate voted 51-47 earlier Thursday to break the filibuster on Patel’s nomination, setting the stage for the confirmation vote. Patel’s confirmation took place during a tumultuous time for the Justice Department, as several top prosecutors resigned over the Trump administra...
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Press, protesters, and politicians thwart ICE raids in Colorado. Homan promises to come back harder
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Press, protesters, and politicians thwart ICE raids in Colorado. Homan promises to come back harder

By Tracy Wolfer Osborne | National Review ICE raids in Colorado were thwarted last week by media leaks. A massive raid targeting over 100 Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members last week ended with only 30 arrests, and of those only one was TdA, as reported on X by Fox News' Bill Melugin, who was embedded in a pre-dawn raid at the now-infamous Edge Apartments in Lowry, Colo. A local news source, Denverite, documented the raid from inside the apartment complex where they stayed the night. It’s unclear how the media organization knew of the raids beforehand. READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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Trump agrees to delay tariffs after Mexican President vows to send troops to border
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Trump agrees to delay tariffs after Mexican President vows to send troops to border

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump agreed to delay the imposition of sweeping tariffs on Mexico by one month after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to send 10,000 troops to the southern border to help the U.S. curb illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking. The agreement came Monday morning, two days after Trump signed three executive orders authorizing 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada and a lower 10 percent tariff on products from China. Trump spoke with Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both of whom vowed a retaliatory response to the U.S. tariffs. Trump confirmed the long-awaited tariffs on Mexico were paused for one month to allow room for negotiations, ho...
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Air traffic control and the DEI debate in wake of mid-air Reagan Airport collision
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Air traffic control and the DEI debate in wake of mid-air Reagan Airport collision

By Dan McLaughlin | National Review As Charlie notes, even after last night's air disaster culminated a series of near-misses over the past four years, American air travel remains astonishingly safe, and the likelihood is that a full investigation will find that last night's crash of an Army Blackhawk helicopter into a commercial airliner was (1) a total freak accident, (2) the result of a mechanical problem with the helicopter, and/or (3) human error by the helicopter pilot, perhaps compounded by poor air-traffic control. Efforts to blame this on Donald Trump, whose transportation secretary Sean Duffy only took office yesterday morning, say more about the people ... READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, warrantless wiretaps, Assad meeting in fraught DNI confirmation hearing
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Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, warrantless wiretaps, Assad meeting in fraught DNI confirmation hearing

By Audrey Fahlberg | National Review U.S. senators’ private concerns with Tulsi Gabbard’s history of unconventional national security views burst into public view on Thursday when the director of intelligence nominee — a former Hawaii congresswoman, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve — sat before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a tense confirmation hearing that did little to dispel the narrative that her path to confirmation remains narrow. Senate Republicans have a 53-seat majority this Congress and Vice President JD Vance can break a tie in a confirmation vote on the floor. But she must first clear the Senate Intelligence Committee, where Republicans have a one-seat majority and a single defection could cost her a favorable...
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Trump praises ‘common sense’ Fetterman after Mar-a-Lago meeting, celebrates cooperation with Democrats
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Trump praises ‘common sense’ Fetterman after Mar-a-Lago meeting, celebrates cooperation with Democrats

By James Lynch | National Review President-elect Donald Trump is full of praise for Senator John Fetterman after sitting down with the Pennsylvania Democrat over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago. “It was a totally fascinating meeting. He’s a fascinating man, and his wife is lovely. They were both up, and I couldn’t be more impressed,” Trump said in a Sunday interview with the Washington Examiner. “He’s a commonsense person. He’s not liberal or conservative. He’s just a commonsense person, which is beautiful,” Trump added. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
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