A no-bid contract investigation has exposed deeper concerns about how the schools oversee billions in taxpayer dollars.
Voters in Oklahoma are weighing in on primaries in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt (R). President Trump has endorsed Mike Mazzei, a former state senator and state budget secretary, on the GOP side. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) is also seeking the nod in the ruby red state. Polls close at…
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said there is a fight between the Left and the far left in Democratic stronghold cities, pointing to the Washington, D.C., mayoral race as an example. “I think this is something we’ve seen in some one-party jurisdictions of late. So among Democrats, the fight is between the Left […]
At the urging of one of the largest and most notorious contractors running detention centers used to detain immigrants who have been taken into custody by ICE agents, the agency posted new rules that will make it easier for contractors to avoid lawsuits and be held accountable under state and local laws.According to Washington Post reporting, Geo Group — which operates more than 20 ICE detention centers and faces lawsuits in three states for allegedly violating minimum-wage laws by paying immigrant detainees $1 a day for work — privately lobbied ICE to revise federal detention standards in its favor.The Post's Douglas MacMillan wrote that the company's requests were very specific. Geo asked ICE to remove language requiring contractors to follow state and local laws governing detainee treatment. The company also demanded that ICE insert language specifying that detainees are not employees of detention facilities, with ICE complying. The new national detention standards, posted to the agency's website late Monday, incorporate Geo's requested language. The document now states that detainees are not employees "and are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable wage laws or labor regulations."The revised standards no longer require detainees to be paid at least $1 per day, and no longer include references to contractors having to comply with state or local laws—effectively gutting protections designed to ensure basic labor standards in detention facilities.The report notes that two of the Trump administration's top immigration officials—border czar Tom Homan and ICE acting director David Venturella—previously worked for Geo Group, which, in turn, prompted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to ask in a letter last month "whether ICE enforcement priorities are being driven by the financial interests of politically connected detention contractors." "Geo Group and [fellow detention contractor] CoreCivic each donated $500,000 to Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural fund in December 2024, election spending data shows. A Geo Group subsidiary, Geo Reentry Services, has contributed $2 million to MAGA Inc., a Trump-aligned super-PAC, since October 2025, the records show," according to the Post report.DHS defended the changes through a statement claiming ICE "consulted with a variety of stakeholders, including facility operators" when revising standards. But the agency conspicuously avoided mentioning whether immigration advocates, detainee rights groups, or labor organizations were similarly consulted.Steve Schooner, a professor of government procurement law at George Washington University, highlighted the contrast. While federal agencies routinely seek input from industries they regulate, he told the Post, "ICE's contractors are probably not the best voice to represent the people who are being detained."
If JD Vance was hoping for a light interview to highlight the release of his new book, he had another think coming: The hosts of The View did not pull any punches Tuesday while interrogating the vice president about his administration’s policy positions. “What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?” asked host Whoopi Goldberg, referring to the Trump administration’s efforts to remove Black history from American monuments and museums. “What exactly are you talking about, Whoopi?” Vance pressed, prompting loud groans from the audience. “It seems that it has been very easy for this administration to remove that, and to denigrate Black folks who have worked their behinds off to get this American dream,” Goldberg said. “So, that was actually a very helpful intervention because, I think the story you’re talking about is where you know, allegedly the administration is holding back the appointments of people based on skin color,” Vance said. “Well no. I’m talking about a host of things,” Sunny Hostin interjected. “I’m talking about Black history getting erased from public spaces, Black voter districts are being dismantled, Black leaders are being sidelined from our ranks. Where do Americans of color fit in this vision? Because it doesn’t seem like we fit.”Host Ana Navarro added that the Trump administration had allowed only 6,668 refugees into the country since October, and all but three were white South Africans. Vance denied Navarro’s number, claiming “everybody is welcome in our political coalition.” “So, you say we’re anti-minority or anti-Black—” Vance said.“No I didn’t say that. I asked, see?” Goldberg said. “Don’t start any stuff with me, man. Don’t get me in trouble!” The audience burst into cheers as Vance conceded. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?JD VANCE: What exactly are you talking about?AUDIENCE: *groans* pic.twitter.com/xFozfFCohk— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2026The hosts of The View also pressed Vance over the economy. Host Joy Behar criticized the president for calling affordability a “hoax,” while spending millions of taxpayer dollars on his ballroom, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an arch for himself, and a UFC-themed birthday party.Vance denied that Trump had called affordability a “hoax,” though he has many times, and argued that Trump had made “good progress” bringing prices down. “He just said he loves the inflation,” Navarro said, referring to Trump’s recent remark responding to surging inflation rates. “What he said, Ana, what he said is he loves the fact that the inflation is gonna come down when this war is over,” Vance said. “That’s what he said.”“That’s not what he said,” Goldberg interjected. “Are you his interpreter, or are you his vice president? Come on,” Joy Behar chided. The hosts laughed at the flailing vice president, who chuckled uncomfortably along with them. NAVARRO: Trump said he loves the inflationJD VANCE: What he said, Ana, is he loves the fact the inflation is going to come downWHOOPI: That's not what he saidBEHAR: Are you his interpreter, or his vice president? Come on pic.twitter.com/VNXTzb9NOv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2026At one point, Vance was brutally fact-checked after he brought up the claim that Trump had called all Mexicans rapists, saying that was a misconception. Instead, Vance argued that South American countries were off-loading criminals into our borders. “There have been many, many journalists, including CNN, where you used to work and be my colleague, that have tried to find evidence of that,” Navarro replied. “There is no evidence that [Nicolás] Maduro was releasing people from insane asylums or jails, like Fidel Castro did do. This was made up. And we just can’t, you know, accept it without pushing back.”Vance’s attempt to peddle his book on The View was a disaster—but honestly, it was entertaining.
In a new memoir, Mr. Vance recalls an “unsettling” meeting with Vatican officials on immigration policy and disavows his infamous disparagement of some Democrats as “childless cat ladies.”
Vice President JD Vance spent Tuesday on The View trying to explain away President Donald Trump's controversial remarks — and co-host Joy Behar immediately shut him down.Vance was on the show defending the administration's economic record days after Trump told reporters he loved the surging inflation, insisting it would fall once the war in Iran ended. Consumer prices had hit a three-year high in May.Behar came in swinging, invoking Trump's earlier claim that affordability is a "hoax" and the hundreds of millions being poured into the White House ballroom and the National Mall reflecting pool."Why is he doing them when everybody knows that Americans are struggling?" Behar asked. "What is he spending all this money for?"Vance pushed back on the "hoax" framing, arguing Trump meant the affordability crisis was Democrats' fault, not his. Then co-host Ana Navarro landed the punch that changed the segment."He just said he loves the inflation," Navarro said."What he said is that he loves the fact that the inflation is gonna come down when this war is over," Vance replied. "That's what he said.""That's not what he said," co-host Whoopi Goldberg fired back. "That wasn't a direct —"Behar finished the thought."Are you his interpreter or are you his vice president? Come on!"Vance let out a forced laugh, then tried again — reiterating that Trump's "I love the inflation" was really a prediction about post-war price drops, and pointing to falling gas prices as evidence of progress."When?" Behar said.
Vice President JD Vance attributed President Donald Trump’s political success to prioritizing the Republican Party’s working-class voters over its “business elites” in a new memoir of his Catholic faith. If Vance runs for president in 2028, he is likely to find himself squaring off against some of his party’s own donors and traditional economic conservatives. […]
It turns out that I have found something to agree with Keir Starmer about. During Ramadan this year, the prime minister described Muslims as "the face of modern Britain." I think that is correct.