Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy announced Sunday that his wife is pregnant. Doocy, who has covered the White House since President Donald Trump departed […]
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared to rebuff the words of one of his key deputies, which linked the pause of a multi-billion-dollar arms shipment for Taiwan […]
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) on Sunday said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will resume family visits at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark following a string of protests over immigrants’ treatment at the facility. “Starting today, limited visitation will resume at noon, and regular visitation hours will be restored beginning tomorrow,”…
Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director, caught heat from political analysts and observers after he made what some described as an "incredible" claim about the financial health of Americans during a Fox News interview. Hassett joined Fox News host Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday," where he was asked about a recent report finding that 13% of Americans had delinquent credit card balances, meaning their accounts had become past due. That figure was the highest since the 2008 financial crisis, Bream noted, which Hassett seemed to dismiss altogether in his response. "We talk to the CEOs of the credit card companies in the time, and we do see some stress like the Wall Street Journal pointed out," Hassett said. "But delinquency is different than default and there's not any kind of financial threat to the credit card companies. They don't feel like they're heading towards default scenarios. It's just that people are taking a little bit longer [to pay]."Hassett's claim was roundly criticized on social media. Jared Sears, a Navy veteran, wrote on X that Hassett's claim was "incredible.""Effectively sums up the administration's entire approach to governing: make sure the corporations and the rich are doing well, and forget about everyone else," Sears posted. "This has all the empathy of someone who learns that people are starving and instinctively calls General Mills to see if they're feeling an earnings pinch this quarter," Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) posted on X. "I do not advocate for political violence, but damn, it feels like Hassett has been trying his absolute hardest to become the most punchable member of the Trump administration," Hunter Gordon, a political candidate in Washington, posted on Bluesky. "Don’t worry if you’re struggling. The credit card companies will make sure to get their money from you regardless," Scott Imberman, an economics professor at Michigan State University, posted on Bluesky.
A Florida sheriff's deputy a few months back pulled over a driver and proceeded to tell her that she was "holding a phone" with her "right hand," which would be a violation of the state's wireless communications while driving law.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy told the woman during the Feb. 11 stop in Lake Worth Beach that "we're doing an operation for distracted driving, and you drove past me holding a phone with your right hand," according to bodycam video of the traffic stop.'Hand to God — you did not have a phone in your hand?'But there was a big problem with that accusation.The driver quickly lifted up her right arm and showed the deputy that she has no right hand. In fact, it appears most of her right forearm is missing too.The motorist laughed and told the deputy, "So, obviously not!"RELATED: Video: Florida motorist decides to drive in reverse for a while — and then comes face-to-face with deputies The woman then asked the deputy, "So, you wanna just call this a day, or ...?"But the deputy persisted: "I don't want to call it day — you had a hand up manipulating a phone."The woman argued back, "You just said my right hand."The deputy replied that he "thought" he saw her "right hand."She then insisted, "You didn't" — and then held up her arm with no right hand and moved it closer to the open driver-side window."You didn't see me with my right hand," she added.The deputy persisted and asked the woman if she had a phone in her hand, not specifying right hand or left hand."I did not," she replied.Almost comically, the deputy came back with, "Hand to God — you did not have a phone in your hand?"The woman then raised her right arm that lacked a hand and replied, "Hand to God."The deputy then asked, "Your other hand to God — you didn't have a phone in your hand?"The woman then raised her left arm — which has a hand attached — and repeated, "Hand to God."With that, the deputy issued her a citation anyway for "wireless communication handheld while driving" — and the pair began sparring again before the deputy acknowledged to her that he did, in fact, say that he saw her holding a phone in her right hand and that she can take the citation to court.The woman posted video of the traffic stop on TikTok, WPEC-TV reported, and as you can imagine, the station said the case drew widespread attention.What's more, the station said the civil penalty amounted to $116.Naturally, the woman said she requested a hearing date and planned to fight the citation in court, WPEC said.But it turns out that it wouldn't be necessary.RELATED: Police stop bicycle-riding male for traffic violation; turns out he has a gun and then runs from cop. It doesn't end well. WPEC said a hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday of this week — May 26 — but the hearing was canceled after the case was dropped.In fact, court records show the citation was dismissed at the request of the deputy who issued it, the station said.WPEC added in a video short published Friday that the incident is now "under agency review."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Trump slams artists who pulled out of "Freedom 250" events in social media posts; Israel expands offensive in Lebanon as U.S. and Iran continue talks.
Israel expands Lebanon offensive as U.S.-Iran peace talks stall, Congress returns to D.C. with long to-do list, rulings create more obstacles for Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund.
Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement melted down on Sunday after Trump's former vice president sharply criticized one of Trump's major initiatives. Mike Pence, who was vice president during Trump's first term, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that Trump's idea to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government abuse is "deeply offensive." He said the fund, which was created as part of a settlement agreement between Trump and the IRS for a lawsuit over Trump's tax returns being leaked, is a stark example of how far "departed" Trump has become from traditional conservative values. “I think that the weaponization fund is a bad idea from the start, and I would encourage the administration just to drop it,” Pence said during the interview on Sunday. Pence's comments sparked swift backlash from MAGA fans online. "Go to hell, Judas Pence," Mike Engleman, a MAGA political commentator, posted on X. "Nobody cares what that POS loser thinks," Phillip Buchanan, a MAGA personality who goes by "Catturd" on social media, posted on X. "Who cares what Mike Pence thinks?" Amy Curtis, a writer at Townhall, posted on X.