President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will honor mothers who serve in the U.S. military and the moms of service members at the White House on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday. The event in the East Room comes as the U.S. and Iran are reportedly close to a deal on a memorandum to end the more than two-month conflict in the Middle East — though Trump issued a new warning on Wednesday should a deal not come to fruition. The president has also continued to tout his $400 billion ballroom project. It is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins and State Sen. Michael Holmstrom joined “National Report” to discuss the growing calls for a federal grand jury investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar over her potential role in the $250 million “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme.
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State of the Union: Axios reported the White House believes a one-page MOU can end the war while an Iranian official derided the American “wish list.” The post Ceasefire Day 29: Trump Announces End of ‘Project Freedom’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Axios, citing anonymous officials, claimed the White House believes the U.S. and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end the war, as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 29th day on Wednesday. However, the burst of optimism sparked by the Axios report subsided by mid-morning as analysts expressed skepticism while holding out hope for some diplomatic progress. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump said that “Project Freedom,” the U.S. Navy’s mission to escort commercial vessels through the strait would be “paused for a short period of time” at “the request of Pakistan and other countries” to allow negotiations with Iran to proceed, adding that the U.S. naval blockade would “remain in…Open
The sentencing of Jordan Linden, a former Scottish National Party (SNP) council leader convicted of multiple sexual offenses, comes a day before critical elections for the Scottish government
The sentencing of Jordan Linden, a former Scottish National Party (SNP) council leader convicted of multiple sexual offenses, comes a day before critical elections for the Scottish government . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A former Scottish National Party (SNP) council leader was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday after being convicted of multiple sex offenses, including sexual assault and inappropriate communication with young men and boys. This comes just ahead of crunch elections to the Scottish Parliament—roughly equivalent to a U.S. state legislature—on May 7. WHEN & WHERE: The sentencing took place on Wednesday at Falkirk Sheriff Court in Scotland. DETAIL: Jordan Linden, a former leader of North Lanarkshire Council,…Open
INDIANA ELECTION RESULTS ... TRUMP-ENDORSED CANDIDATES HAVE BIG NIGHT UNSEATING WEAK INDIANA STATE GOP SENATORS ... NYT: Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump President Trump promised political payback last year when Indiana state senators from his own party voted down his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map to help Republicans.
MONTEREY PARK, CA — A heated debate between the candidates for governor of California descended into mayhem last night after Katie Porter dumped an entire pot of scalding mashed potatoes on the moderators' heads.