Billionaire Bill Ackman defends donating $10K to ICE agent who shot Minnesota woman: ’23 years ago, I was accused…’

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman responded to backlash after donating $10,000 to an online fundraiser supporting a US immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman earlier this month.Ackman confirmed on X that he contributed to a GoFundMe campaign created to help cover any future legal costs for ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Ross is […]

MAGA rift: Heritage Foundation staff walk out after president defends Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes | World News

More than a dozen employees have walked out of the Heritage Foundation, triggering one of the most serious internal crises in the organisation’s recent history. The departures follow mounting backlash against Heritage president Kevin Roberts after he defended a controversial interview by Tucker Carlson with far-right activist Nick Fuentes, a figure widely condemned for antisemitic […]

‘If foreigners came to India and condemned Hindu-ness…’: Indian-origin venture capitalist defends JD Vance’s ‘Christian nation’ remarks

Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani came out in support of vice president JD Vance after the MAGA leader said that America will always be a Christian nation.Motwani posted on X after Vance’s speech at the Turning Point USA AmericaFest event. She praised the vice president and said she “loved” his address. She quoted a […]

‘Trump had nothing to do with Epstein files’: DOJ defends redacting US president’s photo, then republishes it

US deputy attorney General Todd Blanche has insisted that the Justice Department’s decision to remove over a dozen photographs from the recent release of Jeffrey Epstein files “has nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump.” He said the move came at the request of victim advocacy groups, according to NBC News.The photos were re-released by […]

Katie Miller breaks silence; defends Kash Patel and girlfriend’s podcast while Brown University shooter is still at large

Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller, chose to release the teaser of her upcoming interview with FBI director Kash Patel and his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins at a time when every movement of the FBI is under watch as the Brown University shooter, who gunned down two students, is still at large. […]

‘We will sink you’: Hegseth defends alleged drug-boat strikes, says Trump can take ‘action as he sees fit’

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday defended the ongoing series of strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels, asserting that President Donald Trump has full authority to order military action to protect national security. His remarks came during a keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.The strikes, […]

Caribbean strikes: White House contradicts Trump amid scrutiny; defends Admiral behind follow up hit

The White House on Monday defended a follow-up US military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea last September, saying the Navy commander involved acted lawfully, even as the episode triggered bipartisan calls in Washington for investigations and a parallel inquiry in Caracas into the deaths of Venezuelans.White House press secretary Karoline […]

‘I use the plane less than my predecessors’: Kash Patel defends himself over claims he used an FBI jet to see his girlfriend | World News

FBI Director Kash Patel has pushed back against allegations that he misused a government-owned jet to travel to events linked to his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins. The claims, which surfaced after flight logs were circulated online, accuse Patel of taking taxpayer-funded flights to attend Wilkins’ performances while federal employees went unpaid during the recent […]

‘He’s frank’: White House defends Trump’s ‘Piggy’ remark on female reporter; asks media to appreciate his ‘candour’

US President Donald Trump (AP image) The White House on Thursday defended US President Donald Trump after he called a female Bloomberg reporter “piggy” while being questioned about emails from Jeffrey Epstein aboard Air Force One, describing the remark as a reflection of his frankness, according to a White House briefing.During the briefing, White House […]