Tom Mc.
Tom Mc. is a credentialed White House correspondent and the founder and editor of Daily Beltway, an independent news outlet covering the White House, Congress and federal policy from a conservative perspective. He reports from the White House and Capitol Hill and writes daily analysis of administration actions, congressional votes and federal agency decisions. Daily Beltway is independently owned and operated by its founder, with no parent company and no corporate or party ownership. Corrections and editorial questions: tom@dailybeltway.com.
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Trump Announces $500 Rebate Checks for Obamacare Overcharges
President Trump announced $500 rebate checks for nearly one million Americans across 30 states who were wrongly overcharged under Obamacare, with payments mailed directly to homes.
Rep. Luna Warns AI Evolving Into Superweapon, Demands Kill Switch
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna warned AI is evolving into a superweapon and urged Congress to pass legislation, engage industry leaders, and pursue a global treaty modeled on nuclear arms controls to prevent the technology from going rogue.
Karen Bass Declines Testimony on LA Homelessness Fraud Investigation
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to testify before a House committee investigating a billion dollars in homelessness fraud, calling the hearing a waste of time and citing her schedule.
Pentagon Declassifies F-15 Backseater Bravo Rescue From Iran
The Pentagon declassified rescue footage showing F-15 backseater Bravo extracted from an Iranian ridgeline after two days evading enemy forces with a broken back.
Oprah Audience Cheers Call for Race-Based Child Murder Support
An Oprah show panel discussion on the Lindsay Clancy case drew backlash after a doctor urged equal public sympathy for female child murderers of color and the studio audience cheered.
Pilot Dude 44 Bravo survives parachute failure in Iran freefall
Air Force pilot Dude 44 Bravo survived a catastrophic parachute failure during ejection over Iranian territory, praying in freefall before a high-risk U.S. rescue brought him home alive.
Miami Mayor and Sheriff Clash Over Protocol at Fatal Crash Scene
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz fought on a hot mic over speaking order at a fatal plane crash press conference while five bodies lay at the scene.
Chicago Public Schools Enrollment Collapses as 13 High Schools Sit 80% Empty
Chicago Public Schools enrollment declined to crisis levels as 13 high schools now sit at least 80 percent empty, including one operating at just 2 percent capacity with only 27 students enrolled.
Trump Jokes Secret Service Presence Makes Golf Cheating Impossible
President Trump delivered a hilarious self-aware joke about golf cheating accusations, explaining that 250 Secret Service agents tracking his every move make breaking the rules logistically impossible on the course.
Vance offers plane ticket to protester waving Mexican flag at rally
Vice President JD Vance confronted a protester waving a Mexican flag at his rally, telling the individual to leave the country if loyalty to Mexico ran so deep, offering to buy the plane ticket himself.
Fetterman Shocks Democrats With RNC Speech Praising Trump, McCormick
Senator John Fetterman stunned Democrats by appearing at an RNC event in Dallas, praising President Trump and introducing Republican Senator Dave McCormick while declaring himself a common-sense Democrat who rejects socialism.
Killer Flees to Tajikistan on Pass From Virginia Mental Health Facility
A Virginia man found not guilty by reason of insanity in a fatal stabbing was granted a 48-hour pass from a mental health facility, fled to Tajikistan via Dulles Airport, and has not returned despite a judge's order.