Breaking The Obama Foundation reported 172 employees earning more than $100,000 in 2025, about half of its 342 reported employees, according to its 2025 tax filing reviewed by Fox News Digital. CEO Valerie Jarrett’s total pay reached $771,000. The disclosure comes as rank-and-file workers at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago organize a union, saying their benefits have been rolled back while their workloads grow. Foundation spokesperson Emily Bittner defended the pay. “The Foundation pays our employees rates that are competitive with the market,” she said. The foundation pointed to higher pay at other major nonprofits, including about $2 million…
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Breaking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has not been seen in public since federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home on Monday, and her husband is tired of questions about where she is. On Wednesday, a reporter outside the couple’s home asked Tim Mynett whether rumors that the congresswoman had left the country were true. He shot back, “You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man,” according to Fox News Digital. He did not say where Omar is. The rumors began after Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a search warrant at the home starting around…
MAGA Insider: Top Political Stories for Patriots – October 16, 2026. Welcome to MAGA Insider, the go-to source for the latest political news for proud Trump supporters! Click down below to get your America250 flag! 🇺🇸 1: Trump Defends Katie Zacharia as Press Secretary Reportedly Exits After One Week A senior White House official says Zacharia is “transitioning out” days after questions about her legal credentials dominated her first week Katie Zacharia’s run as White House press secretary appears to be ending almost as soon as it began. President Trump says she has been treated badly by the media and…
Breaking Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expanding her final push for Democrats before the November 3 midterm elections. The Associated Press reported this week that Harris has added New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Mississippi to a campaign schedule running from October 21 to 30, along with a virtual event in Florida. Her stops in Georgia and Nevada had already been announced. One of the candidates Harris will promote is Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker who identifies as a democratic socialist. Harris will headline a virtual organizing event for Nixon. The tour comes as Harris weighs whether to…
Breaking Katie Zacharia’s time as White House press secretary appears to be over after roughly one week. On Friday, a senior White House official told Fox News’ Peter Doocy that Zacharia is “transitioning out” of the role, according to a post on X from Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie. The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported that she had been fired. As of Friday afternoon, the White House had not made a formal announcement. President Donald Trump discussed Zacharia’s future with reporters on Friday but stopped short of saying he had removed her. “Katie’s been…
MAGA Insider: Top Political Stories for Patriots – October 15, 2026. Welcome to MAGA Insider, the go-to source for the latest political news for proud Trump supporters! Click down below to get your America250 flag! 🇺🇸 1: Karoline Leavitt Says Trump Is the Best Boss, Reveals Fox News Start Date The former press secretary says the media doesn’t show the president’s kind side and confirms she joins Fox News on November 1 Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is opening up about what it was really like to work for President Donald Trump. Answering questions from followers on Instagram,…
Breaking Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center on Chicago’s South Side has become a billion-dollar project. The Obama Foundation told Fox News Digital this week that it now expects the total cost of building the campus to reach about $1 billion. That is nearly triple the original estimate of $300 million to $350 million. Emily Bittner, the foundation’s vice president of communications, said that while the group continues to reconcile costs, “we anticipate our total cost for constructing the campus is approximately $1 billion,” adding that it was “all raised in private contributions.” According to the Washington Examiner, the new…
Breaking Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is giving a rare personal look at what it was like to work for President Donald Trump, and she has nothing but praise for him. In an Instagram question-and-answer session she posted Wednesday while traveling, a follower asked whether Trump is nice and kind. “Yes! He’s the best boss,” Leavitt replied, according to Fox News Digital. “People don’t see this side of him because the media doesn’t show it but he has been nothing but kind and uplifting to me.” She added, “He’s also hilarious. Love him!” Leavitt, 29, also used the…
Breaking The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) widened Tuesday as the Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to members of her family, one day after agents searched her Washington, D.C., home. The New York Times reported that investigators subpoenaed Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, and at least one other person in her family circle, and Fox News confirmed that subpoenas went to multiple relatives. The probe centers on the family’s immigration history, including whether Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, lied or left out information on immigration forms before he became a U.S. citizen. Grand jury subpoenas are used…
MAGA Insider: Top Political Stories for Patriots – October 14, 2026. Welcome to MAGA Insider, the go-to source for the latest political news for proud Trump supporters! Click down below to get your America250 flag! 🇺🇸 1: DOJ Subpoenas Ilhan Omar’s Relatives as Probe Into Family’s Immigration History Escalates A day after agents searched her D.C. home, a grand jury subpoenaed Omar’s sister as new questions surface over a 2019 change to her listed birth year The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is widening. The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to members of her family, including her…