The Trump administration is expected to take a strong stance against dictatorships in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, with a focus on promoting peace through strength and ensuring democracy in the Western Hemisphere.
The United Nations reached a $300 billion climate agreement for developing countries as they grapple with the significant effects of climate change. Delegates agreed Saturday to the billion-dollar pledge after “weeks of intense negotiations,” the U.N. said. The annual funding
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The DOGE is finally going to turn the bureaucracy into something Americans can be proud of, and we should all unite in supporting that effort.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) praised President-elect Trump's new border czar, Tom Homan, a 30-plus-year immigration enforcement veteran at the head of Trump's mass deportation pledge. “There’s a tall task for President Trump to find, to locate these people and then to deport them
Questions are swirling over Vice President Harris’s next move as she readies to exit the White House in the wake of her loss to President-elect Trump. Early polling suggests Democrats want to see Harris back in the running for the Oval Office in 2028, despite her defeat this
I was cooking eggs on a recent Friday morning when the lights went out. First a boom! and then darkness. In the sudden quiet, we walked out to the road, where a squirrel lay stiff and dying under the transformer. A few neighbors came out, and we all stood around looking at the
Progressives are debating who should lead their movement as they seek to remake the Democratic Party in a new populist mold following devastating losses in November. Initial conversations are starting to take place on the left among political strategists, activists and sources
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing an increasingly uncertain future as he stares down both a criminal trial and a likely fierce reelection battle next year. Adams was indicted in September on federal corruption charges over allegedly accepting bribes from wealthy
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision this week to indict Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes in Gaza has reignited the clash among Democrats over Israel's handling of the war with Hamas. On one side, Israel’s staunchest Democratic allies quickly lashed out at
Hulk Hogan suggested that President-elect Trump might give him a role in his upcoming administration during an interview with Fox News's Brian Kilmeade on Saturday. Hogan during the interview recounted a conversation that he had with Trump at the president-elect's Madison
CNN's Abby Phillip suggested during an appearance at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Business this week that the Democratic party's problems have more to do with their focus on the elite class than on "wokeness." “Democrats are in that place now where
Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen suggested that the U.S. should focus on helping Ukraine before it prioritizes Taiwan in her keynote speech during the annual summit of the Halifax International Security Forum, Politico reported Saturday. “They should do whatever they can
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) dismissed the idea of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) successfully running for governor in Florida during an interview on Politico's Playbook Deep Dive podcast. When asked whether he thinks Gaetz will run for the governorship in Florida, Cramer said,
Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi advised Americans to "calm down" as President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks continue to raise some concerns. "Let's look at what they're proposing to do and their background, and let the Senate go through their process of vetting these
Comedian Dana Carvey knocked his impersonation of billionaire Elon Musk on a recent episode of "Saturday Night Live" during a Friday podcast episode. "I can't do Elon Musk very well," Carvey told David Spade on a recent episode of their podcast Superfly. "But I can do something
Bernice King, the youngest child of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said that she's "glad" President-elect Trump's inauguration is on the same day as MLK Day, despite that she didn't want Trump to win the presidential election, The Independent reported. “I’m glad that if it was
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a Friday op-ed for the Boston Globe. “Now Donald Trump is setting Kennedy up to “go wild” as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy is not
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, as President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary has come under fire for suggesting women should be removed from certain military positions. "Women
The White House has taken its show largely behind closed doors after Vice President Harris’s stinging defeat to Donald Trump. Harris has all but disappeared from the public eye, jetting off to Hawaii after a few scarce appearances around Washington following her massive loss on
President-elect Trump announced that he will nominate Brooke Rollins to be the Secretary of Agriculture on Saturday, building upon a hefty list of Cabinet picks. “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration
President-elect Trump rounded out his health team for his upcoming White House term by announcing his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and surgeon general picks on Friday. In a flurry of administration announcements on Friday,
The Washington Post’s editorial board released an op-ed on Saturday detailing the potential threats to Ukraine and the U.S. if President-elect Trump moves to strike a deal with his Russian counterparts. “The reason for this surge in fighting is clear: Mr. Trump seems inclined
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and committee member Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) condemned President-elect Trump for tapping Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to serve as the director of the Office of
Republicans opted to quietly push back rather than vocally denounce a questionable Cabinet pick. Look out for that same strategy when it comes to spending and other nominees.
President-elect Trump's Cabinet and senior staff for his upcoming administration are coming into focus as Democrats prepare for a full minority in both chambers of Congress and The White House. This week's Sunday talk shows are likely to touch on these topics. Florida Rep. Mike
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said he doesn’t think Elon Musk’s vision for space travel to Mars is realistic during a Friday night episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher". “I don't see it happening until governments judge that it's geopolitically in our interest,” he
Congressman Sean Casten (D-Ill.) hammered former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) over accusations about his sexual assault allegations and reported drug use detailed in the House Ethics report that he is pushing to have released. “None of us would want to work in an environment where
Democrats must shift their focus from divisive identity politics to practical economic needs, such as helping those without college degrees gain skills and good-paying jobs, reducing the cost of living in key areas, and supporting workers navigating the tensions between family
Veteran news anchor Chris Wallace and CNN officially parted ways Saturday, with his final show featuring a montage of highlights from his short time with the outlet. The reel featured Wallace enthusiastically showing off his Swifty bracelet — a nod to popstar Taylor Swift — as
Democrats are more pessimistic about the future of their party after President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris earlier this month, a new survey shows. The data, released Friday by the Pew Research Center, found that nearly half of Democrats and
President-elect Trump announced his nomination of former NFL star Scott Turner for Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday. “I am pleased to nominate Scott Turner, from the Great State of Texas, as the Secretary of the United States Department of
If Democrats are serious about winning back voters who didn’t turn out for Harris-Walz, they should listen to TERFs before the 2026 midterm elections.
President-elect Trump has picked Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to serve as Labor secretary for his second stint in the White House, tapping the one-term House lawmaker who has strong support from unions. Trump’s choice of Chavez-DeRemer to head the Department of Labor
Trump didn’t make these appointments by accident or whim.
Bluesky, an alternative social media platform to X, has experienced a large surge in users as Democrats, including a number of prominent figures on the left, announce their departure from the social media network owned by Elon Musk in the wake of the presidential election.
An Albanian man with dual citizenship in the U.S. was charged Friday for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State and distributing instructional material on making explosives, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Erald Alimehmeti, 33, of Tirana,
President-elect Trump selected billionaire investor Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department on Friday as the former president continues to call for an increase in tariffs and major shifts in the country’s global trade operations. Bessent raked in profits as the founder of
In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct after it turned out he set up the attack.
If we continue treating extremism and terrorism as something exclusively beyond our borders, we will have to buckle up for what’s to come.
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Hyundai and Kia announced this week recalls for more than 200,000 electric vehicles due to loss of drive power that can increase the risk of crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Hyundai’s recall encompasses over 145,000 cars,
The recent reports on the House January 6 Committee's investigation into the Capitol riot have raised questions about the accuracy of the official accounts, as well as the failure of the Democrats to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
HALIFAX – The first woman to head Canada’s armed forces pushed back on renewed debate over women serving in combat roles related to President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, calling it a distraction to force women to justify their contribution to defense and national
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) recently criticized President-elect Trump's pick of former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, calling her a “massive election denier” and “Trump apologist.” "Pam Bondi was the attorney general of the state
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair Ken Martin criticized the party for losing to Republicans this election cycle, describing the loss as a “damning indictment” from the American people during a Friday evening appearance on The Lead with Jake Tapper. “For the first