Widespread post-Thanksgiving flight delays due to winter weather could continue through the beginning of the week, according to officials. There were 11,273 flight delays within, into or out of the United States on Sunday, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware,
President Trump on Sunday took a swing at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over comments the governor made in which he pressed the president to “release the MRI results.” “Governor Walz asked you to release the MRI records,” a reporter on Air Force One noted to Trump. “Governor
GOP strategist Karl Rove said Republicans need to have a health care agenda ahead of the midterm elections or they’ll be in “deep trouble” with their voters. In an interview Saturday on Fox News’s “Journal Editorial Report,” Rove said Republicans need to have a health care plan
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Sunday he thinks the White House lacks “moral clarity” on the issue of Ukraine and called on the administration to be a more forceful advocate of the democratic nation amid ongoing peace talks to end the war with Russia. “I would like to see the
Several lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers after multiple outlets reported Friday that the U.S. conducted a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in September. CNN and The Washington Post reported that on Sept. 2, the U.S. struck a vessel
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the front-runner among candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The president’s top economic
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) married his fiancee, Alexis Lewis, in two separate ceremonies in his home state and Washington, D.C., the senator said Sunday. “Overflowing with gratitude. We said ‘I do’ in two places that shaped us—Cory’s beloved Newark and Alexis’s hometown of
For Republicans, it’s crunch time on ObamaCare. GOP leaders return to Capitol Hill this week facing a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies without a unified plan for how — or even whether — to extend the expiring benefits for millions of Americans. The
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday he plans to refile a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any military action taken in Venezuela. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the senator said he is optimistic that his resolution would get more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Sunday that President Trump is “demonizing” Somali migrants in his state. “As far as demonizing our Somali community, maybe, he could help us on some things,” Walz told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Demonizing an entire
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that the White House “should be very concerned” after a call featuring special envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Russian official was leaked. “I think you can't take just one slice of someone's conversation during long, stretched-out aspects
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that the body will put military officials “under oath” regarding reported follow-up strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “We're going to have an investigation,” Kelly told host
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said if the U.S. military ordered a second strike targeting survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, as reported by The Washington Post on Friday, it would constitute an “illegal act.” In an interview on CBS
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he thinks it’s “very possible” that a reported follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial U.S. attack in the Caribbean in September could constitute a war crime. “I think it's very possible there was a war crime committed,” Van Hollen
At the U.S.-Central Asia Summit, the U.S. and Kazakhstan announced initiatives to deepen cooperation in digital infrastructure and high-performance computing, including the establishment of a $2 billion regional AI Compute Hub in Kazakhstan, to address the growing demand for
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) predicted Sunday that the Senate will hold a vote on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year. “That vote will happen. And whether it will pass is in the hands of Donald Trump and the Republicans,” Klobuchar told
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Sunday there’s no evidence that the Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was admitted to the United States because of faulty vetting procedures. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” host
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns about the legality of U.S. strikes on alleged "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean and East Pacific. “These individuals don't care about the lives of our friends and families,” Mullin told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the
The Trump administration should focus on enforcing anti-dumping laws and reforming the WTO's rules on anti-dumping to protect American manufacturers from unfair competition and to encourage investment in the U.S.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday said he has concerns about a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” on an alleged drug boat in early September, but he said he wants to probe the facts before drawing any conclusions. In an interview on ABC
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said he believes that President Trump will not send troops to Venezuela, amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and the South American country. “He's made it very clear we're not going to put troops into Venezuela," Mullin told host Dana Bash
President Trump’s approval ratings have fallen in recent weeks as he approaches the end of the first year of his second term. A Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) polling average of surveys on Trump’s approval rating shows it sitting at 42 percent, while his disapproval rating currently
It has been a long road to get the U.S. to acknowledge its responsibility to help stop the flow of guns to cartels and criminal operations abroad.
The U.S. minted its final pennies in November, and you'll soon have a chance to snag a rare three-coin set to commemorate it.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday the Trump administration is “harassing” Afghan migrants through its crackdown on those from the country. “Going after a large group of people, most of which I think are just trying to live their lives, raise their families, go to work
U.S. officials say the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday was “radicalized” in the U.S. after leaving Afghanistan. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in an interview on Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday,” was asked about reports that the
Done right, this program may be the greatest opportunity state leaders have ever had to improve the health of their rural residents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed that she instructed the federal government to carry out the deportation and transferring of Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador despite a court order halting the flights. "The decisions that are made on deportations,
House Armed Services Committee leaders this weekend said they are seeking “full accounting” of an early September U.S. military attack against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean after a report alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. troops to
Once that Starship is captured and SpaceX engineers examine it, Space Center Houston would seem to be the perfect place to display it.
Exactly 85 years ago — on Nov. 30, 1939 — the USSR's aggression against Finland began. This "Winter War," as it came to be known, was part of the Soviet leadership's grand plan to divide Eastern Europe between itself and Nazi Germany, its treaty-partner at that point in time.
As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms.
Substantial cuts to Medicaid in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill and a refusal by Republicans to renew Affordable Care Act tax credit subsidies will bring the total of uninsured Americans to about 31 million by 2027. Tens of millions more will experience
Four people were killed and 10 others were injured during a shooting at a family event in Stockon, Calif., officials said Saturday. The incident, which was likely targeted, occurred shortly before 6 p.m. local time, per a statement from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
When U.S. District Judge William Young ruled this summer that the Trump administration illegally canceled hundreds of research grants focused on gender identity or diversity, he went further than just striking the revocations down. The Reagan-appointed judge, who took the
President Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress to certain proposals and parts of his agenda as he nears the end of his first year back in office. Trump remains the unquestioned leader of the Republican Party, and aides have argued that any