Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed addressed the attention he received at last week’s Republican midterm elections convention on Sunday. While speaking with CBS News’s Weijia Jiang of Face the Nation, the socialist Senate candidate said President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other speakers who mentioned him at the first-of-its-kind convention in […]
President Donald Trump announced he was lifting the U.S.’s 10% tariff on Irish whiskey at the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open. Trump jokingly complained at the ceremony that everyone had been “bugging” him, including Taoiseach Micheal Martin and golfer Shane Lowry. The tariff had already been reduced from 15% earlier in the year. “On behalf […]
One person was killed in an attack against an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran claimed, though it notably didn’t identify the perpetrator. Iranian state media outlet IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming the attack on a “terrorist enemy,” though he didn’t specify which. The hesitancy is notable, as most […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha blasted the Democratic Socialists of America platform after their latest proposals to throw out misdemeanors. “It’s delusional, and it’s dense,” Concha said on Fox News’s Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany. “I mean, if you abolish misdemeanor offenses, it’s a gateway to anarchy. Just look at San Francisco and what […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) argued that President Donald Trump’s controversial $5,000 dividend proposal requires congressional approval, though he shied away from overt criticism of the measure. Trump’s promise to divvy out $5,000 to every U.S. citizen at the Republicans’ midterm convention last week sent shockwaves around the country and within the Republican Party. Johnson […]
President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stop striking Russian oil refineries over its impact on diesel prices, a central aspect of Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russia. The latest energy issue to emerge has been a spike in diesel oil prices, something that could further jeopardize Republican chances in the midterm elections. […]
Rep. Tom Tiffany’s (R-WI) plane made an emergency landing in a lake after losing power, forcing him to swim to safety. Tiffany was flying back from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner on a Beechcraft K35 when the aircraft suddenly lost power, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. Tiffany […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his intention to run for reelection despite low approval ratings and scandals. While most eyes are on the November midterm elections, the Chicago mayoral election will be held in February, which will proceed to a runoff election in April if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. Speculation […]
The leaders of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are set to hold an unprecedented meeting on Monday, aiming to push for the breakup of the United Kingdom. John Swinney, leader of the Scottish National Party and the first minister of Scotland; Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of the Welsh independence party Plaid Cymru and first minister […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians were killed and injured overnight as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones. Two people were killed in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and a fire near a border crossing […]
