Former President Bill Clinton is demanding that his House oversight committee testimony about his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein be in a public hearing. In a social media post Friday evening, Clinton blasted Republicans and Oversight committee chairman James Comer’s (R-KY) decision to have his testimony behind closed doors, saying he will “not sit […]
Canada opened a new consulate in Greenland on Friday and showed support for the Arctic island’s sovereignty and ties to Denmark, marking diplomatic pushback to President Donald Trump’s ambitions to acquire the island. Natan Obed, president of Canada’s Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, used the grand opening to take a swipe at Trump and said the symbolism […]
President Donald Trump announced on Friday the framework of a trade agreement between the United States and India, under which New Delhi will invest $500 billion in American industries over the next five years, and both parties will reduce tariffs. In a joint statement, the countries’ leaders said the agreement reaffirms the commitment to ongoing Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations launched in February 2025 […]
The Justice Department informed Congress on Friday that lawmakers will be given access to unredacted versions of the Epstein files, starting next week. Beginning Monday, congressional members will be able to view unredacted versions of over 3 million pages of publicly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis wrote in a […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at making beef more affordable for Americans by increasing the allowable imports of lean beef trimmings from Argentina. The executive order, titled Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer, temporarily increases the in-quota quantity of lean beef trimmings under the U.S. tariff-rate quota by 80,000 metric […]
The United States announced a new package of sanctions Friday aimed at crippling Iran’s covert oil-export infrastructure known as the “shadow fleet.” The Trump administration’s push to squeeze Iran economically comes just hours after negotiations between Washington and Tehran wrapped up in Oman. An envoy representing President Donald Trump, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, […]
A federal appeals court rejected an effort by the city of Baltimore and others to strike down President Donald Trump‘s executive orders banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government and among federal grants and contracts. The ruling from the three-judge panel on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted […]
A single island in the Indian Ocean is causing a nightmare for government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. President Donald Trump reversed his position on the United Kingdom’s plan to cede Chagos Islands sovereignty to the country of Mauritius following what he called “very productive discussions” with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump […]
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on Friday announced that he is retiring from the House at the end of his current term, making him the 51st member of Congress not to seek reelection to the lower chamber in 2027. “Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime. Nobody is prouder of our […]
President Donald Trump is highly skilled at marketing and branding, but his freewheeling style doesn’t always lend itself well to message discipline. That is going to pose a challenge ahead of the midterm elections as Trump tries to bolster public perceptions of the economy and reassure voters he and congressional Republicans are doing everything they […]
