Celebrity performers set to headline the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., were announced Wednesday, as the exposition marking the country’s semiquincentennial draws near. Freedom 250, the organization spearheaded by President Donald Trump that is hosting the 16-day fair, revealed a combination of country, rap, pop, rock, soul, and funk artists will be performing, […]
The Supreme Court sided with a death row inmate in Mississippi who challenged the dismissal of four black potential jurors during jury selection for his trial in a sharply divided ruling Thursday. Terry Pitchford was convicted by a state jury to death for his role in the 2004 killing of the owner of a grocery store during […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he directed the country’s military to take control over 70% of Gaza, much more than the 53% it controlled under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement. To bring an end to the devastating Israel-Hamas war, which left most of Gaza in ruins, the Israeli military agreed to withdraw to positions […]
U.S. lawmakers confirmed Thursday that U.S. Central Command officials told them foreign adversaries are using commercially available tracking and location data to target American service members in war zones. A bipartisan group of 14 lawmakers wrote a letter addressed to War Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies that noted CENTCOM — the combatant command that […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) snapped back at Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) over an AI-generated image that depicts Cruz as a dog, as the two quarreled on X over rising gas prices. “Gavin, you’re a clown who gave Californians $6 gas, sat idle while your state burned & chased hundreds of thousands of jobs (including Chevron) […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press briefing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, filling in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave. US AGREES TO 60-DAY CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN, BUT TRUMP HAS YET TO GIVE FINAL APPROVAL Bessent will be the third Cabinet member to fill in for Leavitt, following […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) said she will not run for president in 2028, ending speculation over whether she would throw her hat into what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field. “I think there will be a robust group of people running for president,” Whitmer told Fox 2 Detroit on Thursday. “I will […]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) announced Thursday he will run in the newly drawn 25th District in Florida, one day after a state court upheld the new congressional map backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). The new district saw one of the more extreme shifts under the updated electoral map and contains parts of the former […]
Israel on Thursday severed its relationship with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his office after the Jewish state was added to a blacklist of groups committing conflict-related sexual violence. The Israeli Prison Service will be annexed in the 2026 list of countries and organizations that have engaged in conflict-related sexual violence, and other Israeli […]
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months and begin substantive negotiations on the future of Iran’s nuclear program, but President Donald Trump is still mulling the final agreement. The agreement, officially a memorandum of understanding, comes as Trump’s negotiating team has raced to close the gap between Washington, D.C., […]
