Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is replacing his disgraced chief of staff with his nation’s spy chief. Kyrylo Budanov, the 39-year-old head of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, accepted his new role on Friday as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. “At this time, Ukraine needs greater focus on security issues, the […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has been deflecting accountability amid the Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota. “Accountability goes to the top [and] that goes to Tim Walz, and he has been deflecting, playing the race card from the bottom of the deck,” Concha said on Fox & Friends First. “And […]
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani began his term by voiding all of his predecessor’s executive orders signed after his September 2024 indictment, including several pro-Israel ones. In his opening moves as mayor, Mamdani signed executive orders dealing with housing and one repealing all of former Mayor Eric Adams’s executive orders signed after his indictment on […]
President Donald Trump boasted about his cognitive test results after admitting he regrets disclosing he had advanced imaging because of the scrutiny it has stoked regarding his health. “The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT HEALTH,’ and that I ‘ACED’ (Meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for […]
President Donald Trump and Iranian officials traded threats after he threatened to intervene on behalf of protesters. Iran has been racked by protests over the past several days around deteriorating economic conditions in the country, made worse by a growing water crisis and severe sanctions against Tehran. Early Friday morning, Trump issued a threat to […]
The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 12 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 14. The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients […]
February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 28 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the former being the […]
Entertainment consumption continues to rise to historic highs, and media companies have seen massive merger deals in 2025 that have only increased the value of these platforms. Based on recent polling, people are indulging in the comfort of their private homes more often than seeking it on the big screen. Streaming service usage is relevant […]
“Brutal,” “disheartening,” even “traumatic” — these are just some of the daily descriptions, on platforms such as LinkedIn, about searches for decent white-collar work. It’s a problem compounded by the rising unemployment rate during President Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive term. U.S. unemployment in November 2025 reached a four-year high of 4.6%. That’s up from 4.4% […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his regime was open to negotiations with President Donald Trump to come to a deal regarding drug trafficking. Maduro’s admission comes after United States military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Southern Spear. Maduro announced he was ready […]
