A U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect in Gaza at noon local time as part of the first phase of President Donald Trump’s peace deal seeking to end the war in Gaza. The Israeli Cabinet approved the ceasefire on Friday, announcing it had taken effect at noon. The Israel Defense Forces had already been observed dismantling its […]
The committee for the Nobel Peace Prize named Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado the recipient of this year’s award. Machado was recognized for her efforts against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Machado received the award over U.S President Donald Trump, who generated much attention as a possible recipient of the prize for his efforts in […]
He won’t win anything, but President Donald Trump took tremendous strides this week toward solidifying his legacy as one of the most consequential figures in American history. Predictably, the president’s allies suggest that peace in Gaza marks Trump’s crowning moment as a legitimate guardian of global security. Senior White House officials, Republican operatives, and longtime […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is planning to introduce artificial intelligence legislation that would impose a “robot tax” on large corporations that replace workers with AI or automation. Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a lengthy op-ed this week. In it, he takes a skeptical look at the […]
A new message featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem greeting travelers debuted at airports nationwide on Thursday afternoon. Noem addresses the government shutdown in a video played at security check lines in U.S. airports. In the message, she blames Democrats in Congress for the shutdown, affecting multiple airport operations. “It is TSA’s top […]
Airline pilots are very concerned by United States flight delays and cancellations amid the government shutdown and believe the effect on the industry is “only going to get worse” in the coming days, according to an airline union official. Capt. Dennis Tajer, spokesman for American Airlines’ Allied Pilots Association, told the Washington Examiner that the […]
President Donald Trump has turned to two of his closest confidants, son-in-law Jared Kushner and real estate executive Steve Witkoff, to execute a fragile Gaza peace deal, relying on personal chemistry and business instincts over traditional diplomacy to halt the war and free hostages. While Trump has taken personal ownership of the initiative, the framework […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Even though the trial of a sex offender, who allegedly entered a female locker room by claiming to be transgender, will not happen until February, it could still be decided by the court of public opinion through the Virginia election. A slew of cultural issues, including this case, are affecting poll numbers […]
After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot on Utah Valley University‘s campus on Sept. 10, some progressive-leaning students and employees of universities across the country openly celebrated the attack and Kirk’s death. They pitched this online and social media hate, apparently unaware that it could have negative repercussions for them or their institutions. To date, […]
Potential violence is always a threat on the American sociopolitical scene, as it might be in any society that allows political dissent. However, a rash of deadly violence by young adults and teenagers highlights a disturbing societal trend: alleged killers emerging from relatively stable and financially secure upbringings. That was a through line in the […]
