Vice President JD Vance assured a gathering of U.S. Marines that they will get paid, even as future checks are imperiled due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump previously shifted $8 billion from unused research and development funding at the Pentagon in order to cover paychecks for over 1 million active-duty troops and thousands […]
NEW YORK — Thousands of people descended on Manhattan for what was one of the largest “No Kings” rallies that took place across the country on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration. The “No Kings” movement argues President Donald Trump is wielding “absolute” power across the country, gutting healthcare, sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
The U.S. State Department warned of an “imminent” attack by Hamas on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, in what the agency said would be a “grave” violation of the ceasefire between the terrorist group and Israel that began just over a week ago. In a statement on Saturday evening, the agency said it informed nations involved […]
A Cameroonian ship caught fire and was abandoned in waters just south of Yemen, where the Houthi rebels are known to attack ships. Conflicting reports from the United Kingdom and European Union officials indicated the ship may have been struck by a projectile or could have caught on fire by accident. The U.K. Maritime Trade […]
(The Center Square) – A national electronics retailer asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to quell the uncertainty around tariffs for businesses that must import products. Crutchfield, a Virginia-based company, asked for relief in a candid plea to the nation’s highest court. The retailer, which started as a car stereo catalog in the 1970s, said […]
Democrats in the House and Senate on Saturday afternoon took to social media to show their support for the thousands of “No Kings” protests across the country demonstrating against the leadership of President Donald Trump. More than 2,500 protests were coordinated for Saturday across major cities as well as suburbs and small towns in blue […]
(The Center Square) – With the election less than three weeks away, progressives and conservatives in Spokane are raising concerns about campaign funding as donations roll in and voters cast their ballots. A bus full of volunteers will head to the city this weekend to campaign for progressive candidates on behalf of a Seattle-based nonprofit. Spokane City Councilmember Zack […]
Yemeni Houthis raided a United Nations facility in Yemen‘s capital of Sanaa on Saturday, but the staff there have been reported to be safe. A spokesman for the U.N. resident coordinator for Yemen, Jean Alam, confirmed to the Associated Press that the Houthis entered the facility. 15 U.N. staff members were there at the time, […]
CAIRO (AP) — The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world would reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza. The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said reopening Rafah would depend […]
Police and security forces are on high alert Saturday as “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump take place across the country. “No Kings” protests in several cities, including Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Austin, are expected to have heightened energy because of Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions against illegal immigrants, among other policies of […]
