President Donald Trump returned to themes of the 2024 election in his opening argument for next year’s midterm elections in a televised speech at the White House on Wednesday night. “Good evening, America,” Trump opened. “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess.” Trump assailed former President Joe Biden on inflation, crime, and the border while […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium insisted on Thursday that its European Union partners must provide ironclad guarantees that it will be protected from Russian retaliation before it would back a massive loan for Ukraine. At a high-stakes EU summit in Brussels, the 27-nation bloc’s leaders are set to decide on whether to use tens of billions of euros […]
The State Department approved a substantial weapons sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States on Wednesday, a diplomatic institution representing Taiwan’s economic, military, and other interests. TECRO is considered the de facto embassy for Taiwan. The sale, totaling over $11 billion in military weapons, was announced while President Donald […]
Conservatives are set to gather in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday for Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference, as the organization navigates tense battles about its future after the death of co-founder Charlie Kirk. Speakers at the event are a who’s who of the conservative and Make America Great Again movements, including key members of President […]
The Chinese Communist Party has begun playing hardball in negotiations over future control of the Panama Canal as United States intervention in Venezuela threatens to further disrupt Chinese economic interests in South America. China is threatening to block a U.S.-proposed sale of two ports on the Panama Canal controlled by the Hong Kong firm CK Hutchinson […]
EXCLUSIVE – Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is holding out hope that the Senate can strike a bipartisan deal on healthcare, even as he leaves the door open to a go-it-alone approach that has landed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in hot water. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner, Thune did not rule […]
President Donald Trump will officially sign the National Defense Authorization Act. A press release revealing his schedule for the day shows the president will put his signature on the policy bill at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The NDAA passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support in a 77-20 vote. Last week, the House approved the […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ribbed Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, telling reporters she would “stomp him” if the two faced off in a 2028 presidential election matchup. Seen as a possible Democratic contender in the 2028 presidential election, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted a Verasight poll on her social media that showed her besting Vance 51% to […]
President Donald Trump delivered an end-of-year address to the nation on Wednesday night, the vast majority of which consisted of him repeating attacks on his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, as he sought to once again tie him to affordability concerns among voters. Eleven months after re-entering office with virtually the highest approval rating of […]
Israeli officials are investigating the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, according to a Jerusalem Post report. Loureiro was shot inside his Brookline, Massachusetts, home on Monday and pronounced dead on Tuesday at a local hospital. Police are still searching for the suspect as part of the homicide investigation. Loureiro, who was originally […]
