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John Sununu announces bid for New Hampshire Senate seat

Former Sen. John E. Sununu (R) has officially jumped into the race to reclaim New Hampshire‘s Senate seat, after he was ousted by current Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) in 2008. “Washington’s never been perfect. It’s not meant to be,” Sununu said in his campaign launch video. “When I was there, people with different opinions could […]

US farmers caught in the middle of shutdown and Trump’s Argentina bailout. White House has no timeline for fix

President Donald Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place, forced to balance the government shutdown-linked delay of promised emergency aid for American farmers with continued efforts to prop up a political ally in Latin America. The Trump administration had repeatedly promised to stand up a bailout of American farmers, who have been […]

‘Your mom’ politics: MAGA’s juvenile messaging caters to next batch of Gen Z voters

From meme wars to middle-school humor, the Trump administration’s digital playbook is built to capture Gen Z’s attention, even if it risks alienating everyone else. President Donald Trump himself recently shared an AI-generated video showing him piloting a fighter jet and dumping what appeared to be feces on protesters, one of several pieces of synthetic […]

Trump keeps easing Democratic pressure points as ‘very real’ shutdown deadline approaches

President Donald Trump keeps easing political pressure on Democrats to end the government shutdown, which could become the country’s longest and has no end in sight. Three weeks since the federal government shut down after Republicans declined Democrats’ demands to extend Obamacare healthcare insurance premium tax credits, Trump has repeatedly undermined his own political leverage […]

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took French crown jewels in daylight heist

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning to crowds under its glass pyramid — even as France reeled from one of the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory just days earlier at the famed museum. The smash-and-grab that unfolded just 250 meters (270 yards) from the Mona Lisa and has prompted a national reckoning, with some […]

North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of summit of world leaders

North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, less than a week before the leaders from around the world were meeting at a summit in South Korea.  It was the communist country’s first missile test since May 8 and its fifth ballistic missile launch this year, according to reports. It marks the first time North […]

Man drives car into security gate near White House 

An individual crashed a car into the Secret Service security gate outside the White House on Tuesday night. The incident occurred at 10:37 p.m. at the security checkpoint located at 17th and E. St NW, near the Eisenhower Executive Officer Building, according to reports. The crash caused a temporary lockdown in the area. The driver […]

Colombia’s Petro sees Trump-backed ex-president’s acquittal as path to US sanctions

Colombian President Gustavo Petro suggested Tuesday’s acquittal of the country’s former president Alvaro Uribe could open the door to sanctions from the United States given the Trump administration’s support for the right-wing leader. Alvaro had been found guilty in July of bribing a paramilitary witness to lie about alleged links to him, but a Colombian […]

Spanberger leans on Bill Nye and Buttigieg in closing days of Virginia governor’s race

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is calling in some high-profile reinforcements for the final stretch of her campaign: former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Bill Nye, the latter best known from his television show, “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The pair will join Spanberger for a rally Tuesday night in Charlottesville as the […]

Pirro blasts Biden’s D.C. prosecutor for failing to prosecute 65% of crimes

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro sharply criticized her predecessor, Matthew Graves, for failing to prosecute the majority of arrests in the nation’s capital, vowing to restore law and order and hold young offenders accountable. Speaking on Fox News Tuesday, Pirro said her office is taking an aggressive new approach to crime after […]
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