U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he was unaware of “the sequence” of events leading up to Israel’s missile strike on Qatar. Israel launched missiles at Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, saying Hamas leadership was present in the city at the time. It remains unclear which members were targeted or whether they were killed in […]
Barron Trump is living at the White House for his second year of college as he continues his studies at New York University. President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, 19, spent his freshman year living in Trump Tower in New York City but will spend his second year in the White House, according to a […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris blames former President Joe Biden’s catastrophic debate performance last year on his travel schedule from earlier that month, echoing talking points that his allies pushed unsuccessfully in the aftermath of his career-ending performance. However, Biden’s schedule and the White House’s own statements in the debate’s immediate aftermath contradict Harris’s claim. […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Tuesday made attacking the Trump administration a running theme of his 2025 State of the State address, reviewing California’s record this year. In a written address, Newsom highlighted his administration’s response to affordability, housing, homelessness and the deadly Los Angeles fires. He argued that California has “built an economic foundation […]
North Carolina Republican officials on Wednesday announced a vigil in honor of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who died last month in an unprovoked stabbing on Charlotte’s transit system. The vigil will be held at the East/West Boulevard light rail station in Charlotte at 8 p.m. on Sept. 22 to mark 30 days after Zarutska’s death. “I […]
A federal appeals court panel reinstated Shira Perlmutter as the register of copyrights on Wednesday as she fights a legal battle over her firing from the position by President Donald Trump in May. The 2-1 ruling by the panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that Perlmutter was […]
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers announced on Tuesday that they will visit China for the first time since 2019. The U.S. congressional delegation to China is organized by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), according to NBC News, which first reported the trip. Smith is the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Mike […]
New Mexico officials announced Monday that it will become the first state to make child care free regardless of one’s income. The universal child care program will build on an existing program that has provided child care at no cost to thousands of children. The expansion will begin in November. “Child care is essential to […]
Hamtramck, Michigan, can legally prohibit the display of the LGBT flag, a federal judge ruled Monday. The city council of Hamtramck, an enclave within Detroit, passed a resolution in June 2023 that banned any “religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags” from being flown on public property. Two former city officials subsequently raised […]
As someone who escaped socialism to find opportunity in a nation built on centuries of capitalist principles, I find it troubling to see growing support for socialism among people who have never endured its true horrors. According to a recent Gallup poll, support for capitalism has slipped to 54% among young Americans, while support for […]
