Ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award announcement, some supporters were holding out hope that President Donald Trump would secure the win. Polymarket users had a different feeling. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received a surge in betting in the hours before she won the prize, her odds taking off from around 3% at […]
Russia launched one of its most concentrated strikes of the war against Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure, plunging much of the country into darkness. Over the night on Thursday into Friday, Russia launched a combined missile and drone assault, using its upgraded Geran drones, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force said […]
Three separate Supreme Court petitions involving various school districts across the country asked the nation’s highest court to weigh in on whether schools can transition students without parental knowledge or consent. In Littlejohn v. Leon County School Board, plaintiffs January and Jeffrey Littlejohn say the Florida school district devised a secret “gender support” plan for […]
First lady Melania Trump is set to make an announcement at 11 a.m. Friday at the White House. MELANIA TRUMP URGES AI EDUCATION AT TASK FORCE MEETING: ‘NO LONGER SCIENCE FICTION’ Her address to the nation follows Thursday’s news that Amazon MGM Studios will release the first lady’s documentary, titled Melania, on Jan. 30, 2026. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a press conference around 10 a.m. Friday as the government shutdown continues. EVERYONE WHO HAS NOMINATED TRUMP FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Johnson has been criticized for his failure to swear-in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, letting the House go into recess during the government shutdown. He took calls on C-SPAN […]
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 […]
