U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee was welcomed by Israeli President Isaac Herzog with the playing of the United States national anthem when presenting his diplomatic credentials Monday. Huckabee, 69, visited with Herzog after spending the weekend in Israel. The U.S. is one of six countries with an embassy in Jerusalem, whereas the other 90 […]
Pope Francis insisted on keeping a vigorous schedule until his death Monday, something that could have contributed to it. Francis suffered a major health scare beginning in February: He was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after feeling ill with bronchitis. He spent 28 days in the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia, making a seemingly miraculous recovery […]
The Secret Service is renewing its effort to construct a White House replica “inch by inch.” The James J. Rowley Training Center, a 500-acre center in Laurel, Maryland, is the anticipated location of a White House replica for Secret Service agents’ training. In the past, agents have resorted to utilizing Tyler Perry’s replica of the residence in his film […]
A majority of Supreme Court justices on Monday morning appeared highly skeptical of a Christian business’s argument against the constitutionality of the panel that chooses which preventive services Obamacare covers. The case heard Monday, Braidwood v. Kennedy, revolves around the constitutionality of the Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel that recommends preventive care measures […]
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case brought by a Texas woman who claims the U.S. Postal Service refused to deliver her mail due to her race, setting up a new test of when people can sue the federal government. Lebene Konan, a black real estate agent and insurance broker in the Dallas area, alleges postal workers […]
Georgia state Sen. Jason Esteves (D) announced Monday that he will run for governor in the 2026 midterm election. He is the first Democrat to enter the 2026 race, which won’t have an incumbent candidate because Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is term-limited. Esteves pointed to Republicans in Georgia and President Donald Trump’s agenda as part […]
San Francisco Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Tung is attempting to rebrand the state party to appeal to more moderate voters as the national party flounders without clear leadership. “There’s a reckoning to be had,” Tung told Politico. “We need to stop pretending like everything is OK. Part of it is that we see a lack […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was robbed while treating her family, including her grandchildren, to Easter dinner at a restaurant in Washington on Sunday evening, the Department of Homeland Security told the Washington Examiner. Noem had taken her loved ones out for the holiday dinner in Washington when she was targeted by a thief while […]
The stock market opened down on Monday morning and has continued to slide. The Nasdaq dropped more than 2% at opening and has since reached over 3.25%, while the dollar hit its lowest value against foreign currencies in years. By noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,100 points, and the S&P 500 dropped […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that if the Supreme Court does not intervene, federal judges will drift further away from being “neutral jurists.” District Judge Paula Xinis issued a ruling earlier this month ordering President Donald Trump’s administration to “facilitate and effectuate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had been living […]
