LONDON — President Donald Trump capped the Windsor Castle portion of his United Kingdom state visit with a lavish state banquet Wednesday night. At the dinner, a white-tie affair, Trump and King Charles III were seated at the head of the table, a 155-foot behemoth that British royal officials had been constructing for two days. Secretary […]
Vice President JD Vance publicly proclaimed that the late Charlie Kirk would “welcome” a debate on his views, but asked those in the conversation to save the discussion until after his funeral this week. Vance’s post follows conservative frustrations toward those who have criticized Kirk’s past views or mocked his death. Attorney General Pam Bondi […]
Senate Democrats are attempting to redefine the GOP’s short-term government funding plan as a partisan proposal as the party evolves its messaging strategy on a brewing shutdown feud. They say a Republican bill to extend current spending levels past a Sept. 30 deadline cannot be branded as a “clean” stopgap measure because it lacks input and healthcare […]
Israel declared that its “Iron Beam” laser defense system is fully operational and ready for use. It represents the first operational defense laser to be deployed by a nation facing immediate threats. The Israeli Ministry of Defense said the laser had proven useful in tests against rockets, mortars, aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. It will […]
Texas lawmakers created two committees examining free speech on college campuses in response to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, which sparked concerns about the erosion of civil discourse in the United States. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the formation of the House and Senate Select Committees on Civil Discourse […]
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon encouraged colleges to have security precautions on campuses and promoted free speech following the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week. Kirk was killed during Turning Point USA’s first college campus tour stop, where he talked about and debated politics. When Kirk was shot, he […]
Vice President JD Vance goaded Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over Detroit‘s crime rates on Wednesday after he visited a manufacturing plant to champion President Donald Trump‘s major domestic policy bill. “My one message to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer here in the state of Michigan is, oh come on,” Vance said as a rally crowd booed […]
House lawmakers introduced a bill to expand the advanced manufacturing production tax credit for companies that produce components for nuclear fusion energy, even as Republicans have scaled back the credits for renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Fusion Advanced Manufacturing Parity Act on Wednesday to expand the […]
Israel could be hit with new tariffs and sanctions after the European Union’s governing body proposed the measures on Wednesday as a means to force the Jewish state to end its war with Hamas in Gaza. The European Commission’s plan involves increased tariffs on roughly 37% of Israeli goods and hefty sanctions on two Israeli […]
Former President Barack Obama said the assassination of Charlie Kirk was a “horrific” and “evil act” and called all acts of political violence a “threat to all of us” during an interview on Tuesday. “Regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy,” Obama said. […]
