DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping. Iran has warned ships that it will conduct a live fire drill Sunday and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the shutdown may not last long. The House will try to pass funding legislation quickly when lawmakers return Monday, and that would end the shutdown. Congress already has passed half this year’s funding bills, ensuring […]
MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets. The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Hundreds of Danish veterans — many of whom fought alongside U.S. troops — and thousands of supporters staged a silent protest Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen in response to the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland and Trump’s belittling of their combat contributions. Veterans first gathered at Copenhagen’s Kastellet historic fortress, which […]
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about […]
Five Democratic candidates are facing off for the opportunity to unseat Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) from the Pennsylvania seat he has held for nearly a decade. Every year that Fitzpatrick has run for Congress, he has faced a primary challenge from a further-right GOP candidate. This year, he is running unchallenged on the Republican ticket for […]
A federal judge on Saturday denied a request from Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul for a halt to federal immigration enforcement in the city as part of Operation Metro Surge. The ruling comes weeks after she had sided against the Trump administration in an order restricting federal officers’ crowd-control tactics in Minneapolis. “At this stage, […]
EXCLUSIVE – Every year, Nigel Farage claims his populist movement is about to destroy the Conservative Party and remake British politics. The thing is, he might be right this time. “This is the biggest set of elections between now and the next general election, and it could be a very, very pivotal moment,” Farage told […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) runs for president in 2028 voters will view him as an “elitist” as they did with former Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign in 2024. “What the American people value most is authenticity, even if they disagree with the person who is talking,” Concha said […]
President Donald Trump announced Saturday on Truth Social that he endorsed Leigh Wamsganss, COO of Patriot Mobile, for a hotly contested Texas state senate seat. The state is holding special elections for the seat that Wamsganss is running for and Texas’s 18th Congressional district, where two Democrats are competing to succeed late Rep. Sylvester Turner […]
