President Donald Trump’s promises to safeguard Social Security and Medicare are being complicated by his close adviser Elon Musk’s far-reaching cost-cutting efforts at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency. The popular entitlements, which are considered politically untouchable by many in Congress, came with a warning label from Republican senators for DOGE not to […]
President Donald Trump‘s executive crusade to punish three countries he deems responsible for the deadly fentanyl epidemic has raised questions on whether tariffs, especially on Canada, will solve the U.S. drug problem. In the Feb. 1 executive order, Trump identified Canada, China, and Mexico as playing significant roles in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic that has […]
Even living Buddhas aren’t above the law in China. A new book written by the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the manifestation of bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, reveals that his next incarnation will be born in the “free world,” outside the boundaries controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. “Since the purpose of […]
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday in what was the latest display of the communist country’s military capabilities. The missile launches were reportedly in response to the joint military drills conducted in the region between the U.S. and South Korea. Intelligence officials in South Korea acknowledged the missile firings and […]
Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy claimed the Trump administration offered him a job to work at the Department of Commerce. The businessman and social media personality said he received the job offer through a phone call that he described as “weird.” Portnoy claimed he mentioned the offer during an interview on Fox News […]
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried has been elected in Minnesota’s special election for House District 40B, defeating Republican Paul Wikstrom 70% to 30%. Gottfried’s win splits control of the Minnesota House 67 to 67 between the DFL and Republicans. National Democrats celebrated his win. “David Gottfried’s victory tonight restores a tie in this ultra-competitive state House […]
A senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development ordered the agency’s remaining employees to destroy internal documents at the now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, according to an email sent to staff, setting off a legal challenge on Tuesday. Employees were instructed to destroy items in the agency’s “classified safes and personnel documents” […]
A House hearing devolved into chaos after Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), a transgender woman, as “mister.” McBride then fired back, calling Self “Madam Chair” in the House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Ranking member Bill Keating (D-MA) grew angry with Self, asking him to repeat his introduction […]
The Philadelphia Eagles have accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House after their Super Bowl 59 win. Some believed the football team would miss out on the visit as they did after winning the 2018 Super Bowl during Trump’s first term. Trump rescinded their invitation after several players declined to […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has largely laid low amid controversy surrounding his criminal indictment, which the Trump administration has sought to throw out, but that doesn’t mean he has dropped his political ambitions. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week launched his bid to be New York City’s next mayor, spearheading his […]
