Kyiv and Budapest have buried two hatchets this week, swapping a restart of oil supplies for approval of critical wartime loans. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Tuesday that the Druzhba pipeline — a transnational system that transits Russian oil to Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, and a slew of other European nations — has been repaired after […]
Extensive water damage, steel rusting to the point it feels like “tissue paper,” and industrial chillers over three decades old. These are some of the many structural problems at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that led to the decision for a two-year renovation of the grounds and a temporary closure beginning […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced Wednesday that he is seeking the public’s input on whether controversial gender identity content in children’s programming should be added to issues flagged by the television rating system. Carr expressed concern that while the current rating system flags language, sex, and violence for parents, it does not flag […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s extension of the Iran war ceasefire would last only three to five days. “The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal, unlike some of the reporting I’ve seen today,” Leavitt told the press. “Ultimately, the timeline will […]
The Supreme Court weighed how much evidence immigration officers need to deny a legal permanent resident entry into the United States, if he or she has committed a crime, appearing skeptical over the high bar an immigrant’s lawyer pushed for at arguments on Wednesday. The high court heard arguments in Blanche v. Lau Wednesday morning […]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened sanctions against officials in the northern state of Chihuahua after two American operatives were killed in a car crash following a counternarcotics operation in the region. Sheinbaum said her administration is considering punitive measures against Chihuahua officials following the deaths of Americans, who were reportedly Central Intelligence Agency officers, under […]
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday that he expects a 15%-20% increase in ticket prices as the aviation industry struggles with jet fuel shortages and surging oil prices amid the Iran war. “Yields need to increase by about 15% to 20%,” Kirby said on the company’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2026. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wants to see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade after Virginia voters passed a referendum redrawing theirs on Tuesday. Johnson said he was not worried that such a push by DeSantis could backfire on Republicans as some have warned. “Florida has the right, […]
President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as “RIGGED,” and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the legitimacy of the Tuesday voting results, which narrowly passed with 1,575,288 “Yes” votes and 1,486,230 “No” votes, with over 95% of […]
James Blair, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, said Wednesday that Virginia passing a redistricting referendum is not a concern for Republicans as the midterm elections approach. Speaking with CNN’s Dana Bash, Blair said the GOP still retains the ability to come out on top in the midterm elections despite potentially losing seats in […]
