Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is demanding what she called “irrefutable evidence” before her government will consider extraditing officials accused by the United States of ties to drug cartels, pushing back on a sweeping indictment from Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice on Wednesday charged 10 current and former Mexican officials, including the sitting governor of […]
President Donald Trump jokingly dismissed on Thursday the idea of wearing a bulletproof vest after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner due to concerns of looking “20 pounds heavier.” Trump was asked during an Oval Office executive ceremony about “security changes” that would take place after Saturday’s incident. In particular, Trump was […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno‘s (R-OH) resolution to ban U.S. senators from trading on prediction markets unanimously passed the upper chamber on Thursday. The resolution takes effect immediately, meaning Senate members, staff, and officers are no longer allowed to place bets on or use prediction markets like Polymarket or Kalshi. The participation of government officials and lawmakers […]
Tax-exempt hospitals in Minnesota that have raked in large sums of revenue from a government safety net program spent tens of millions of dollars overseas over the past fiscal year, raising alarm among watchdogs monitoring the flow of cash in the nonprofit healthcare sector. Minnesota-based hospitals funded by 340B, a federal drug discount program that […]
The Israeli navy intercepted an aid flotilla with dozens of boats attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza on Wednesday night into Thursday, detaining over 20 flotilla ships and 175 activists. The Global Sumud Flotilla set off for Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month and was intercepted while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea near […]
President Donald Trump gave King Charles III a final parting gift on Thursday, announcing plans via Truth Social to drop the 10% tariff he brought last year on the import of Scottish whisky into the United States. Charles and Queen Camilla departed Washington, D.C., on Thursday following two-plus days in the nation’s capital and New […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to expand workers’ access to retirement plans. “This afternoon, I’m thrilled to sign a historic Executive Order expanding access to high-quality retirement savings accounts for millions of Americans,” Trump said during remarks in the Oval Office. “I promised to make the same types of retirement […]
Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, long dismissed as a novelty contender, is gaining unexpected traction in Los Angeles’s mayoral race after a campaign ad casting him as both an outsider and a wildfire victim went viral. The 30-second video, released Wednesday on social media, opens outside Mayor Karen Bass‘s home before cutting to rival Nithya […]
Leading House Republicans on Wednesday announced an investigation into Airbnb due to its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models. House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) cited national security and cybersecurity risks posed by reliance on Chinese models as a reason for the […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, long accused of failing to act in the face of rising antisemitic incidents, is now promising to use the “full power of the state” to prosecute those who celebrate or condone violence. Starmer visited Thursday the scene of this week’s stabbings in Golders Green, where he was greeted by demonstrators […]
