A U.S. citizen who was a passenger aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services reported on Sunday night. The positive test result came as HHS announced that 17 U.S. citizens were being airlifted back to the United States after […]
Washington Examiner’s White House reporter Naomi Lim said the planned White House ballroom represents a “legacy building” effort for President Donald Trump. “It’s a bit of a legacy building for the president. We know that he is a construction builder by trade, and this is a way for him to cement his name going forward,” […]
The body of one of the U.S. soldiers who went missing during a Northern Africa training exercise has been recovered by a Moroccan military search team. The two soldiers had been reported missing one week ago after participating in U.S. Africa Command’s exercise African Lion 2026. The initial investigation suggested that on May 2, one […]
President Donald Trump said he donates 100% of his presidential salary to preservation projects at the White House. “I do, much of it goes to the White House preservation and I fix things up, you might have seen the path outside, did you see it? It’s beautiful, I’ll let you take a look at it […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) called the Trump administration’s proposed defense budget “outrageous” and said the White House needs to back a proposal “that makes sense for the moment we’re in.” “The $1.5 trillion request from this administration, it’s outrageous,” Kelly said. “When I got to the Senate 5 1/2 years ago, the defense budget was […]
Iran gave its response to the U.S.-proposed peace deal on Sunday, according to Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. The state media agency reported that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Iran gave its response to his country, which has acted as the intermediary in the negotiations. The outlet did not specify what Iran’s response was, […]
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined the chorus of calls from Democratic Party leaders to release the Democratic National Committee’s analysis of why former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump. DNC Chairman Ken Martin decided in late 2025 that he would not be releasing the organization’s autopsy of the […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright did not rule out the possibility of gas reaching over $5 per gallon due to the Iran war, saying he is “avoiding price predictions.” This past week, Wall Street raised concerns about the possibility of gas prices topping $5 per regular gallon, with JP Morgan Chase Co. analysts warning that marker […]