JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, the defense minister said Saturday, following days of intensive strikes across the territory that killed hundreds of people. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Operation Gideon Chariots was being led with “great force” by Israel’s […]
President Donald Trump is relying on his relationships and reputation to deliver his foreign policy, from the Middle East to the Russia–Ukraine war. But although those relationships and that reputation helped him during his Middle East trip, his first major foreign trip of his second administration, they create political risk for him should Russian President […]
The contrasts in presidential leadership were fully on display this week, with President Donald Trump logging his most consequential seven-day span yet and former President Joe Biden’s four-year fog finally confirmed as an undeniable fact. Trump started the week by announcing a trade and tariff truce with China and a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, […]
When dozens of refugees from Africa arrived this week at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., they were greeted warmly by a pair of Trump appointees — and shunned by the political Left. This was not a typical group of refugees from the continent. The color of their skin — white, due to their European […]
Republicans could be making a mistake in downplaying Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) effectiveness as one of the Democratic Party’s top political leaders. Several polls and the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour across the country have cemented the congresswoman’s status as a dominant force in Democratic politics in recent months. While the GOP has acknowledged Ocasio-Cortez’s prominence, it […]
Republicans in Congress have big plans for the “one big, beautiful bill,” which will affect not only tax rates and exemptions but also how people file their taxes. The GOP was irked last year by an Internal Revenue Service announcement that it would make Direct File permanent. The service launched last year is designed to help people […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House leaders face a short, daunting timeline to sway fiscal hawks who are keeping the “one big, beautiful bill” from passing through the Budget Committee. The reconciliation package, which cuts $1.5 trillion to offset the cost of preserving the president’s 2017 tax breaks, failed in the Budget Committee on […]
Large metal plates will be placed at key points along the 250th Army celebration parade route to protect the streets of Washington, D.C. The June 14 parade, which also falls on President Donald Trump’s birthday, will include 25 M1 Abrams main battle tanks rolling through the capital. The inclusion of the tanks, which weigh about […]
Secret Service agents reportedly questioned former FBI Director James Comey at a Washington field office on Friday about a social media post he made that sparked concerns that it called for violence against President Donald Trump. Comey posted a picture on Instagram of the numbers “8647” spelled out in the sand with seashells. The term […]
Audio of former President Joe Biden‘s October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur was leaked Friday, revealing more insight into the ex-president’s memory lapses about important information. During the interview Hur conducted for the investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, Biden struggled to remember key dates, including when his son Beau Biden died […]
