During a visit to the Caribbean on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about recent talks in Geneva regarding weapons of mass destruction and the prospect of future nuclear weapons agreements. He responded that any such deal would have to involve Russia and China, specifically the latter, given the country’s weapons capacity and […]
Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s lawyer said the Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for his legal defense as the former leader faces sweeping drug trafficking charges in a federal court. According to the letter sent by Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, to a Manhattan federal judge, the Treasury Department initially authorized Venezuela to […]
Cuban authorities said Wednesday that 10 passengers aboard a Florida-registered boat involved in a shootout with coast guard members were Cubans living in the United States who were trying to enter the island and commit acts of terrorism. The Cuban Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that the passengers had assault-style rifles, handguns, […]
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith sharply rebuked Democrats’ behavior during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and said they fell for Trump’s “bait.” During his Politics of the United States show on SiriusXM, Smith ranted about Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress and pointed part of his outrage at Democrats’ heckling […]
The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with what constitutes a “fair” home auction to pay off unpaid taxes, after a family sued for additional compensation after a Michigan county sold their home for less than half its market value to pay a tax debt. The high court heard arguments in Pung v. Isabella County, which […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) acknowledged on Wednesday that although he typically dresses “like a slob,” he decided to wear a suit to the State of the Union address out of respect for the event. Fetterman, known for his get-up of hoodies, shorts, and sneakers that helped prompt a temporary loosening of Senate norms, said he […]
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) answered the question on everyone’s mind when he attended the final dog parade of Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) career in the Senate: Will he take over as host when Tillis leaves next year? That question came up repeatedly as Justice paraded his politically famous pet, Babydog, through the atrium of the […]
Florida officials are demanding an “immediate investigation” into Cuban border patrol officers’ killing of four people on a boat from the United States. The Cuban Embassy in the U.S. claimed Wednesday that its border patrol was shot at by people in a U.S.-registered vessel approximately 1 nautical mile from the island, reporting that “four aggressors […]
National Republicans believe they were handed an early midterm elections present during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, when President Donald Trump baited Democrats into going on the record and opposing that the duty of the federal government is to protect U.S. citizens, not illegal immigrants. The House GOP’s campaign arm is already betting the […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says a prolonged shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may require the White House to step in and pay workers who are forgoing paychecks at critical agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration. “Anything you can do to keep people employed,” Thune told reporters Wednesday. “If they […]
