Melania Trump is set to be an even less conventional first lady during President-elect Donald Trump‘s second term than she was in his first. Days after the once and future president beat Vice President Kamala Harris in November, reports emerged that Melania Trump would break from recent political tradition and spend the majority of her […]
On the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, convicted and awaiting defendants are making their final appeals for presidential clemency ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office. Many defendants are pinning their hopes on Trump’s repeated promises to issue pardons, though the details of how he will fulfill these […]
North Korea reportedly launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Monday, according to South Korean military officials. The rocket launch appears to be the latest geopolitical agitation by the communist country and comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul, South Korea. The missile was fired around noon local time and traveled nearly […]
The year 2024 featured the continuation, escalation, or reignition of wars across the globe, from Myanmar in Southeast Asia to wars across the Levant. 2024 saw the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the escalation of the war in Ukraine, the sudden reignition of the Syrian Civil War, the continuation of the Myanmar Civil War, the escalation […]
A monument honoring the women’s suffrage movement will be placed on the National Mall after President Joe Biden signed the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act into law. The yet-to-be-built statue will recognize the efforts of the national movement to ensure women the right to vote, culminating with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce his resignation as leader of the country’s Liberal Party early this week, Canadian media reported. According to a report from the Globe and Mail that cited three unnamed sources, Trudeau is expected to step down from leadership by Wednesday, when a national caucus meeting is scheduled. Trudeau’s resignation […]
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said the incoming Trump administration will find and locate terrorists associated with ISIS within the United States, which he warned is a present threat to the country. Turner’s comment comes after he warned in June 2024 that terrorists are “actively working” within the U.S., with the lawmaker stating on Sunday that […]
President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, putting additional strain on the program’s finances. The law itself will repeal 1983’s Windfall Elimination Provision and eliminate the Government Pension Offset, both of which reduced Social Security benefits for certain beneficiaries including some government retirees. BIDEN USES LAME-DUCK PRESIDENCY TO SHAPE […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced new picks for his White House team as he is set to be inaugurated in a little over two weeks. Trump made four picks for his White House staff on Saturday night, three of whom served in his first administration. Those returning are Robert Gabriel Jr., Nicholas F. Luna, and William […]
Democratic strategist James Carville offered his pitch for the Democratic Party to win back the public after a disastrous 2024 election, suggesting it could be easy for them to “ram it home” going forward. Beyond losing the White House and control of the Senate in the 2024 election cycle, the Democrats failed to flip control […]
