CAIRO (AP) — The Hamas terrorist group said Saturday it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, but Israel said it has made a counterproposal in “full coordination” with the third mediator, the United States. Egypt early in the week made a proposal to get the troubled ceasefire back on track, following Israel’s […]
The Trump administration fired nearly the entire staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday, according to multiple reports. The mass firings, in what anonymous employees characterized as a “Friday night massacre” to the Washington Post, affected somewhere between 200 and 300 employees at the nonprofit organization, all of whom […]
The White House Correspondents’ Association has canceled comedian Amber Ruffin’s headlining performance at its annual dinner. The decision follows criticism from the White House over Ruffin’s past anti-Trump statements. Prominent comedians, including Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert, have traditionally performed at the dinner. “The WHCA board has unanimously decided […]
Tesla could face its largest wave of anti-Elon Musk protests yet on Saturday, as the electric vehicle company has been the target of numerous violent incidents over the last two months. Demonstrators are planning a “Tesla Takedown Global Day of Action,” with more than 200 protests scheduled at Tesla-affiliated locations nationwide. “Elon Musk is destroying […]
EXCLUSIVE — OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin — How did a state court race, that in any other circumstance would be ignored by the White House, end up on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radar? Turns out, it was the brainchild of two men: former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Keith Gilkes. The latter is the longtime head […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who has mixed it up with prominent conservatives on his podcast and seemingly moderated his views, called the Democratic brand “toxic” on Friday. He pointed to a poll that showed his party has a 27% favorability rating. The California governor is considered a top contender for the 2028 presidential election, and […]
EXCLUSIVE — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy concedes that the early days of working with the Department of Government Efficiency were “bumpy,” but told the Washington Examiner in an interview that the Elon Musk-led task force has improved its relations with other federal departments following an explosive, closed-door Cabinet meeting earlier in March. Musk has been present […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The new total is a sharp rise compared to […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of three liberal justices on the court, warned against upending the legal system in a talk Friday in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have challenged aspects of the legal system by calling for judges who impede on his agenda to be impeached and pushing for the […]
President Donald Trump’s ninth week in office was a classic demonstration of today’s two Americas, one still behind his promise to “drain the swamp” and the swamp taking every step possible to stop him. Outside the Beltway, the president’s MAGA support has actually expanded, according to Gallup, and that is helping to turn some black […]
