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Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as death toll rises to 162

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday outlined recovery and compensation plans for the southern part of the country, where severe flooding has killed at least 162 people. More than 1.4 million households and 3.8 million people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rains in 12 southern provinces, the Department of Disaster […]

Arizonan fights city hall, wins battle in fight to build hotel

(The Center Square) – An Arizona man is one step closer to building his hotel in downtown Prescott after years of being denied city permits for what’s being called vague reasons.  Jim Griset, who owns buildings in the Arizona city of about 46,000 people, has been trying to build his boutique hotel on his property. […]

House Republican Nehls announces retirement from Congress

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) announced his retirement from Congress on Saturday, the latest of several House Republicans to announce their departure. Nehls, 57, said he made the decision after careful consultation with his family over Thanksgiving. Unlike some others, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), he will only exit Congress after his term ends. “After […]

Assaults against ICE up 1,153% in 11 months

(The Center Square) – Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,153% in 11 months, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  As ICE officers continue to arrest the most violent criminals nationwide, U.S. citizens have increasingly obstructed their efforts, including physically attacking them and threatening to kill them, according to […]

Top Ukrainian officials head to US to discuss ending war ahead of Witkoff meeting in Moscow

A top Ukrainian delegation will arrive in the United States ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with top Russian officials in Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov would lead the delegation, marking the replacement of the former head of […]

Texas officials seek to establish Turning Point chapters

(The Center Square) – Texas officials are seeking a partnership with the conservative organization Turning Point USA to place chapters on every college and high school campus in the state. Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of TPUSA, at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, many have debated what this means for freedom of speech and […]

Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast

ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukraine used domestically produced Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, an official from Ukraine’s security services told The Associated Press on Saturday. The two oil tankers, Kairos and Virat — said to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” that evade sanctions — were struck in quick […]

Trump says Venezuelan airspace now ‘CLOSED’

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that Venezuela‘s airspace was now “CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” a major escalation in tensions with Venezuela. In a Truth Social post on Saturday morning, the president issued a warning to anyone who could be using the airspace over and around Venezuela. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human […]

Trump’s struggle for agenda victories grows: White House Report Card

The quick and popular policy wins that came easily to President Donald Trump during his first months in office are getting harder to achieve as he nears his one-year anniversary. Two examples of his struggles were clear this week. First, his push for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to be hung up […]

Former Ukrainian ‘co-president’ Yermak says he’s ‘going to the front’ after shock resignation

The former head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said he was “going to the front” in a cryptic message ob Friday after his shock resignation. Yermak, widely considered the second most powerful man in Ukraine, went from the heights of his power to resigning in disgrace over the course of a few days, a major […]
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