President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will grant Ukraine a license to produce its own PAC-3 Patriot Missiles, making good on a long-standing request of President Volodymyr Zelensky in their yearslong defense against a Russian invasion. Trump and Zelensky met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. The pair […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Democrats for turning a blind eye to serious concerns about Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. “Every Democrat that went on national television and praised Graham Platner, knowing what they knew about him, that was all out there in writing and public in statements,” Concha said on Fox News’s […]
In Michigan, the Democratic Senate primary is coming into sharper focus as both remaining candidates clashed on multiple issues during a Tuesday night debate with less than one month to go in their campaigns. Former Wayne County Health Director Abdul el Sayed primarily attacked Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) on the influence that corporate money interests […]
The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 23 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. If the first day falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment is sent on the last business day of the previous month […]
The Joint Maritime Information Center raised the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz to “Severe” as the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding deteriorates. The most recent moving of the needle from the JMIC came from the Iranian strikes that precipitated the U.S. response — three commercial shipping vessels were hit by Iranian drones on Tuesday. […]
President Donald Trump stirred up his desire for the United States to acquire Greenland during a Wednesday press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey. Trump said that Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of fellow NATO member Denmark, is a “big problem for us.” “Greenland is very important to the United States, but […]
Oil prices soared after the United States launched strikes against Iran and President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire “over.” After U.S. Central Command announced new strikes against Iran, Brent Crude jumped over 3.2% to $76.48-$76.54 per barrel. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate similarly jumped 3.2% to around $72.72 per barrel. The situation worsened after Trump […]
President Donald Trump excoriated Spain for refusing to meet NATO’s requirement that member nations spend at least 5% of their gross domestic product on defense and threatened to break off all trade with the country. “Spain is a wasted cause,” Trump said on Wednesday during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “We […]
Of the three progressives with close ties to the socialist wing of the Democratic Party who could be plausible presidential candidates in 2028, two of them were vocal supporters of embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner before he was accused of sexual assault. Will that matter in the 2028 primaries? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. […]
President Donald Trump is set to meet with various world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on his final day at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and then will hold a post-summit press conference at 9:15 a.m. The president is likely to discuss the group’s defense spending commitments, as well as the Russia-Ukraine War […]
