First lady Melania Trump said Friday that she helped broker a temporary ceasefire on one front of the war between Russia and Ukraine. The limited break in fighting will begin Thursday, according to the White House, and will be limited to the region of Olenshky in southern Ukraine. Both Ukraine and Russia have agreed to […]
The Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service have closed the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Washington and Arlington, Virginia, after a suspicious package was found in Georgetown. The shutdown happened Friday at approximately 8:42 a.m., according to authorities. HUGO GURDON: KATIE ZACHARIA WAS BAD, BUT THE JOB IS BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE “Second District officers responded […]
Israel locked down the West Bank after two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and three wounded by two Palestinian gunmen. On Friday, two Palestinian gunmen armed with an M16 rifle and a handgun, whom Israeli authorities alleged were members of Hamas, opened fire at an IDF position near the city of Hebron, triggering a […]
James Blair and Chris LaCivita confirmed Thursday that they donated their controversial consulting fees from work in Bosnia and Herzegovina to President Donald Trump’s presidential library fund. Blair and LaCivita, who jointly managed Trump’s successful 2024 presidential campaign and worked for his MAGA Inc. PAC, faced the president’s public ire earlier this month after reports […]
France is taking extensive measures to prepare for another expected wave of violence and protests on Saturday, a week after the country experienced some of the worst rioting it has faced in years. French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez have been on a public-relations blitz to prevent another […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has endorsed independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar in Montana, bypassing the state’s Democratic nominee less than two weeks before the November election. Buttigieg, who is rumored to be weighing a possible 2028 presidential campaign, praised Bodnar’s military and public service record in an endorsement reported by ABC News, saying he […]
Former President Barack Obama’s Saturday appearance with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed will be hailed as a moment of party unity, but it will also represent a changing of the guard. The rise of socialism within the Democratic Party, to which el Sayed is at least adjacent, is a repudiation of Obama’s legacy […]
Since winning a southwestern Michigan House seat in 2010, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has built a reputation as a reliably conservative legislator who emphasizes policy over political theatrics. That approach has served him well in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, a sprawling stretch of the Wolverine State that includes Holland, Kalamazoo, and communities along the Lake […]
The next fight in this election cycle’s redistricting wars will take place on election night in Maryland. And it might determine the future of whether the fight to redraw congressional maps mid-decade will be sustained or fall short. House Democrats need to net three seats in the Nov. 3 midterm elections to claim a majority […]
Michigan’s Senate race is taking on a presidential feel as national political heavyweights descend on the state in the campaign’s final stretch. Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed on Saturday. The following day, President Donald Trump will headline a rally for Republican nominee Mike Rogers and others. Sen. Bernie […]
