China and Russia bashed Germany, France, and the United Kingdom over their implementation of the “snapback” mechanism to implement sanctions against Iran. On Thursday, the European trio implemented a process to implement sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program if it doesn’t comply with demands in a 30-day window. Moscow and Beijing separately denounced the […]
A pair of northern Virginia school districts filed lawsuits against the Education Department after Trump administration officials said they would freeze federal funds over the districts’ bathroom and locker room policies allowing students to use the facilities that match their gender identities, which they say violate Title IX. Fairfax County Public Schools and Arlington Public […]
Vice President JD Vance rebuked on Friday morning on X a report on special envoy Steve Witkoff, setting off a deluge of Trump administration officials who came to the U.S. diplomat’s defense. Vance’s backlash was in response to Politico reporter Felicia Schwartz’s article titled “‘His inexperience shines through’: Steve Witkoff struggles to manage Russia as […]
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller expressed confidence in President Donald Trump’s ability to nominate a permanent director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention despite the politics involved in nominating someone who shares Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s positions regarding vaccines and who can be confirmed by the […]
The wife of imprisoned former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now also being detained after her arrest on charges of bribery. Kim Keon-hee, the former first lady, is accused of accepting illicit financial gifts and participating in a stock manipulation scheme while her husband was in office. “Just as moonlight shines brightly in […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Friday gave final approval to legislation that redrew Texas’s political maps, offering Republicans a chance to gain five more House seats ahead of the 2026 elections. The redistricting plans favoring the GOP sparked outrage from state Democrats, who fled the state for weeks earlier this summer to stall the effort […]
(The Center Square) — New York’s share of the nation’s millionaires is declining along with much-needed tax revenue for the state, according to a new report from a fiscal watchdog group. The analysis by the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission found that New York’s share of the nation’s millionaires — or tax filing households with more than […]
The United Nations Security Council has voted to pull its peacekeeper force from Lebanon after a 47-year deployment in the Middle Eastern country to secure its southern border shared with Israel. The council extended the country’s peacekeeping mission for the final time on Thursday. The peacekeepers will gradually withdraw from Lebanon until a final departure […]
(The Center Square) – The California Supreme Court rejected an emergency Republican petition to take congressional redistricting off the Nov. 4 ballot. “The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court said Wednesday, two days after Republicans, including several legislators, filed it. “48 hours later, this case has already been rejected,” […]
Republican Oklahoma state Rep. Ty Burns pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse and two charges of misdemeanor assault, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Thursday. The charges stemmed from incidents involving “family members” in November 2024 and April 2025. In a statement, Burns said he would step down from his position as chairman of the […]
