The United States adjusted sanctions to allow Venezuela to pay former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s legal fees during his drug trafficking case in New York. The U.S. caved to the demand after Maduro’s defense lawyer, Barry Pollack, argued his client’s rights were being violated, so the case should be dismissed. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced he would be leaving Parliament following his election loss to Peter Magyar. In a video address, Orban said he would better serve the country by leading a “reorganization of the national movement” and that he needed to leave parliament to do so. He has served in Parliament uninterrupted since […]
President Donald Trump has called off U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Pakistan, where they were supposed to negotiate with Iranians for a peace deal. “I’ve told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18 hour flight to go […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out a run for office, but said he was open to serving as Federal Reserve chairman. Bessent has gained popularity beyond Trump’s base as a capable technocrat within the Trump administration, fueling speculation that he may run for office after he leaves the position. In an interview with the Wall […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) in calling for President Donald Trump to restart his attacks against Iran. Fetterman has emerged as one of the most hawkish Democrats, not afraid to openly praise and side with Trump when it comes to Iran and the Middle East. He boosted this perception on Saturday, […]
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha ripped late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert over their routines this week for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The “insufferable Jimmy Kimmel once again shows that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that stupidity has its limits,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity on Friday. Kimmel […]
A federal appeals court overturned the $8.2 million in damages awarded to former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore in 2022. Moore launched a lawsuit in 2019 against the Senate Majority PAC over their ad that cited claims of Moore “soliciting sex from young girls” during his 2017 run for U.S. Senate. The PAC’s ad […]
A Republican challenger to Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) demanded more transparency over the governor’s military records. Federal contracting consultant John Myrick sought to force Moore’s hand by releasing his own detailed military records. He told Fox Baltimore that he granted full authorization to the military to make public all his records connected to his time […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 46, authorities said Saturday. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in overnight attacks, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said. “The Russians have been hitting Dnipro […]
