Black Friday is traditionally recognized as one of the busiest shopping days in the United States, regularly resulting in millions, if not billions, of dollars’ worth of consumer purchases. The tradition continued as Black Friday consumer spending online this year achieved a record $11.8 billion. The structure of that spending has changed in recent years […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations on Sunday between the United States and Ukraine over the U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war with Russia were “very productive,” but stressed there is still “more work” ahead. A Ukrainian delegation traveled to Miami, Florida, over the weekend to meet with U.S. officials over the 28-point […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was hesitant in her prediction of a GOP victory in Tennessee‘s 7th Congressional District special election, as election trackers show a surprisingly close race in a deep-red district between Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps. The special election will fill the seat previously held by former Rep. Mark Green, […]
President Donald Trump was mum on recent developments with Venezuela on Sunday, even after he declared its airspace “closed” and spoke with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump spoke to the press aboard Air Force One a day after he said the airspace over and around Venezuela is now “closed in its entirety,” a major escalation […]
President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday he is against follow-up strikes on alleged drug vessels, as War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing scrutiny over a reported order he gave to kill two survivors of a drug boat strike in early September. The Washington Post reported that a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug vessel […]
Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that the “only solution” to the conflict in Gaza is a two-state solution, stressing to be a “mediating voice” between Israel and Palestine. The pope recently finished his first overseas trip to Turkey since he was elected to the Vatican’s top position in May, and delivered his remarks while […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) promised a vote would happen in 2025 to renew expiring Obamacare subsidies set to lapse at the end of the year. As part of the deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Senate Republicans promised Democrats a vote on the extension of premium Affordable Care Act subsidies that […]
The suspected shooter of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., had “not been functional as a person, father and provider” for years, a series of emails revealed in a new report details. Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Sarah Beckstrom. Guard member Andrew Wolfe was also critically […]
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said the media’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s age differs drastically from the “Biden era,” saying the president’s first 10 months back in office is contrary to the age concerns some have. Trump will be turning 80 on June 14 next year, the same age former President Joe Biden turned […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said former President Joe Biden’s administration did not vet the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is alleged to have killed 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe of the West Virginia National Guard […]