Doha’s decades-long history of buying influence in the U.S. is resurfacing amidst reports that President Donald Trump will accept a gifted luxury Boeing jet by the Qatari government. Qatar has long been accused of flaunting its vast wealth, derived largely from oil extraction, to curry favor on Capitol Hill and in the Ivy League. Business […]

Over 20 protesters were arrested Tuesday for demonstrating inside and outside the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing room as House Republicans mark up a section of the budget megabill tackling reforms to Medicaid. U.S. Capitol Police officers confirmed to the Washington Examiner that 25 people were arrested. The pro-Medicaid protesters, who chanted “no cuts to […]

The United States has grown less popular around the globe since President Donald Trump returned to office. The 2025 Democracy Perception Index, commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies, found that a majority of people surveyed around the world had an overall negative perception of the U.S., a greater percentage than last year’s findings. China is […]

Gun lobbyists are expressing dismay with a compromise on silencers included in the fast-tracked budget bill and the GOP’s slow-walking of another demand to stop the taxing and registration of commonly owned AR-15 style pistols. On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee released its plan, and while it stripped a $200 tax on the […]