At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a message to Beijing and the United States: “China is welcome, but what we need is more Chinese foreign investment in Europe, in key sectors,” he said. This follows a similar pattern of European diplomacy. For two decades, European leaders dismissed […]
President Trump departed Davos, Switzerland, where he met with world leaders and unveiled his new Board of Peace in Gaza at the annual World Economic Forum. Earlier Thursday, the president participated in a signing ceremony for his peace board initiative alongside a handful of world leaders. No major European allies attended the Thursday signing ceremony,...
Challenges to President Trump’s tariff regime could soon be at the center of business in the House, as Democrats and tariff-skeptical GOP members will have the opportunity to call snap votes that set up a loyalty test for Republicans. House Republican leadership this week declined to extend past Jan. 31 a prohibition on calling snap...
Vice President Vance is in Ohio on Thursday morning to sell President Trump’s economic agenda, as the 2026 midterm elections inch closer. In his visit to Toledo, Ohio, Vance is expected to tour an industrial shipping facility and deliver remarks on how the Trump administration's policies impact the Midwest. Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy...
President Trump and his administration rolled out the Board of Peace initiative for Gaza in Davos on Thursday featuring leaders of over 20 countries that notably did not include major European Union allies. Countries that have agreed to join the board include Argentina, Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Jordan,...
Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while many northern states all the way to New England could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible, forecasters say.
President Trump said the Republican Party has “a good bench” of potential candidates to run for the White House in 2028, but he declined to name an early favorite to run as his successor. In an interview that aired Wednesday evening on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Trump was asked whether he thinks there’s a likely GOP candidate who could carry on his...
Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify Thursday morning before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations of President Trump during the Biden administration. The public hearing comes after Smith sat for a more than seven-hour closed door deposition with the panel last month, when he asserted that he would still choose to bring charges against Trump...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear testimony from health insurance executives Thursday morning as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. The tax credits — which helped keep insurance costs low for struggling Americans — were at the heart of the record 43-day lapse in government funding last year....
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Gavin Newsom as Alex Soros’ “billionaire sugar daddy" after the governor complained world leaders were rolling over for Trump.
Jack Smith appears for public testimony Thursday before House Republicans after closed-door deposition, facing questions about subpoenaing phone records.
