Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to social media Saturday to clarify comments he made during the contentious back-and-forth with President Trump at the White House a day earlier, saying lasting peace in Eastern Europe would be "difficult" without U.S. support. Zelensky, in a lengthy thread on the social platform X, expressed gratitude for the U.S....
A Palestinian businessman is making a long-shot bid to lead a new governing body of the Gaza Strip, putting up an estimated $300,000 for lobbying services to influence Washington and the Middle East. The public relations push from Samir Hlaileh, the former CEO of an investment and development company, comes as President Trump and Arab...
The Trump administration has made drastic cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that threaten to impact weather forecasting and other key services provided by the agency. In the wake of the wave of dismissals this week, lawmakers and former officials raised concerns about potential damage to services ranging from extreme weather responses to...
Suspense over whether former Vice President Kamala Harris will jump into California’s 2028 gubernatorial race is effectively freezing the field in her home state as Democrats weigh potential successors for term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Harris has shrugged off the chatter and has yet to signal her post-White House plans, but she’s nevertheless topping early...
Frustrations are growing as Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) wait to be confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations could stretch until April due to the House’s ultra-slim majority. Stefanik is facing a unique problem. Despite numerous international crises facing the U.S. and UN, she is considered more valuable in the House as lawmakers try to...
Legal experts point out that as anti-Trump plaintiffs seek to stifle his agenda, courts are navigating uncharted waters when it comes to DOGE spending cuts.
Hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were reportedly laid off this week as part of DOGE's federal workforce cuts.
President Donald Trump said in an interview this week he believes President Joe Biden or his son, Hunter Biden, left cocaine in the White House in 2023.
Ukraine lost 220 troops on the battlefield on the same day its president had a fiery fallout with President Donald Trump in the White House leading to the collapse of a mineral deal.
President Donald Trump supports idea of a "clean" continuing resolution as the prospect of a mid-March government shutdown looms. Rep. Chip Roy indicated he'll back the president's request
The exchange ultimately prompted President Donald Trump to announce an end to peace negotiations and request that the Ukrainian leader leave the White House.
The first weeks of the Department of Education under the second Trump administration have been, in a word, eventful. Even as storm clouds gather over the agency’s continued existence, the new Trump appointees started a slew of investigations of school districts with policies that violate Title IX, directed schools to throw out racially discriminatory diversity, […]
