President Trump has reignited his trade war with a plan to impose tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners nearly four months after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier levies.
When nearly all the scheduled musical performers pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary - fearing the event had become too closely tied to President Donald Trump - he responded by making it official.
Back in 1985, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev allegedly told French President Francois Mitterrand in a private conversation that the USSR was a “third-world country with nuclear weapons.” Not much has changed in Russia proper, including the presence of Western dupes cheering on the flailing autocrats. While in Russia to speak at the St Petersburg Economic […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday afternoon on the State Department's fiscal 2027 budget request and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. The hearing comes just hours after Rubio faced questioning in the House, where Democrats pressed him on the Iran war and seemingly stalled negotiations over...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he’d never seen President Trump fall asleep during meetings. Appearing before the House Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio was asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) whether he had ever seen Trump fall asleep during a Cabinet meeting. “That's false. I've never seen him fall asleep. On the contrary,...
Voters in half a dozen states on Tuesday cast primary ballots in races that could determine control of Congress this fall, with the marquee primaries for California governor and Los Angeles mayor still up in the air. In Iowa, voters set the stage for a critical Senate race, while the governor’s race saw the winning...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday that any person tapped to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) must have “extensive national security experience,” sending a pointed message to President Trump after he tapped Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte for the nation’s top intelligence job. McConnell did not name Pulte in his...
The NAACP's call for Black athletes to boycott SEC schools is well-intentioned, but lacks strategy and places the burden of protest on young Black athletes without providing them with the necessary support and protection.
California State Assemblymember James Gallagher (R) on Tuesday won a special election to claim the House seat left vacated by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R) following his death in January, giving a slight boost to the Republican majority in the House. Gallagher, who was endorsed by President Trump, will now represent California's 1st Congressional District and...
