Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict between the United States and Iran. The […]
I would love to think that Mark Zuckerberg saw the light. Meta, Zuckerberg’s massive tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 state attorneys general who had sued the company for deliberately addicting children to its products. In addition to the financial penalties, Meta agreed to implement features […]
Former President Biden’s (D) son, Hunter Biden, said that he may have to consider a 2028 presidential run amid speculation on who the Democratic nominee could be. In a conversation with radio host John Catsimatidis, Biden was asked if had any plans to run for president where he said, “If I get your [Catsimatidis] endorsement,...
The Trump administration’s Venezuela oil deal puts the federal government in business with a controversial figure from the South American nation. Recent reporting links North American Blue Energy Partners’s Alejandro Betancourt to multiple investigations. But administration officials have defended their partnership, saying that Betancourt is a proven operator in Venezuela’s energy sector. Late last month, the...
President Trump dominates the political landscape, holding off lame-duck status for now. But some signs are emerging that prominent members of his party are readying 2028 presidential bids. Those moves are only likely to accelerate after November’s midterms. A post-Trump landscape will be tricky to navigate. The president has transformed his party during his decade...
A Russian aide said talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two United States envoys were “highly useful” as the Americans attempt to restart stalled peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Yuri Ushakov, a foreign-policy adviser to Putin, said that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “outlined a number of ideas regarding possible avenues...
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn) offered herself up to replace retiring WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who recently announced her retirement amid the league's growing popularity and recent controversies. “Hey, @WNBA, I’m a free agent in January,” Rep. Craig wrote on social platform X Friday. Craig lost to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the Democratic primary for...
The Trump administration announced it will be ending $45 million in support for Namibia’s HIV response program following two decades of annual payments. The U.S. will provide its final $45 million payment in the 2027 fiscal year as “this support will transition into a technical cooperation model,” according to a Friday joint statement from Namibia’s...
President Trump’s super-PAC MAGA Inc. gave $10 million in support of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate campaign ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings published Saturday. The $10 million payment, given to political media company, Del Ray Media, funded two attack ads against his Democratic opponent James...
President Trump is pushing ahead with his plan to import foreign beef as a way to reduce prices for Americans, despite the backlash from cattle farmers and Republicans whose states would be most be most affected. In an apparent effort to soften the blow, Trump signed executive orders Friday, including one that allows ranchers and...
President Trump will head to the GOP’s convention in Dallas next week — an event aimed at galvanizing Republican voters to get out the vote ahead of the midterm elections this November. The president will headline the two-day convention, and Vice President JD Vance is also expected to address attendees. Ahead of the inaugural event,...
President Trump is set to speak on Night 1 of the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Midterm Convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. “The Greatest RALLY of them all,” Trump wrote in a Friday Truth Social post. “I’ll be speaking on night one, and hanging around for an earlier closing, and lots of music, on night...
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said he has no sympathy for Lindsay Clancy after her murder trial ended in a mistrial, rejecting the defense’s argument that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible for killing her three children. “I don’t have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy,” Gill said Friday on Fox News’s “The...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Wednesday called Israeli settler violence in the West Bank an “act of terror,” condemning their actions. Huckabee said his visit was for the U.S. citizens “who live in Turmusayya and other communities across this region” who are “disturbed by people who have created extraordinary challenges that are unfair...
Max Lederer, the former longtime publisher of the Stars and Stripes, on Saturday said he and the two other staffers fired by the Pentagon last month will “continue on” in their lawsuit after a federal judge denied their emergency request this week. Lederer and the paper’s former editor-in-chief, Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte sued...
As illegal sports betting continues to fuel online abuse against collegiate athletes, there is growing calls for Congress to pass federal legislation establishing a national banned bettors registry and allowing athletes to sue harassers.
