President Trump said he's ready to place sanctions on Russia as long as NATO allies agree to do the same, as he continues to rail against the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The fate of a key California climate program Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration's environmental rollbacks is in the hands of state lawmakers.
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week in Utah has rocked the nation. On Wednesday, Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, when he was shot and killed. After a manhunt, that involved local, state and federal law enforcement, authorities identified...
President Trump's sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday is sending chills across Europe, where leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin to force a bad deal on Kyiv. Trump blew past a deadline last week to impose punishing sanctions on Russia and its...
Optimism among small businesses rose last month, with respondents reporting better business conditions, despite uncertainty around tariffs and inflation. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said on Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index went up 1.7 points in July to 100.3, just above the index’s long-term average of 98. The factors that contributed...
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia had been stonewalling negotiations on the return of Ukraine children, thousands of whom have been forcibly transferred to Russia over the course of its invasion. “We cannot reach an agreement with them on the return of the children,” Zelensky told reporters in response to a question from...
A little over a tenth of Americans found Sydney Sweeney’s recent American Eagle ad campaign offensive, according to a new poll. When asked in the Economist/YouGov poll about the ad campaign, 12 percent said they considered it offensive, while 39 percent called it clever. Forty percent said it was neither, and 8 percent were unsure....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday the country would not cede portions of the Donbas region to Russia amid ceasefire talks. “We will never leave the Donbas" Zelensky told reporters Tuesday, per NewsNation. "Everyone forgets the first part of the film," he added, referring to Russia's 2014 takeover of Crimea. His comments come days before...
Ethiopia is one of the most repressive environments for press freedom, with the government using censorship, harassment and arbitrary detention to stifle independent journalism, while YouTube is increasingly undermining the mission of amplifying the voices of exiled and independent journalists through opaque and seemingly biased moderation practices.
An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data of millions of Americans, reversing a temporary injunction that was issued earlier this year. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision that unions looking to bar DOGE from accessing sensitive...
Spirit Airlines is facing financial difficulties and may not be able to continue operations within 12 months, according to its parent company's quarterly financial report.
Conservative pundit and social media personality Benny Johnson used an appearance in the White House Press Briefing Room's "new media" seat to rail against crime in Washington, D.C., and suggest a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer, who was recently assaulted in the District, be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "As a D.C. resident...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said his counterpart, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was “in denial” about the suffering in Gaza. His comments come after Australia's commitment on Monday to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, following in the footsteps of Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Albanese said he spoke with Netanyahu...
The Department of Justice announced Monday it is settling lawsuits challenging race-based admissions at West Point and the Air Force Academy. Students for Fair Admissions, which won the Supreme Court ruling in 2023 banning race-based admission at universities, challenged the policies at military institutions, which were left off the high court’s decision two years ago....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking on what he calls a “no regrets strategy,” saying he must “fight fire with fire” in countering the President Trump-led redistricting efforts in Texas. In exclusive comments made to The Hill, Newsom said he is feeling “very confident” about moving forward with his own redistricting plan, as the California...
The world must not ignore the suffering in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed and starvation is at a record high, and Donald Trump must use his power to stop the Israeli military offensive and provide food and medicine to the area.
