President Trump on Wednesday made the case to a skeptical American public that the military operation in Iran is necessary to stop Tehran from building a nuclear weapon.
President Trump delivered a primetime address about the war on Iran on Wednesday evening, more than a month after hostilities commenced. Trump’s decision to launch the war, in conjunction with Israel, has come to look more and more risky. The conflict has been unpopular since its inception. Soaring gas prices and turbulence on the financial...
An editor for the popular YouTube creator MrBeast has been fined and suspended by prediction market platform Kalshi over suspected insider trading. The company’s disciplinary committee found that Artem Kaptur violated its policies when Kaptur placed bets last August and September related to the YouTube channel where he worked. “Specifically, the Committee found reasonable cause...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the TANF program, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996 with the promise to "end welfare as we know it." Three decades later, it is time to admit that we simply replaced one trap with another.
An attorney for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said the Trump administration is blocking his access to funds needed to pay his attorney, risking leaving him without counsel. Before Maduro was forcibly removed from his home in a U.S. military option, he was among a slew of Venezuelan officials facing sanctions from the U.S. Office...
Vice President Vance is traveling to Wisconsin on Thursday, the latest stop in the Trump administration's tour to sell President Trump's domestic and economic agenda ahead of the November midterm elections. Vance, after visiting a machining facility, will give remarks in Plover, Wis. His comments come just over a day after Trump gave a record-long...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition, taking place Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, comes after the former first lady and former President Bill Clinton reversed course earlier this month and...
Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.
New research found only one in three schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago. The number of schools that recovered in both subjects sits at around 14 percent, according to NWEA, an education research group. Schools that serve historically marginalized students are more likely...
The Cuban government said late Wednesday that the 10 individuals involved in a confrontation with the island's border security officers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. attempting to infiltrate the country. The government said the majority of those onboard the boat “have a known history of criminal and violent activity,” according to The Associated...
Hilary Knight, the captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team, said Wednesday that President Trump’s “distasteful” joke about her squad should not overshadow their accomplishments. “I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate, and I think just the way women are represented, it’s a great teaching point to really shine light on...
