In his Sept. 22 address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump called the International Criminal Court an anti-American tribunal and urged countries to withdraw their membership. Washington, Beijing, Moscow, New Delhi, and Jerusalem never joined. The United States has reportedly been assembling a sanctions package against the court as an institution — if […]
Former President Barack Obama recently spoke out regarding the situation in the Middle East. In an October 2026 interview with journalist Susan McKay, Obama declared that Israel’s reliance on military and technological superiority risks undermining its moral standing. He warned that Israel has “ceded moral ground” by refusing concessions and engaging in excessive military engagements. […]
Energy costs are climbing across the country — electricity bills, gas prices, home heating costs — and those costs ripple through the rest of the economy. After years of political impasse, the Senate has finally reached a bipartisan permitting reform agreement to help address it. A deal is not a law, and Congress has a […]
The Pentagon and South Korean military confirmed Wednesday major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered the reduction over the weekend. The exercise, which began Monday and is known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than the original date of Aug. 27, a Defense Department...
President Trump said Wednesday he told Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to abandon his reelection bid before he lost his district’s GOP primary. “I told Congressman Cory Mills of Florida, a friend of mine, to get out of the Race, but he wouldn’t listen,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He thought he could win, so who...
President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs were expected to go into effect at midnight Wednesday. At the White House, the president will meet with crypto and financial leaders, along with regulatory...
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Tuesday said President Trump’s insults directed at female reporters are much more "aggressive" than in previous years. Haberman, who has often been the subject of Trump’s affronts, told CNN during an interview that she’s seen his attacks grow "nastier" during his second stint in the Oval...
Political consultant Leif Larson argues that Democratic Socialist of America-endorsed candidates often avoid discussing the group's radical platform, which includes abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, during campaigns.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday slammed the U.S. over sanctions targeting senior staff, vowing to continue to seek out justice after what they described as a "flagrant attack" on the global tribunal's independence. The sanctions were made against court president Judge Tomoko Akane and the Office of the Prosecutor's senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye...
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court has thrown his upcoming New York criminal case into doubt. Mangione’s defense team wants the state charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, while prosecutors are vowing to press ahead. The reignited debate is unfolding just weeks before the 28-year-old was set to go to trial in state court...
The general election field is set in Alaska’s wide-open race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). More than a dozen candidates were running in Tuesday’s open primary, from which the top four vote-getters advance to a ranked-choice general election. Democratic former state Sen. Tom Begich was leading the gubernatorial field in polling ahead of...
Critics lambasted Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday for her response to a debate question about national security, which the senator said she was "not that informed on." Debate moderator Greta Van Susteren asked Graham if Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the U.S. and why. "I'm just going to...
