Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, 83, announced he is withdrawing from public life after being diagnosed with dementia following decades of service in Congress.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani expected to name longtime NYC educator Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor, overseeing nation's largest public school system.
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday condemned statements alleging that Kyiv initiated an attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s compound. “We were disappointed and concerned to see the statements by Emirati, Indian, and Pakistani sides expressing their concerns regarding the attack that never happened,” Sybiha wrote in a post on X. “It...
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney selected by Trump to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), was never eligible...
The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident of Grays Harbor County was an “older adult with underlying health conditions” who had been hospitalized in King County since early...
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney selected by Trump to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), was never eligible...
More than 200 state lawmakers are urging Congress to reject a potential provision in an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. In a letter to both the House and Senate, the bipartisan group argued Monday that states need to retain the ability to act as AI continues to develop and raise...
President Trump on Monday suggested that an end to Russia's more than three-years-long war in Ukraine is in sight after Secretary of State Marco Rubio led talks in Geneva over the weekend. “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth...
First lady Melania Trump is scheduled to welcome the official White House Christmas tree early Monday afternoon. The tree, which will be posted in the Blue Room, is a 25-foot concolor fir from Korson's Tree Farms in Michigan, according to the White House. Watch the North Lawn event, scheduled for noon EST, in the video...
The government's inability to quickly and efficiently implement infrastructure projects is due to excessive regulations, delays, and costs, and can be fixed by modernizing the permitting system and investing in the necessary resources.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), a leading fiscal hawk in the Senate, says the country “can’t afford” President Trump’s proposal to send out $2,000 tariff “dividend” checks to working-class Americans to help them afford higher living expenses. “Look, we can't afford it. I wish we were in a position to return the American public their...
Countries around the world have agreed to put more money toward fighting climate change as this year’s COP30 climate summit concludes in Brazil. A formal decision released over the weekend said the nations will seek to mobilize at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035 to help developing countries with the issue. While climate change is a...
The U.S. top military officer is visiting Puerto Rico on Monday for the second time this year to meet with service members of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), where the administration has established a massive military presence and as President Trump weighs military action against Venezuela. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine and...
President Trump’s approval on the economy is down 15 points since March, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Monday. The poll, conducted late last week, shows 36 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, down from 51 percent in a poll released in early March. The drop in economic approval is...
Multiple international airlines have canceled flights to Venezuela in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advising pilots to exercise caution while flying in the country's airspace. Six carriers — TAP, LATAM, Avianca, Iberia, Gol and Caribbean — have indefinitely suspended flights, according to Marisela de Loaiza, the president of the Airlines Association in...
If the midterms were tomorrow, Democrats would likely win, and win big. Indeed, a slew of new polls suggests that the 2026 midterms may resemble 2018, when Democrats gained a historic 41 House seats. Democrats lead by 14 points (55 percent to 41 percent) in a generic congressional election per PBS/NPR/Marist polling, their largest advantage in...
