The Issue: Pope Leo’s denunciation of war with Iran and the extent of his involvement in global politics. It’s reasonable for the pope to object to wars, but using...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped short of formally endorsing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a Democratic primary challenge to Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, but signaled he is ready to embrace whatever she decides to do next.
President Trump's job approval has slipped among his party and Americans are growing more pessimistic about the country's direction, according to a new survey.
President Trump on Monday is scheduled to take questions from reporters before a lunch with Kennedy Center board members that is expected to focus on its controversial closure this summer. The event comes after Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday that Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center's vice president of operations, would succeed Ric Grenell...
(KTLA) - We knew it was coming. Conan O’Brien made a jab at the recent controversy involving “Marty Supreme” star and Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet during his opening monologue at the 2026 Oscars. “Security is extremely tight tonight,” O’Brien began during his monologue. “I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and...
President Trump said Sunday he might push back his trip to China scheduled for later this month, as he pushes for other countries to help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. During a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, the president called on China to help police...
China has not offered a comment on President Trump's request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but closed due to the war with Iran. About 20 percent of the global supply of oil goes through the Strait, and the problems have triggered a huge jump in oil and gas...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling the SAVE America Act, the voting reform legislation that Senate Republicans will bring to the floor this week, “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation I’ve come across in the many years I’ve been a legislator.” “Nothing is more important than defeating this dagger to the...
President Trump said late Sunday that he is not ready to declare victory against Iran despite saying the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. “No, I’m not going to do that. There’s no reason to,” Trump told The Hill while speaking with reporters on Air Force One. “I just say they’re decimated. I...
An effort to regulate the big business of college sports is receiving a second burst of energy on Capitol Hill thanks to President Trump’s insistence that more be done to curb what many regard as an intercollegiate athletics ecosystem run amok. The president’s desire to see major change in the way the NCAA and its top member schools operate was evident last week during a White House task force meeting comprised of top executives and coaches...
