Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner was chosen by Democratic voters in Maine to be their party's Senate nominee, demonstrating a trend of voters rewarding bad behavior and lowering the bar of acceptable behavior in politics.
Recently published research in the Journal of Texas History reveals that the first anniversary celebration to mark Juneteenth was held in Houston in 1866, not Galveston.
Former President Obama issued sharp criticism of the Trump administration for its handling of the Iran war, citing the human and financial tolls in an interview that aired Friday morning. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put an enormous strain on our military, a lot of people have died and...
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been instrumental in providing African Americans with higher education, and have enabled them to enter the middle class and higher, benefiting both the Black community and the nation as a whole.
President Trump became the last president to fly aboard one of the heavily customized Boeing 747-200s operating as Air Force One, as it made its final flight to bring the commander-in-chief back from Europe earlier this week. “Well done, good and faithful servant,” White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X early Thursday, sharing...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a former close ally of President Trump’s, took the side of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday after the European leader strongly rejected Trump's claim that she "begged" him for a photo this week. “I believe @GiorgiaMeloni, she’s great!” Greene wrote on social media, adding, “Trump lies. Constantly.”...
A far-right member of Israel’s governing coalition on Friday said that “all of Lebanon must burn,” as fighting broke out between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah despite a ceasefire imposed by the U.S. and Iran. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister and head of the far-right Jewish Power party, posted on the social platform...
Democratic strategist James Carville mocked the memorandum of understanding reached by the Trump administration with Iran, arguing it effectively shows that the U.S. lost the war just as the country readies for its 250th birthday. Carville called the deal an “instrument of surrender” during an interview Thursday night with Chris Cuomo, the host of NewsNation’s...
The U.S. and Israel are seeking to enter a new phase of their relationship, one that treats the Israelis as a contributing partner to mutual defense and intelligence needs, with the goal of expanding and accelerating bilateral defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, coordination and industrial cooperation.
A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the U.S. conflict with Iran, even as he touts a new agreement to end the war, according to polling data released Thursday. The Associated Press-NORC survey, which was conducted after the president called off threats to escalate the conflict and shortly before he officially...
The Italian government is pushing back against President Trump, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accusing him of making up a story about her begging for a photo at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, and the country’s top diplomat canceling a visit to the U.S. in protest. In an extraordinary rebuke, Meloni posted a video on...
