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Ball is in the GOP’s court on DHS funding standoff, House minority leader says

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he's not confident Congress will strike a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded and it's up to Republicans to break the stalemate.

Hesitation is no longer US policy

For years, hostile regimes have tested the limits of American resolve, calculating that the United States would avoid confrontation even when its security interests were directly threatened. President Donald Trump has now upended that calculation. The recent U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, followed by tough diplomacy, combined with Trump’s clear warnings to […]

Jeffries says GOP ‘finally showed some backbone’ in criticizing Trump for racist video of Obamas

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday his GOP colleagues in Congress “finally showed some backbone” in pushing back against a video President Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening portraying former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. “It was a disgusting video. And the president was rightly and appropriately...

Trump rips Olympic skier over remarks about representing US

President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this week. "U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

The US prison system isn’t working — here’s what we can learn from other countries

That is not a series of bad individual choices. It is a system producing a revolving door. 

Fear undermines public safety — naming it is not politics

Public safety is undermined when fear eclipses trust.

Medvedev: Zelensky will ‘have to stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life’

A high-ranking Russian official issued a thinly veiled threat against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, doubling down on unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine tried to target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in a drone strike. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who now sits on Russia’s security council, accused the Ukrainian leader of “trying to derail the settlement...

PETA: Kim Kardashian Christmas gift to children a ‘damn shame’

Khloé Kardashian also posted pictures of a black Labrador retriever puppy that she got for Christmas.

A Congressional Trade Office could resolve all this tariff confusion

Congress has the authority but not the infrastructure to monitor trade policy.

Zelensky: Drone strike on Putin residence accusation ‘complete fabrication’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied claims that Kyiv tried to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence, calling the accusation “complete fabrication” intended to undermine progress toward peace. In Monday post on social platform X, Zelensky warned that the accusation could be a false pretext used to justify future attacks against Ukraine. “Russia is at it...

After a year of chaos, a season of love may be emerging

What unites these quiet protests is a commitment to love one another.  

Chevy Chase reveals heart failure led to coma and memory loss

Chevy Chase said that he plays cards and chess to better his “cognitive disability.”

Why patients don’t care about health care prices

The U.S. health care system is unable to progress in pricing transparency due to the fact that most patients do not have a financial incentive to care about prices, as someone else is paying the bill.

Prince Harry, Meghan’s adviser quits job amid charity changes: Report

Holt's departure comes at a time when Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed they had to let some charity staff go.

George Clooney, family get French citizenship

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins Ella and Alexander, were awarded French citizenship on Friday. The French government listed their names in the naturalization decree published on Saturday. Amal Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was listed under her maiden name, Alamuddin, while the other three were listed as Clooneys. George Clooney, in...

Lessons learned in the Lone Star State

Democrats need to reconnect with everyday Americans and focus on the issues that really matter to them, such as the cost of living, in order to win the 2026 midterms.

Beyoncé hits a new high note as she officially becomes a billionaire

Beyoncé now becomes the fifth musician to hold that title, joining husband Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.

National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year’s a year after deadly attack

A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people, officials said Monday.

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