President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland added a new security dimension to Iceland's EU referendum, with 275,000 eligible voters weighing in.
Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson said Friday that President Trump should be removed from office if he is considering using nuclear weapons first, saying even entertaining the possibility should disqualify a president from serving. “The second any president actively considers the first use of nuclear weapons, that person should be removed from office immediately, because that’s...
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for comments he made following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this year, as he seeks to ease concerns among Jewish voters ahead of the November election. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said during an appearance before the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus at the state party’s...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday used imagery from "South Park," which had dedicated its season premiere to mocking President Trump, to encourage recruitment for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ahead of the show's next episode, which deals with Trump immigration enforcement. On the social platform X, the DHS account posted an image...
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order establishing a task force to oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles. Trump said the order will “mobilize the entire federal government to ensure the games are safe, seamless and historically successful.” Task force members include Vice President Vance, Attorney General Pam...
President Trump on Tuesday called for the District of Columbia to change its laws to allow for teenagers 14 and older to be prosecuted as adults and face lengthy prison sentences. Trump shared on Truth Social a graphic image of a bloodied individual, along with a lengthy message railing against violent crime in Washington, which...
Economic activity in the services sector fell back modestly in July as businesses held off on making purchases amid policy uncertainties. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing manager’s index dropped 0.7 percent from June to reach a series level of 50.1 percent in July, just slightly above the break-even level of 50 percent, below which...
President Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the economy or his agenda, as the data collection process is transparent and the revisions are small overall.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called out Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over their responses to redistricting efforts across the country, saying the chaos needs to end. “Ultimately I think that the Speaker needs to step up and show some leadership here because even our own members in states that...
A toppled statue dedicated to the memory of Confederate officer Albert Pike will soon be reinstalled in Washington, D.C., according to the Department of Interior. The statue will be back in Judiciary Square by October, according to The Washington Post, who first reported the move. It comes a year ahead of the nation’s 250th founding...
The 2028 presidential race is already underway, with potential Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looking to deliver bold prescriptions for the nation's economic woes.
Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes he needs to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as Senate Democratic whip once Durbin retires from Congress at the end of next year, according to a person familiar with Schatz’s support. Schatz, the Democratic chief deputy whip, has also earned the endorsement of Senate Democratic...
Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urged a federal judge Tuesday to reject the Trump administration’s bid to unseal grand jury transcripts in her case. David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s attorney, said she “has no choice” to oppose the request because the judge declined to allow her to review the material in...
Artificial intelligence (AI) models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have been added to a government purchasing system, allowing federal agencies to buy and use the AI products. The General Services Administration (GSA) announced Tuesday that ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude had been added to the agency’s Multiple Award Schedule for purchase. “America’s global leadership in AI...
Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy outlined the space agency's fast-track plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday. “We're in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon. And to have a base on the moon, we need energy. And some of the key...
