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Bowser requests Trump’s help on Potomac sewage spill

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday accepted President Donald Trump’s offer to help fix the massive sewage spill outside the city, making an unusual request for Trump to...

No Statute of Limitations in Former Prince Andrew’s Public Corruption Case

Noting some important differences between the American and British justice systems.

U.S. goods trade deficit hits record $1.24 trillion despite Trump’s tariff push

President Donald Trump's tariff policies in 2025 produced a mixed economic picture -- narrowing the overall trade deficit only modestly while the goods trade deficit hit a record high and import taxes increased costs for U.S. businesses.

Democrats recruit popular content creators in new strategy to win back Latino voters

An evening rally to boost Democratic turnout for Texas' rapidly approaching primary featured plenty of the state party's political star power, but it was someone who won't be on a ballot who drew the most attention.

Tucker Carlson claims detention at Israeli airport; officials deny it

Tucker Carlson claimed Wednesday that Israeli airport security detained him and members of his team at Ben Gurion International Airport following an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee -- a claim flatly denied by Israeli authorities, the U.S. Embassy and Huckabee himself.

Obama pushes back on White House rhetoric, ape video: Decorum has ‘been lost’

Former President Obama argued in an interview published Saturday that American politics has become a “clown show” under the second Trump administration, suggesting that many Americans dislike the rhetoric coming out of the White House in recent months. Obama made the comparison while addressing a controversial video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account earlier...

Crowded California governor’s race creates opening for Republicans

The crowded field of Democratic candidates running for governor in California could give Republicans a rare opening in the deep blue stronghold. More than a half-dozen Democrats seen as serious contenders are competing in the Golden State’s June 2 primary, where all candidates will appear on the same ballot and the top two vote-getters will...

Trump lambasts Maher rhetoric as ‘very boring, anti-Trump’

President Trump on Saturday lashed out at comedian Bill Maher over his criticism of the commander in chief from the day before, with the president referring back to his dinner with Maher at the White House last year. The president in a lengthy Truth Social post praised how Maher was "a nice guy" who was...

US eyes 30 ISIS targets in latest strikes on Syria

The U.S. military conducted strikes against dozens of ISIS targets inside Syria this month as part of an ongoing “relentless military pressure” campaign on the terrorist network following a December ambush that killed three Americans, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM announced Saturday that forces had carried out 10 strikes against more than 30...

US ambassador to NATO: ‘We need strong allies, not dependents’

The U.S. ambassador to NATO on Saturday expressed the need for “strong allies, not dependents” in response to a question about NATO defense spending contributions at the Munich Security Conference.  The Czech Republic has refused to increase the country’s defense spending above 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in violation of NATO’s new...

Reversing the endangerment finding, Trump’s EPA puts polluters over people

The Trump administration is repealing scientific findings that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, exacerbating the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities and reversing progress towards justice.

Zelensky commends US senators for ‘unwavering bipartisan support’ after Munich meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed his gratitude after meeting with U.S. senators on the outskirts of the Munich Security Conference, thanking them for their “support for Ukraine and its warriors." “Thank you to the senators for their unwavering bipartisan support for Ukraine and Ukrainians,” Zelensky wrote on social platform X. “Thank you to...

Ty Cobb rips Trump admin over political attacks: ‘All those people should be impeached’

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb warned Friday that the Trump administration's attacks on its perceived political enemies could lead to impeachment proceedings against top Cabinet officials if Democrats win back control of Congress in November. "All of those people should be impeached, for sure," Cobb said in an appearance on "The Beat with Ari...

Alarms of China’s repression are ringing in Tibet — Washington is pivoting back

China’s vocational training and labor transfer schemes are coercive instruments threatening the irreversible erasure of Tibetan identity. 

Pelosi calls out Trump over FBI raid in Georgia ahead of midterms: ‘Not right’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday blasted President Trump and his administration over what she called "surveillance" ahead of November's midterms, citing the recent FBI raid on an election office in Georgia. "I hear that all over the United States, not just in Europe, that there is concern about the election," Pelosi told...

America still needs Elon Musk

Surely many believe that Musk has now done more than enough for humanity with his massive fortune and technological vision. I am not one of them — nor, I suspect, is Musk.  

The Memo: Epstein scandal feeds suspicion of unaccountable elites

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn’t going anywhere — despite the recent release of roughly 3 million documents by the Department of Justice. The story’s longevity is partly because of the horrific scale of Epstein’s predations. The latest releases also placed a shadow over the previous accounts given by allies of President Trump — from Commerce...

Lincoln tops presidential rankings; Trump records most ‘poor’ marks: Poll

Americans overwhelmingly view former President Abraham Lincoln as an "outstanding" leader, while President Trump ranks near the bottom, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey, released Friday, found that 74 percent of U.S. voters collectively rank Lincoln, known affectionately as Honest Abe, as "outstanding" or "above average." Another 12 percent said he was "average"...

Russian opposition leader Navalny killed by ‘deadly toxin’ from frog: European leaders

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed by a “deadly toxin” extracted from an Ecuadorian frog, according to the foreign ministries of five European countries.  Navalny died in February 2024 at the age of 47 while serving out a 19-year sentence in a Russian prison after being convicted on charges of extremism. The opposition leader...

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