Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict between the United States and Iran. The […]
I would love to think that Mark Zuckerberg saw the light. Meta, Zuckerberg’s massive tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 state attorneys general who had sued the company for deliberately addicting children to its products. In addition to the financial penalties, Meta agreed to implement features […]
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Minnesota seeking the revival of the state's ban on gun-carry permits for young adults. The justices said they would not consider whether the state's law barring 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry firearms in public violates the Second Amendment, leaving intact a lower court's ruling that...
Nathan Sage, a Democratic candidate for Iowa's 2026 Senate election, has stated his intention to "tear the Democratic Party down and build it back up from the studs" and focus on helping people who are struggling.
President Trump on Monday ramped up his pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, calling him a "major loser" and suggesting previous rate cuts were aimed at helping former President Biden. The statement by Trump was watched closely by Wall Street, where markets reopened on Monday after a three-day holiday break....
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that the U.S. is getting “closer and closer” to a constitutional crisis as President Trump tests the judicial system, but is “not full-blown in one.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Klobuchar cited the pushback the Trump administration has faced from courts, constituents and a handful...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela on Sunday, offering to release Venezuelans deported to his country from the United States in exchange for political prisoners in Venezuela. Bukele has accepted from the U.S. at least 238 Venezuelans deported under allegations of being affiliated with the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs,...
Former President Biden mourned the death of Pope Francis, calling him a light of faith, hope, and love, and praising his dedication to the poor, the environment, and other social causes.
Not even 100 days into Trump's second term, it’s clear that the administration is running the very real risk of overstepping its constitutional and political bounds.
Vice President Vance on Monday responded to Pope Francis's death, noting their meeting at the Vatican one day earlier. Vance said the pope was “obviously very ill” during their visit on Easter Sunday but said he was grateful for the meeting. “I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to...
President Trump on Monday marked Pope Francis’s death in a statement on social media hours after the trailblazing Catholic leader died at the age of 88. “Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!” Trump said on Truth Social. Francis died Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa...
On the line for hundreds of millions of Americans is cost-free coverage for essential care like screening for diabetes, cancer, hepatitis and mental health issues.
The White House marked Pope Francis’s death Monday morning in a brief statement posted on social media. “Rest in Peace, Pope France,” the official White House X account posted. The post included two images: one of the pope with President Trump and another of Francis with Vice President Vance, which was taken on Sunday. Vance...
