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 […]
Pope Francis, the trailblazing Catholic leader known for his human-rights advocacy and sharp political edge, died Monday, April 21, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta after battling a long series of health complications stemming from a chronic lung disease, the Vatican announced. The pontiff had been hospitalized...
A former top Pentagon spokesperson said in an opinion piece published Sunday that the Department of Defense is in “disarray” under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “It’s been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon. From leaks of sensitive operational plans to mass firings, the dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president —...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly shared attack plans in a Signal chat including his wife, brother and personal lawyer, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing four people familiar with the conversation. In mid-March, the Pentagon leader disclosed information in the chat about upcoming strikes in Yemen including the flight schedules of military aircraft targeting...
DHL, the international courier firm, will temporarily pause shipments to the U.S. for items with a declared value of more than $800, the company announced in a notice. The announcement said that, starting Monday, the company will stop collecting and shipping orders from businesses abroad to private individual customers in the U.S. if the declared...
Former President Clinton on Saturday urged unity in a speech on the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. “If our lives are going to be dominated by the effort to dominate people we disagree with, we're going to put the 250-year-old march toward a more perfect union at risk,” Clinton said during a speech...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) repeatedly declined to label the arson attack on his house a hate crime, saying in a new interview that such a designation would be up to prosecutors to make. ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed the governor about whether the attack was a hate crime, noting even Senate Minority Leader...
After a two-year hiatus, Senate GOP primaries are on the way back. Senate Republicans are bracing for a midterm cycle that could be littered with nasty primary challenges to both incumbents and preferred candidates alike, marking a stark change after party leaders worked hand in glove with President Trump to root them out to help...
Austan Goolsbee, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he hopes the Federal Reserve maintains its monetary independence amid attacks from President Trump, citing the agency’s credibility. Goolsbee joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday to weigh in on Trump’s pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut...
President Trump on Sunday wished everyone a happy Easter in a post on his Truth Social platform, “including Radical Left Lunatics.” “Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) said President Trump’s cuts to Harvard University’s funding are part of his “outrageous” plan to silence his critics. Healey joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where she weighed in on the administration’s attacks on the university in her state, which is also her alma mater. “It’s outrageous,” she...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Sunday that the United States is in a constitutional crisis with the Trump administration "flouting the courts." “Do you think that the Trump administration is ignoring the courts? Do you think that the country is currently in a constitutional crisis?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Van Hollen on...
President Trump's decision to engage in direct talks with Iran has left many questioning whether he is willing to compromise to get a deal, or if he is bluffing with the threat of military action, and who will have the most influence over his decision.
