Steve Hilton, a Trump-backed candidate for California governor, said Sunday he expects Rep. Eric Swalwell to drop out of the race, as the Democrat faces mounting sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, including one charging rape.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said Sunday she supports expelling Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales from the House, saying the sexual misconduct allegations against them are bigger than party politics.
Rep. Ro Khanna of California is not backing off from his drive to impeach President Trump for a third time, putting him at odds with fellow Democrats who say it is a waste of time as long as they are in the minority.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) slammed President Trump for withdrawing the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran during his first term. “This is not going to be an easy negotiation because the last negotiation that led to a control of Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. made the decision to tear it...
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) on Saturday became the first House Democrat to call on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign after the latter was accused of sexual misconduct. “I've seen enough. With his nuanced statement aimed at defending likely criminal charges, Swalwell all but admits a per se abuse of power under House ethics rules:...
President Trump on Sunday announced that the U.S. military will begin blockading ships seeking to enter the Strait of Hormuz after weekend peace talks with Iran did not bring about a deal. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to...
The West must offer Russians ways for both individual and collective exit in order to split the local elites and reincorporate the Russian middle class into Western society, economy, and culture, thus creating an opportunity for a more stable and predictable Russia to emerge.
After the U.S. military launched operations to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy reportedly warned an American destroyer in the passageway. “This is the last warning. This is the last warning,” the Iranian forces radioed to one of the two U.S. destroyers in the strait, according to the Wall...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said Sunday that U.S. officials “failed to gain the trust” of their Iranian counterparts after peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan collapsed. “Before the negotiations, I emphasized that we have the necessary good faith and will, but due to the experiences of the two previous wars, we...
“We can either have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. But we can’t have both,” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once warned. His concerns have never been more relevant. Economic and wage inequality has hit a 30-year high. Among peer countries, the U.S. ranks first in poverty, second in infant mortality...
Retired Gen. David Petraeus on Sunday said that extended talks between U.S. and Iranian officials are possible, saying that Iran is "quite good at dragging out negotiations." Petraeus discussed the negotiations on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM. He told Catsimatidis that "all eyes are on Pakistan right now," and...
A recent poll shows AI’s increasing role in how students decide on college majors, creating a rapidly developing situation for universities that are still struggling to determine how the technology will shape higher education. The Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2026 State of Higher Education survey found 47 percent of currently enrolled college students have thought about switching majors “a great deal” or a...
As President Trump strives to remake Washington in his image, his White House ballroom project stands apart. In court filings this week, his administration insisted that halting construction of the $400 million ballroom would amount to a national security threat — a departure from the broader claims of executive power undergirding other projects. It raises...
Vice President Vance, speaking to reporters after a marathon day of negotiations with Iran, said no progress was made toward a peace agreement, which he added was "bad news for Iran." Coming amid a 14-day ceasefire in the war, Vance called the 21 hours of negotiations with the Iranian delegation, mediated by Pakistan and held...
China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran in the next few weeks, following over a month of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's military and missile capabilities, CNN reported Saturday. The outlet cited three people familiar with recent U.S. intelligence assessments. Two of these sources told the outlet that Beijing could route...
A U.S. Court of Appeals on Saturday said that construction of the White House ballroom can carry on temporarily after a judge halted construction late last month. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that the preliminary injunction be put on pause until April 17, allowing for...
