Prominent Texas Republicans are denouncing Bo French, a Republican nominee to join the state’s railroad commission, after he made a xenophobic post describing a group of Asian American students...
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.
President-elect Trump praised Prince William of Wales as the two met in Paris Saturday night to celebrate the Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening. "He's doing a fantastic job," Trump said as he stood beside Prince William in the cathedral, which was closed in 2019 after a massive fire tore through the building. There were more than...
In the first candidate’s forum in the race for Democratic National Committee chair, all four publicly declared candidates spoke to Young Democrats of America (YDA) at their annual winter meeting, with each candidate vowing to institutionalize monetary support for the party's youth wing. “Each of the four of them coming here shows that they are...
The Biden administration announced on Saturday nearly $1 million in arms support for Ukraine, the Department of Defense said in a press release. The $988 million assistance package will provide the country with munitions for rocket systems and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and support for maintenance and repair programs to help Ukraine's military "build and...
A man who ran for the congressional seat previously held by former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) taunted a federal judge's decision to immediately send him to prison for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Philip Sean Grillo, who was sentenced Friday to 12 months in prison, let it be known in court that...
Syrian rebels on Saturday battled government forces in an effort to take control of the crucial city of Homs as they advanced toward the country's capital, Damascus -- moves that catapulted President Bashar al-Assad's nearly 30 years of power into peril, Reuters reported. The insurgents' appearance on the outskirts of Damascus was the first since...
On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump pledged to crack down on immigration, repeating at his rallies the line: “On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history.” Trump has said that the plan will target those in the country illegally and particularly those with criminal records, and that he will rely...
House Democrats say that they’ll skip the election protests they’ve staged on Jan. 6 in past presidential cycles, four years after supporters of President-elect Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to interrupt the certification of the 2020 election results. Democrats typically have used the formal certification of GOP presidential wins to air objections to...
President-elect Trump’s first sit down interview since the 2024 election will air on Sunday where he will likely address future plans for his second administration and advocate for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, who faces an uphill confirmation battle. The former Fox News host has faced backlash over an alleged drinking problem and sexual...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the "net is tightening" on the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect as the manhunt for the executive's assassin entered its fourth day. “The net is tightening,” Adams told reporters on Saturday, according to WNBC’s video. “We're going to bring this person to justice. I don't want to do anything...
President-elect Trump and first lady Jill Biden attended the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, sitting in the same row during the ceremony. The cathedral reopened on Saturday after it suffered a devastating fire in the spring of 2019, causing its spire and wooden latticework of its roof to collapse. During the ceremony, Trump sat in...
Rep. Lori Tahan (D-Mass.) shared that she and her family were the target of a bomb threat on Saturday. “This morning, I was made aware of a bomb threat targeting my family and me,” she wrote in the post on the social media platform X. “I am grateful to the excellent officers at the Westford...
Democrats and Republicans came together on Saturday to honor surviving veterans and those who lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 80 years ago. "Today, we honor the brave Americans who perished at Pearl Harbor 83 years ago, and the service members who defended democracy and freedom in the days and...
