President Trump insisted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and close Trump adviser Elon Musk have a "great relationship" following an explosive report that the two clashed during a contentious Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The secretary of state and tech billionaire reportedly got into a heated argument about workforce cuts, with Musk telling Rubio that...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has hampered immigration enforcement efforts, multiple outlets reported. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered in an internal directive, first reported by Bloomberg Government last month, that every...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose new demands and limit Tehran’s military capabilities. “Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren’t aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their...
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) hammered President Trump and Vice President Vance late Friday over their joint clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Kinzinger, who has emerged one of Trump's most vocal critics, said after the exchange that the U.S. is "not the good guys" in the ongoing discussion about how...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to social media Saturday to clarify comments he made during the contentious back-and-forth with President Trump at the White House a day earlier, saying lasting peace in Eastern Europe would be "difficult" without U.S. support. Zelensky, in a lengthy thread on the social platform X, expressed gratitude for the U.S....
A Palestinian businessman is making a long-shot bid to lead a new governing body of the Gaza Strip, putting up an estimated $300,000 for lobbying services to influence Washington and the Middle East. The public relations push from Samir Hlaileh, the former CEO of an investment and development company, comes as President Trump and Arab...
The Trump administration has made drastic cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that threaten to impact weather forecasting and other key services provided by the agency. In the wake of the wave of dismissals this week, lawmakers and former officials raised concerns about potential damage to services ranging from extreme weather responses to...
Suspense over whether former Vice President Kamala Harris will jump into California’s 2028 gubernatorial race is effectively freezing the field in her home state as Democrats weigh potential successors for term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Harris has shrugged off the chatter and has yet to signal her post-White House plans, but she’s nevertheless topping early...
Frustrations are growing as Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) wait to be confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations could stretch until April due to the House’s ultra-slim majority. Stefanik is facing a unique problem. Despite numerous international crises facing the U.S. and UN, she is considered more valuable in the House as lawmakers try to...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said the relationship between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must be salvaged for the “good of the free world” in light of a tense back-and-forth between the two sides at the White House on Friday. “It has to be salvaged for the good of the free world...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should apologize to President Trump over Friday’s heated Oval Office showdown, expressing doubt over whether the Ukrainian leader wants to forge a peace agreement to end the war in Eastern Europe. The country's top diplomat told CNN's Kaitlan Collins the Kyiv leader should “apologize...
The head of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the health system for millions of service members and their dependents, was forced to abruptly retire Friday, Reuters reported. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army who has served in her role since January 2023, “is beginning her retirement”...
