Trump pledged U.S. support for Britain's new prime minister after the pair discussed the U.S.-U.K. alliance, trade and Middle East security during their first call.
Ukraine targeted Russian oil facilities on Thursday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey. Ukrainian forces struck two oil depots, one in Stavropol and the other in Tver, that are about 500 kilometers from the front line, according to Zelensky. “Units of Ukraine's Defense Forces also...
Prominent Republican donor Ken Griffin reportedly favors Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Vice President Vance in the 2028 presidential race. During the annual Allen & Company conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, the billionaire hedge fund manager told financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin he would be “predisposed” to back Rubio after doing so in the...
YouTube entertainer Ms. Rachel on Wednesday posted on social media that "hijabs are beautiful" after President Trump posted a video online of a Minnesota kindergarten graduation showing children wearing hijabs. Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, took to Instagram to congratulate the children. "I saw some of you wore a hijab to your...
The campaign of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico raised more than $30 million in the second quarter of this year, as the 37-year-old looks to become the first Democrat from the state elected to the upper chamber in nearly four decades. In a release, Talarico’s campaign said it raised the most money of any...
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) on Wednesday said ObamaCare might as well be renamed “Trumpcare” as premiums increase and Republicans haven’t moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to unveil the new Donald J. Trump Bridge in East Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. The ceremony comes the same day the airport in Palm Springs, Fla., is set to take on President Trump’s name. Controversy and backlash have followed other efforts to add the president's likeness to buildings, including...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for backing a slew of left-wing candidates, after the Democratic nominee in Maine's Senate race, Graham Platner, suspended his campaign following a rape allegation. “Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to … everyone that donated to that...
A state lawmaker in Maine claimed former Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) urged her to put her name in the ring to replace him on the ballot on Monday, days before he suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. State Rep. Valli Geiger (D) told local outlet WMTW that Platner talked with her earlier this...
Nearly 1,000 Michiganders have been diagnosed with cyclospora, a parasitic infection capable of causing weeks of watery diarrhea, becoming one of the largest outbreaks of the infection in the state's and the country's history. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Wednesday said there have been 992 confirmed cases with 40 hospitalizations....
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set up new monitoring rules for hospices to root out discrimination against vulnerable populations in the provision of medically assisted suicide. In a letter sent to Kennedy on Thursday, Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.)...
Commentator Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday said he believes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is a “communist,” echoing claims shared by President Trump, Republicans and some Democrats. “I believe that Mamdani is a communist. You don't freeze rents across the board unless you want to control where people live. You just don't,” O’Reilly said...
President returned from Turkey overnight Thursday, traveling on the first leg of the trip on an older Air Force One jet, on the guidance of Secret Service. The move quickly elevated concern about the security of the newly refurbished Qatari jet the president used last week. The decision came amid the backdrop of new hostilities...
