Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said he believes Congress should withhold disaster relief funds from California in the wake of Los Angeles wildfires until environmental policy changes are made by the state government. During a Friday Fox News appearance, he said, “If they want the money, then there should be consequences where they have to change...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair urged President-elect Trump to visit the burning region in a Friday letter to the incoming leader. “I've sent a letter to President-Elect @realDonaldTrump inviting him to engage in wildfire recovery efforts and to visit the County to see the impact firsthand,” Kathryn Barger wrote in a post on...
South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation on Monday, a day after a fiery Jeju Air crash killed 179 people. Choi, who assumed temporary duties as president only on Friday, chaired a disaster control meeting on Monday, according to the country’s Yonhap News Agency. "To the...
Law enforcement authorities in South Korea requested an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol after being impeached two weeks ago for his martial law decree on Dec. 3 that shook the nation. Authorities are investigating whether his actions that day amounted to rebellion. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials confirmed to The Associated...
President-elect Donald Trump's provocative remarks about purchasing Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal and annexing Canada have unsettled global leaders and challenged established norms, signaling a foreign policy ethos of turbulence and recalibration of American priorities.
Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state's ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP comes alongside a wave of new challenges for the state, from a burgeoning water crisis to the condition of its electrical grid — all of which...
Amber Sax’s frustration grew each time she saw a new report of a U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashing over the past two years, often taking service members down with it. Sax, the wife of Capt. John Sax, who was among five Marines who died in a 2022 crash in California, decided earlier this year that...
Tensions between Iran and the United States are likely to be one of the first major foreign policy challenges for the incoming Trump administration. Tehran’s recent moves have brought Iran closer to developing a nuclear weapon than any point in the country’s history, and the risk of war between Israel and Iran — with direct...
Two of President Trump's top health nominees are on a collision course as the incoming administration faces a crucial decision on coverage for groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs. Mehmet Oz, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has extolled the benefits of anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic, pitching them on his show and...
In today’s issue: Washington gears up for Trump 2.0, Carter’s legacy With three weeks to go until Inauguration Day, Washington is preparing for President-elect Trump’s second term in office, adjusting their expectations to meet reality. On the campaign trail, the president-elect made grandiose promises to voters to bring down costs quickly, to end the war in Ukraine...
President-elect Trump is headed for a battle over the debt limit with conservative lawmakers who are demanding steep cuts to federal spending that will significantly complicate Trump’s ability to pass his agenda next year. Thirty-eight House Republicans sent a warning to Trump last week by rejecting his demand to extend the nation’s borrowing authority for...
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at the age of 105. Upton died Wednesday at a Los Gatos, California, hospital. He had pneumonia, Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, said, according to The Associated Press. Upton was the last...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent a successful prostate removal surgery on Sunday, officials said. Netanyahu, 75, has had a series of health issues in recent years. His doctor, Ofer Grofit, the head of the urology department at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center, said in a video statement that Netanyahu’s procedure went well and there was...
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who famously cleaned up trash after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said he is concerned that it is being “papered over.” Kim joined CNN’s Dana Bash Sunday for “State of the Union” where he reflected on that day as it nears the four-year anniversary. “I mean, we saw...
President Biden said former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, “lived a life measured not by words but by deeds.” In a Sunday night speech from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Biden added that Carter was “a man not only of our time but for all time.” “And his compassion and moral clarity lifted people up...
CNN commentator Scott Jennings said President Biden is leaving office in “disgrace.” Jennings joined host Dana Bash and contributor Karen Finney on Sunday for CNN’s “State of the Union” panel to discuss Biden’s time in office as it draws to a close. Finney argued that while there were concerns about Biden’s health and fitness for...
