Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is being mocked for what one critic called an “absolute train wreck" weekend full of gaffes while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference.
State Department alleges China conducted nuclear test in 2020, reigniting debate over U.S. testing moratorium and international arms control challenges.
At a moment of mounting threats from China and Russia, this year’s Munich Security Conference delivered an unusually clear takeaway: Republicans arrived with a strategy for rearmament and renewal, while leading Democrats offered vibes, partisan sniping, and evasions. For more than half a century, the Munich Security Conference has been a forum for foreign dignitaries […]
House Democrats are cranking up the pressure on their Senate colleagues to hold the line against any Republican spending bills, warning that support for partisan legislation would prove more harmful than a potential shutdown — and trigger an outcry from the party’s already deflated base. House Democrats were virtually united against a GOP spending package...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Emmanuel Macron after the French president said on Thursday that France would recognize Palestinian statehood, arguing it will only assist Hamas and downgrade prospects of reaching a peace deal between the Palestinian militant group and Israel. “The United States strongly rejects @EmmanuelMacron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state at...
President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters (R) to serve as the next head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) with current chairman Michael Whatley set to announce a Senate bid in the coming days. Trump in a Truth Social post endorsed Whatley to run for Senate in North...
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that threats against judges should stop and emphasized that judicial orders “need to be respected.” “That’s just not the way our system works, not the way rule of law in this country works. That’s true for the Supreme Court, and it’s also true for every district court....
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story AARP endorses bill to prevent upcoding in Medicare Advantage The senior interest group is putting its backing behind bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing the practice of upcoding in Medicare Advantage, when healthcare providers bill for inaccurate codes to...
Republican strategist Karl Rove said in a new opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, “there’s hell to pay" surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the saga around the Epstein files. “Attorney General Pam Bondi, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino—all members in good standing of MAGA world—said...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he will continue his interview with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday and that the Justice Department (DOJ) will share more information about the discussions at “the appropriate time.” “Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow. The Department of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview that aired Thursday that files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are “not a hoax.” “It’s not a hoax, of course not,” Johnson said in an interview with CBS News’s Major Garrett on “The Takeout,” which Mediaite highlighted. “I mean, they are real victims here,...
The U.S. has dropped to its lowest ranking yet on the index that tracks the most powerful passports among countries, according to a new quarterly report released this week. The Henley Passport Index, which was formed by London-based consulting firm Henley & Partners, revealed in a Tuesday update that the U.S. has gone down by...
The Department of Defense (DOD) is halting the participation of its officials in research and think tank events, for now, according to a new directive issued this week. The Pentagon will vet every event where national security officials are invited to speak to ensure the gathering is aligned with the values of the department. "In...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) expressed his enjoyment in seeing the frustration President Trump and his allies are experiencing over the administration's handling of information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Epstein and Trump were close,” Newsom told host Steven Bartlett on a Thursday episode of “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast. “They were...
