President Donald Trump threatened to immediately double tariffs on Mexico if it fails to stop migrant caravans marching toward the U.S. southern border.
Negotiating teams from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States concluded two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday with an agreement on prisoner exchanges and a pledge to meet again. But that’s it. The next meeting is unlikely to produce more. Why? Simple. Russia’s war aims in Ukraine remain unchanged. The Kremlin […]
By every conceivable metric, last week’s midterm results were cataclysmic for the Republican Party. The Democrats picked up seven seats in the Senate, 42 seats in the House, and at least five governors’ offices. As of this writing, the outcomes of the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi are still being determined, as are 18 […]
Abby Phillip, one of CNN's prime-time hosts, corrected comments she made on the air Tuesday night about what police say was an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New York City earlier this week. As the host teased a segment going into a commercial break, Phillip said "Two [elected] Republicans say Muslims don't belong here after an...
President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed the incumbent's primary opponent,...
Lebanon's government has taken symbolic steps to ban Hezbollah's military and security activities, but without dismantling its financial and organizational core, these measures will not be effective in restoring Lebanese sovereignty.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Tuesday said he "was wrong" about past comments he made suggesting that it would take Iran years before it could restart its nuclear program, prior to the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes that hit the country late last month. Marshall previously said it will "take them years" to restart their program. CNN's...
President Trump’s nominee for a State Department role withdrew himself from consideration on Tuesday after lawmakers questioned his past comments on race. Jeremy Carl, who was nominated to be the assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, said the lack of support from senators on the Foreign Relations Committee posed a barrier to his...
A handful of special and primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi and New Hampshire on Tuesday underscored Democrats' overperformance streak as well as the enduring strength of President Trump's endorsement as midterm season ramps up. Democrats flipped a Republican-held state House seat in The Granite State while the party's candidate placed first in the special election runoff to...
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded on the first day of joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country that killed his father, according to multiple reports. Khamenei suffered a fractured foot, a bruise around his left eye and minor lacerations to his face in the bombardment campaign, CNN reported. Reuters also reported Khamenei was lightly...
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a state in the New Hampshire House, adding to the party’s string of special election wins as the midterm cycle kicks into high gear. Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher for Carroll County House District 7, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, filling a vacancy after Republican Glenn...
A van drove through a barricade near the White House early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. said officers responded to Connecticut Ave., NW and H Street, NW around 6:37 a.m. EDT for the crash. There were no injuries reported. The driver was detained and being questioned, according to a...
The Justice Department’s surprise settlement with Ticketmaster parent Live Nation in its lawsuit alleging the entertainment behemoth holds an illegal monopoly on the ticketing industry has turned attention toward the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust. The agreement, which must still be approved by a judge, would require the company to cap service fees at 15...
Unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, with one of the strikes causing a fire onboard one vessel and prompting most of its crew to evacuate, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The maritime security agency posted on social platform X that the fire on one vessel...
