Putting an end to Iran's apocalyptic nuclear ambitions is a job that must not be left half-finished, which explains the panic that greeted reports of President Trump's initial peace...
President Trump again promoted Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in a Sunday social media post, saying Paxton “WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!” “TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General, probably the best in the Country. He was also very loyal to your favorite President, ME, as the Dumocrats played...
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the hantavirus "situation is stable for now." Tedros provided an update stating that WHO has reported 12 cases of hantavirus and three deaths, with no other confirmed deaths since May 2. The outbreak is believed to have originated from South America after infected travelers...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tangled with NBC reporter Ryan Nobles when he pressed the lawmaker Wednesday after she sought to blame Democrats for the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. "Democrats owned what happened today," Mace told reporters outside the Capitol shortly after the news of the shooting broke. "Just because you speak your mind doesn't mean...
President Trump on Thursday brushed off Russian drones that flew into Poland's airspace earlier this week as a possible mistake, while European leaders have described it as an intentional provocation by Moscow. “Could have been a mistake. Could have been a mistake," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for New York City....
President Trump said that "big progress" had been made as of Thursday evening in finding the assassin who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk but he held back on providing too many details on where the manhunt currently stands. “I hear they’re making big progress and we’ll see what happens,” he told reporters, when asked if...
Senate Republicans on Thursday invoked the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the chamber’s rules to more easily confirm dozens of President Trump's stalled sub-Cabinet nominees. The 53-43 party-line vote came after negotiations intensified earlier Wednesday on a bipartisan deal to speed the nominations, but it failed to get enough Democratic support and Republicans moved forward...
New Jersey is the latest state to rebuff efforts from the federal government to limit access to updated COVID-19 vaccines. The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) issued an executive order Thursday allowing anyone six months old and older to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming respiratory illness season. The department is...
Federal customs revenues hit another new record in August, driven by sweeping tariffs on imports, one of the Trump administration’s signature economic policies. Customs duties — which are mostly tariff revenues — hit $30 billion in August, up almost 300 percent since last year, the Treasury Department reported Thursday. The August numbers are up from...
Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found. Several of these compounds, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), interrupt liver cell signaling and immune functions but do so via unique mechanisms, scientists observed in the...
A Southwest Airlines flight departing Hollywood Burbank Airport suffered engine failure and safely diverted to Los Angeles International Airport, an airline spokesperson told The Hill. Flight 1394 was en route to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport before the crew reported the engine issue. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Hill that the plane landed...
A bomb threat directed toward the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was found not to be credible, the national party and Capitol Police said Thursday — an incident that came less than 24 hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This afternoon, there was a bomb threat to DNC HQ that...
The US military advantage is eroding as China catches up, and the US democratic advantage is also being eroded by polarization and political dysfunction, necessitating a recommitment to democracy and responsible governance.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday said Israeli strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha “killed any hope” of releasing hostages. Six people were killed in the strikes, according to The Associated Press. Al Thani told CNN he met with the families of Hamas hostages, who said they have “no other...
