I come back to Amsterdam a lot, and every time I arrive, I feel a little sheepish about speaking Dutch. I actually know some of the language — I lived in the Netherlands as a child, in Eindhoven, down in the south, and I learned the language the way a 10-year-old learns anything, which is […]
President Donald Trump’s efforts to combat national security threats in Latin America are bearing fruit. America’s historic enemies are running scared. On Sunday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega canceled future elections in his country. He made the declaration on the anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, which ended the Somoza government and first brought him to power […]
Democratic lawmakers say New Jersey's motor vehicle system error registering 6,600 noncitizens demands accountability but reject widespread fraud claims.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said that large technology companies want to have "totally unchecked power" and should be split up. “The problem that we have is that these big companies, they think they are governments, they want to be governments," she said in an interview with Fox News posted Sunday, discussing tech companies and artificial...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) has been released from the hospital after a car crash that resulted in minor injuries, he said Sunday. “Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which I was a passenger. I was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries....
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to “stand down for now” and allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after renewed fighting in the past few days, a U.S. official told The Hill on Sunday. “Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for...
President Trump said Sunday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained shortly after the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations wrap up, accusing criminals of both damaging the lining and creating algae. "The Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,"...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) said Sunday he has a “positive predisposition” toward acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Trump has nominated for the full-time post. “I'm going to go through the nomination process. I have got a positive predisposition towards Blanche,” Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told host Jake Tapper...
President Trump on Sunday blasted Janeese Lewis George, the Democratic nominee for mayor of Washington, D.C., as a “communist” whose policies will harm the district. “Janeese Lewis George, the Communist who is almost certainly going to be elected Mayor of Washington, D.C., has stated that she wants to empty the prisons, make D.C. a Sanctuary...
Prominent activists with the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement are raging and saying they feel betrayed after the Supreme Court sided with pesticide maker Monsanto on Thursday and said it did not need to put a warning label about a potential cancer risk associated with its Roundup weedkiller. The backlash could test the movement's...
Three firefighters died Saturday in a blaze in western Colorado, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday. “Last night, we learned that three wildland firefighters—serving with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service—lost their lives on Saturday, June 27, while responding jointly to the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border,” Burgum...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday the ouster of Gen. Chris Donahue appears to be due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “grudge” against the Army. “Are you pushing out the truth tellers to surround yourself by yes-men? And in particular, it looks like the secretary is coming down hardest… on the Army,” Kaine told host...
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine (R) on Sunday called on the Trump administration to reconsider pushing for the elimination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants following the Supreme Court's recent decision on the program. The high court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can remove thousands of Haitians and Syrians who currently have TPS,...
During a Sunday interview on ABC News's "This Week," Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) addressed an awkward moment with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) while he was facing pushback from President Trump over a video directing servicemembers not to follow illegal orders. The video released by Kelly and five other lawmakers in November was described as a...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday defended the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people who have been legally living in the U.S. from Haiti under the program. The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of the Trump administration's decision. “Temporary Protected Status was never intended to be permanent....
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said he will send the bipartisan housing bill passed overwhelmingly by both chambers of Congress to President Trump on Monday. Trump last week said he would not sign the bill, despite the support from both parties, unless the Senate first takes action on elections legislation that is opposed...
GOP Rep. Mark Harris (N.C.) said on Sunday that Congress will likely need to provide the Pentagon with additional funding for the Iran war via a budget reconciliation package. Harris suggested that budgetary measure would be necessary to get a bill through the Senate, where Democrats can use the filibuster to block legislation. Budget reconciliation...
