Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday that she is resigning from Congress because the loyalty she's given to President Trump and the Republican Party has not been returned and she refuses to be a "battered wife."
To deck the halls, or not to deck the halls, that is the question. In recent years, discussions of whether or not one should decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving have intensified. This is thanks to the internet, which allows us a peek into homes and lives that would otherwise remain unknown. Both sides in this debate […]
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday and deemed a flight risk for an alleged attempt to avoid his 27-year prison sentence related to his efforts to stay in power in 2023. The preemptive arrest was conducted after Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said Bolsonaro's ankle monitor was violated early Saturday morning,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the United States will not be able to pay service members by the middle of next month if the government shutdown is prolonged. “We were able to pay the military employees from excess funds at the Pentagon, middle of this month. I think we'll be able to pay them...
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said Sunday that President Trump told him that he plans to brief members of Congress on possible military action in Latin America, including potentially shifting attacks targeting Venezuela from the sea to land. Graham, speaking to Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s "Face the Nation," said land strikes are “a real...
Gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University late Saturday, killing one person and wounding six others as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at the historically Black school, authorities said.
Vice President Vance criticized New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on Islamophobia in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. “According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,” Vance said Saturday on the social platform X, responding to a video of Mamdani’s...
The Washington Post editorial board praised President Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House. “The White House cannot simply be a museum to the past. Like America, it must evolve with the times to maintain its greatness. Strong leaders reject calcification. In that way, Trump’s undertaking is a shot across the...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer touted progress on a trade agreement with China but said he thinks the deal’s ultimate success depends on President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Greer was asked how close U.S. officials are to getting the deal “across the finish line.” “It's really...
Senate Republicans are considering ending the filibuster to end the government shutdown, which would have devastating and permanent consequences for the country.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called on President Trump to appoint a select group of bipartisan senators to a commission tasked with addressing the expiring health care subsidies — the issue at the core of the ongoing shutdown standoff. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” the libertarian senator suggested Democrats could agree to reopen the...
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) said he and his fellow senators were presented with evidence “that does not back up” the Trump administration’s claims that targeted boats in the Caribbean Sea are smuggling fentanyl into the U.S. “We were presented some evidence that does not back up the story that the White House is telling...
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), a libertarian Republican, on Sunday said the Trump administration is carrying out “extrajudicial killings” by striking alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Paul said no evidence has been presented to Congress to justify the president’s military operations against vessels that officials say are...
The government shutdown has had a dire and growing impact on the housing sector, with USDA and HUD-184 loans frozen, appraisals expiring, rate locks lapsing, and approvals vanishing, causing delays and losses for buyers and sellers alike.
A staffing shortage in Southern California’s airspace triggered a ground stop affecting Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights on Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The restriction applies to flights departing from airspace managed by the Los Angeles and Oakland air traffic control centers that are scheduled to arrive at LAX, according to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that U.S. soybean exports to China were addressed during a meeting between the two sides in Malaysia. “I think we have addressed the farmers’ concerns,” Bessent told Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s "This Week," of the meeting with Li Chenggang, China's top trade negotiator, and Chinese Vice Premier He...
