Democratic lawmakers are racing to make it harder for independent journalists and citizen watchdogs to ask questions, publish names and connect the dots.
World Liberty Financial, started by the Trump family, is accusing Justin Sun of waging a smear campaign to tank a crypto product he was betting against.
The European Union is tightening migration controls with a new asylum pact set for June, aiming to accelerate deportations and screen arrivals at external borders.
Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that's becoming increasingly clear - while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November's midterm elections.
Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Service System (SSS) — the government agency that maintains a database of men to be called up to serve in the case of a national...
Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines announced this week they are raising prices for checked bags, joining a growing number of U.S. carriers grappling with higher jet fuel costs linked to the war in Iran. The two airlines raised prices by $10 for the first and second checked bags on most flights — both now...
The speaker of the Iranian Parliament on Tuesday issued a statement that said the U.S. had violated key parts of its 10-point proposal for peace, concluding that "in such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiation is unreasonable." The statement came from the Iranian Parliament's speaker, Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, amid signs that a ceasefire reached Tuesday...
Fewer people in both the U.S. and Canada said it was a good time to find a job in 2025 in comparison with the year before, according to a new report from Gallup. In the Gallup State of the Global Workplace report, 47 percent of respondents in the U.S. and Canada called it “a good...
Vice President Vance on Wednesday said there was a “legitimate misunderstanding” on the ceasefire agreement with Iran after its leaders slammed the U.S. for an Israeli attack on Lebanon. "I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding,” Vance told reporters Wednesday. “I think that the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a podcast that, in his words, will focus on "telling the truth, especially when it's uncomfortable" and "confronting the spiritual malaise." Kennedy is no stranger to podcasts, often appearing on shows like "The Joe Rogan Experience" and "Club Random with Bill Maher." In a...
President Trump boasted about a Republican candidate winning former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) seat despite “the stench left” by the Trump-supporter-turned-foe ex-congresswoman. “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown’s (GREEN TURNS TO BROWN UNDER STRESS!) seat in Congress has been taken over by a wonderful and talented man, Clay Fuller, who won convincingly, and right from the beginning,...
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) on Wednesday suspended the Hoosier State's sales tax on gas for 30 days, as prices at the pump have increased since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began. Braun said at a press conference that he will “look at” whether to further extend the gas tax holiday at the end of...
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the "lies sold" to the U.S. amid the two countries' conflict with Iran. The Yesh Atid party member accused Netanyahu of leading Israel to "a strategic collapse," Yapid wrote in a post on the social platform X, translated from Hebrew. "There was...
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that “violations” of the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran have occurred "across the conflict zone" and urged the parties to exercise restraint. “Violations of ceasefire have been reported at few places across the conflict zone which undermine the spirit of peace process,” Sharif wrote on the...
A senior Lebanese official condemned Israel’s wave of airstrikes inside the country Wednesday, labeling the attack that came hours after a temporary ceasefire was announced among the U.S., Israel and Iran a “very dangerous turning point.” “These hits are now at the heart of Beirut. … Half of the sheltered (internally displaced people) are in...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday the upper chamber will vote on a war powers resolution to check President Trump’s power over military operations in Iran. The measure comes as the Trump administration has touted progress on a ceasefire agreement with Tehran and is looking to develop a longer-term peace deal. “Congress must...
