The White House mounted a vehement defense last week of President Biden's decision-making in Afghanistan, seeking to put a shine on the calamitous withdrawal in August 2021 as the Pentagon and State Department sent classified reports to Congress detailing the failures.
As President Biden eyes a re-election campaign, he is giving all indications of sticking with the less-is-more approach that he took in 2020 and has carried over to the White House.
At least two people were killed in a shooting at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, over the weekend, less than a week after a mass shooting at a bank in the city left five people dead. Two people died and four others were injured after shots were fired into a crowd at Chickasaw Park in...
Elon Musk has done it again: he’s in the news. At times, his clickable comments are bombastic and jarring simply for the sake of turning heads. But his and other experts' call for a pause on all AI systems is a thoughtful and long-awaited suggestion for meaningful public discourse about a technology few appreciate the...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for an immediate end to hostilities between Sudan's government and a powerful paramilitary group that have left at least 56 people dead. Blinken said he spoke with top diplomats from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, two countries with considerable interests in Sudan, and agreed that...
South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat after it temporarily crossed a disputed sea border, the south’s military said. The North Korean vessel crossed over the sea border while pursuing a Chinese fishing boat on Saturday, the military said, adding that the North Korean ship retreated after warning shots were fired....
Imagine you are Vladimir Putin. In addition to harboring existential angst about being short (5’ 6”) and aging (turning 71 in October), your mood has darkened over the past year. The invasion of Ukraine, launched last February, is not going particularly well. The number of Russian forces killed and wounded reportedly is approaching 200,000, putting...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Biden is a “weak” commander-in-chief but acknowledged the “enormous power” of incumbent presidents to win a nomination when they run for reelection. Gingrich told radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on his radio show, “The Cats Roundtable,” on WABC 770 AM in an interview that incumbents are difficult...