President Donald Trump rightly feted Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House on Tuesday. Indeed, via an F-15 and F-35 fighter jet overflight, Trump also threw out a red carpet in the sky above Washington, D.C. The pageantry has upset human rights activists and many in the […]
President Donald Trump is now following California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s playbook of making things more expensive for people and then trying to give away taxpayer money to make it all better. Trump’s tariffs have led to increased costs for consumers in the past year, as everyone predicted they would. This is obvious to everyone, including […]
Ukraine is confronting a political crisis triggered by a large corruption case. Anti-corruption bodies spent more than a year monitoring state energy contracts, gathering recordings, and tracking financial flows. Their findings point to an organized scheme inside Energoatom, the state nuclear operator, involving kickbacks on major contracts and the diversion of funds, which investigators estimate […]
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he signed a strategic defense agreement designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally. "Tonight, I'm pleased to announce that we are taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally," Trump said, speaking at the White House dinner honoring...
The Senate moved lightning fast on Tuesday to approve a bill compelling the release of the Epstein files, a sharp departure from its usual pace after pressure quickly built up on congressional Republicans. The chamber, known for its usual tortoise-level speed, took on the role of the hare as it passed the House’s bill to...
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday defended President Trump's remarks about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Bolton, who was federally indicted last month, told host Blake Burman on "The Hill on NewsNation"...
Tech titans Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were among the guests spotted at President Trump’s black tie dinner in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday evening. Musk was seen seated among guests in the East Room while Bezos walked in shortly after cameras were turned on. Trump...
Former President George W. Bush said Monday that he would have “behaved a hell of a lot better in college” if he had believed he’d be a public servant. “Mr. President, Eli and I followed our father into the family business, becoming quarterbacks, you followed your father into the family business too, becoming the most...
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea requesting documents on the convicted the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The letter to Rhea states that the committee "is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein...