President Trump is raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize — garnering nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts. Friday may be Trump's biggest diplomatic test yet when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, taking a shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in the process. “I am going to start pushing for a single-stock trading ban, because it is the credibility of the House and the Senate,” Bessent said Wednesday on Bloomberg...
The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman warned Democrats run a risk of alienating voters if they push back on President Trump's attempt to crack down in crime in Washington and other large cities Democrats run. "I think you see that in terms of [D.C.] Mayor [Muriel] Bowser, how she has reacted," said Haberman, who...
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Elon Musk’s request to dismiss claims brought by OpenAI accusing the tech billionaire of engaging in a “years-long harassment campaign” against the company. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled OpenAI’s counterclaims are “sufficient” and can move forward as part of the lawsuit Musk brought against the ChatGPT maker...
The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Lammy admitted to fishing illegally with Vice President Vance last week. Lammy's office said he has reported himself for not acquiring the proper license required to fish for freshwater species, which could have resulted in a fine of up to 2,500 pounds ($3,394). U.K. officials said Lammy has never...
🔵 Plus: Newsom moving on redistricting {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP took a hardline with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ahead of their high-stakes summit in Alaska at the end of the week. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Center, Trump promised there would be “severe consequences” if Russia fails to reach a ceasefire deal...
First lady Melania Trump is putting Hunter Biden on $1 billion notice over what she claims are "false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements" made about her.
The chances of a person facing a violent crime in Washington, D.C., has dropped in recent years, but the possibility of dying during such a crime has skyrocketed, data shows.