China's rapid buildup of strategic forces is increasing, with the Pentagon now estimating Beijing's military will have 1,500 nuclear warheads in less than five years, the general slated to be the next Air Force chief of staff told the Senate.
First lady Melania Trump said Friday she has been in communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about reuniting Ukrainian children displaced by war with their families. The first lady gave a rare public address to detail her efforts, which started last August when she wrote to Putin to raise concerns about children who had been...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will talk with reporters Friday afternoon as the government shutdown is expected to stretch into next week. Republicans have largely been united in their pressure on Democrats to pass a "clean" continuing resolution that would fund the government at the previous level through...
The chair of the Nobel Peace Prize committee responded Friday to President Trump's public pressure campaign to win the award, telling reporters that the deliberation process for choosing the awardee prioritizes courage and integrity. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, announced Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado as 2025’s prize winner, describing...
President Trump on Friday threatened an increase in tariffs on China and other potential countermeasures after Beijing tightened control over rare earth elements and critical mineral exports. Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social that he did not see a reason to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in South...
An illegal immigrant carrying a New York state commercial driver’s license with “NO NAME GIVEN" listed as his name was arrested by ICE in Oklahoma, according to DHS.
President Trump calls off efforts to meet Xi Jinping after China imposes new rare earth export controls, warning the move is hostile and threatens global supply chains.