The rising federal deficit, which is driven entirely by spending growth, is out of control. Last year, for the first time ever, the federal government spent more on interest payments on debt, $950 billion, than it did on defense, $826 billion, which is a data point in a lamentable category of shocking but also inevitable. […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office is running a digital ad in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station to recruit laid-off federal employees to work for New York State amid the Trump administration’s efforts to slim down the federal government. The ad, which started running Monday at digital director displays in Union Station, features an image...
President Donald Trump criticized his former national security advisor and said the U.S. government should spend less time worrying about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Anybody who watched the entire Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky would know that it was not an “ambush” or...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed calls to cancel President Trump’s invitation for a state visit to the United Kingdom, following the explosive Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. In an interview on the BBC, Starmer was asked about calls from politicians including Scottish National Party (SNP) first minister John Swinney,...
Conan O'Brien is seemingly taking a knock at President Trump at the Oscars, saying audiences are happy to see fictional film characters stand up to "a powerful Russian." "You know 'Anora' is having a good night," O'Brien, the host of the 97th annual Academy Awards, said during the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. "That's great...
The filmmakers behind ‘No Other Land,’ which won the Oscar for best documentary, called for a different path forward to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in their acceptance speech Sunday. “There is a different path, a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people,” said Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham, in his...
Zoe Saldaña is celebrating her historic win at the Academy Awards and using her acceptance speech to express pride in being the child of immigrants. "My grandmother came to this country in 1961," Saldaña said as she accepted her award in the best supporting actress category at the 97th annual Oscars on Sunday in Los Angeles. "I...
Daryl Hannah is expressing support for Ukraine at the Academy Awards. "Slava Ukraini!" the "Blade Runner" star said to applause as she stepped onto the Oscars stage on Sunday to introduce the "Achievement in Film Editing" category. Hannah held up her two fingers in a peace sign as she voiced her support with the term,...