Mexico and Canada are competing for President-elect Trump’s favor ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration, each trying to make their case as the more essential North American ally. But both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are shadowboxing, pulling back from direct conflict between the two $2 trillion economies inextricably linked...
The reaction to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson is the latest example of the strength of visceral anti-elite sentiment coursing through the country. Even though the motive for the killing of Thompson, 50, is not yet clear, the gunman’s actions have drawn out antagonism toward the health insurance industry in general. Social...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson cleared the North Carolina Senate chamber this week for the second time in recent days amid protestations against the override of Gov. Cooper's veto on an election board appointments law.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president said he’s “truly sorry” for causing public anxiety with his declaration of martial law earlier this week,...
Attorney General Merrick Garland will decide whether to make Special Counsel Jack Smith's report summarizing the results of his investigations into President-elect Trump public before President Biden leaves office or to punt that call to the incoming Trump administration.
Donald Trump's trip to Paris this weekend is serving as his coming out party on the global stage as world leaders court president-elect. And Trump - still over a month out from taking over in the White House, is quickly overshadowing incumbent President Biden.
The primary responsibility of a national government is to provide for the common defense, but U.S. lawmakers are failing. Facing growing threats from China and other hostile nations, Congress and President-elect Donald Trump must spend whatever it takes to bolster weapons supplies and recruitment of personnel to wield those weapons. National security adviser Jake Sullivan […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said she will meet with Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth again next week as he continues to pitch himself to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “Pete Hegseth and I will continue our constructive conversations as we move forward together in this process. We plan to meet again next week,” Ernst wrote...