U.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien officials ordered Washington to leave. American forces left Air Base 101, near the capital of Niamey, after a ceremony formalizing...
The first original GOP party platform since 2016 establishes closing the U.S.-Mexico border to migrants and conducting mass deportations as Republicans' top two priorities. The document, released Monday, mirrors former President Trump’s rhetoric and style, from the nature of its proposals to its grammatical quirks. Following a preamble that stylistically mimics Trump’s social media persona, the...
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Monday called on President Biden to end his reelection bid, becoming the most senior Democratic lawmaker to publicly do so. "Well, look, I think he should step aside. I think it's become clear that he's not the best person to carry the Democratic message," Smith, the highest-ranking Democrat on the...
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) brushed off a question over the viability of President Biden’s campaign during a Monday event for Brown's reelection. Brown, who is running in what is expected to be one of the closest Senate races in the country, said he won’t wade into discussions about whether Biden should end his campaign. “I'm...
More than 150 Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to rescind a rule that’s expected to make more of the nation’s truck fleet electric. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the House and Senate Republicans wrote that the rule will “disrupt the heavy-duty truck industry by forcing the broad adoption...
A potential Kamala Harris administration would likely be a continuation of the Biden administration, apart from nuanced changes on issues such as abortion and immigration.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is taking heat from both sides of the aisle over news his office will distribute thousands more debit cards for migrants to use for sustenance.
VP Kamala Harris was blasted on social media over resurfaced clips of her defending the mental sharpness of President Biden, who now faces calls to step down.