Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on the 80th anniversary of D-Day that the world must "rally again" to defend freedom and uphold the international rules-based order. Austin, speaking in Normandy, France, to mark the anniversary, praised the Americans who stormed the beaches 80 years ago under fire from Nazi Germany for saving the world from...
A former law clerk for Justice Samuel Alito is calling for him to recuse himself from cases before the Supreme Court in the wake of reporting that an upside-down American flag flew outside his home after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “This is not an insignificant symbol,” Susan Sullivan said in...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is warning isolationists within his party on the 80th anniversary of D-Day not to forget the hard-won lessons of World War II and not to fall prey to “the delusion that regional conflicts have no consequences” for the United States. McConnell marked the anniversary of the allied invasion of Nazi-occupied...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is considering providing weapons to nations hostile to Western countries, a threat that comes after the U.S. gave Ukraine permission to strike with American-made weapons in a limited area of Russia. Putin, speaking to international journalists in a rare interview since the war in Ukraine, said President Biden granting...
Tom Hanks says former President Trump winning a second term in the White House could indicate that America's "journey to a more perfect union has missteps in it." "I think there's always reason to be worried about the short term," the "Saving Private Ryan" star told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday, when asked if he worries about...
Boeing's Starliner capsule with two astronauts on board is set to dock at the International Space Station Thursday after it launched Wednesday afternoon following numerous delays. The aim of the test flight is to help validate the transportation system, launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, in-orbit operations capabilities and return to Earth with astronauts aboard as the...
The majority of Americans believe that the United States made the right decision in getting involved in World Wars I and II, according to a new survey. The survey from The Economist/YouGov, published Wednesday, found that 70 percent of respondents said the U.S. was right to send troops to fight in World War II. Twenty...
The NAACP is calling on President Biden to halt the sale of weapons to Israel, arguing it will build support for him with Black voters ahead of the election. The push comes amid polls showing that Biden may lose the support of Black voters over his support for Israel amid the violence in Gaza. A March poll...