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Jan. 6 prisoner advocates preparing for mass commutations by Trump on Inauguration Day

A Jan. 6 prisoners advocacy organization is now preparing for the mass release of all incarcerated Jan. 6 defendants when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into the White House on Jan. 20.

Pence says he ‘welcomed’ interaction with Trump after 4-year pause

President Jimmy Carter's funeral service Thursday at Washington's National Cathedral brought together politicians of both parties and generated interaction between former running mates.

Senate shifts into high gear for hearings with Trump’s nominees despite background check delays

The Senate on Tuesday will begin confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's top nominees, with 10 of the 15 Cabinet nominees set to testify across three consecutive days.

Zuckerberg rips Biden for pressuring Facebook to remove COVID-19 vaccine posts

Mark Zuckerberg further distanced himself from the Biden administration during an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, where the Meta CEO accused administration officials of screaming to have content taken down.

The paradox of the American West

The first installment of Kevin Costner’s new Western film series Horizon: An American Saga isn’t necessarily the best Western you’ll ever watch. It’s thoroughly conventional in many ways. American settlers fight Indians and the elements to build a town, which eventually becomes a representative locale of the Old West. It’s set in the 1870s, and […]

Don’t expect Mark Zuckerberg to save social media

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to do away with fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram is not a solution to the problem of centralized power over speech, and congressional action is needed to dilute the platforms' power and promote a more diverse and resilient social media ecosystem.

With Assad out of the way, will Iran choose realpolitik?

Iran is at a crossroads — either embrace “realpolitik” through practical, realistic negotiations with the West or “roll the dice” in its quest to become a nuclear power. 

Pence said he congratulated Trump on his win at Carter’s funeral

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he congratulated President-elect Trump on his upcoming return to the White House when the two shared a brief greeting at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service on Thursday. “He greeted me when he came down the aisle. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said,...

Greenland PM ‘ready’ to talk with Trump

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is “ready” to talk with President-elect Trump, who has recently expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island. Egede was asked during a press conference in Copenhagen on Friday if he was in touch with the president-elect. He said no, but added that “we...

Kamala Harris lost. Some donors are still funding a ‘victory.’

The “victory” part didn’t pan out for the Harris Victory Fund. But the funding part remains alive and well on the bank statements of...

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