Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.), the maverick Democrat who has praised President Trump at times, on Thursday condemned the Trump administration’s decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military and called for a reversal of the policy. “I am unapologetically pro-military — I believe in a strong, lethal military. But I am also...
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that President Trump had "effectively surrendered" to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of expected peace negotiations, criticizing the administration for suggesting Ukraine be kept out of NATO. “Well, I don‘t have any expectations anymore. I think we know exactly what‘s going to happen," Bolton told...
President Donald Trump's executive order establishing a "department of government efficiency" (DOGE) to downsize government by 2 million workers and $2 trillion in spending has been met with skepticism.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Thursday morning looking into what GOP leadership has called the "betrayal" of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The panel comes as President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, has set its sights on overhauling the federal agency amid its...
Palestinian militant group Hamas assured Thursday that it will release three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip this weekend as planned, after accusing Israeli of violating the frail ceasefire agreement and threatening a delay. "We are not interested in the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. We are keen to implement it and for...