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Russian lawmakers to consider revoking nuclear test ban ratification

The Russian parliament will consider revoking the ratification of a ban on nuclear tests, the leader of its lower house announced Friday. State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin cited western allies' support for Ukraine against Russian invasion as one reason to consider going back on the ban. “Washington and Brussels have unleashed a war against our...

Police: No evidence to support Ramaswamy claim protesters intentionally rammed his car in Iowa

Police say there is no evidence to back up GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's claim that a protestor intentionally rammed his care in Iowa in retaliation after an exchange on the campaign trail. Ramaswamy was visiting a coffee shop in Grinnell, Iowa during a presidential campaign visit when he claims he was met by a...

US added 336k jobs in September, far above expectations

The U.S. added a whopping 336,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate stayed even at 3.8 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The September jobs report far exceeded expectations after several months of slowing employment gains. Economists projected the U.S. to have added 170,000 jobs last month, according to consensus...

Can Tanya Chutkan actually judge Trump fairly and without bias? Can anyone?

Even the likes of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed deserve a fairness that even cynics wouldn’t question. 

Hillary Clinton: MAGA ‘cult members’ need ‘deprogramming’

Former Democratic presidential nominee State Hillary Clinton railed against supporters of former President Trump during a new CNN interview, comparing those who still support the former president after the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection to members of a cult. “Maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members,” she said in a clip released...

China continues its drive to dominate the Pacific region

Washington cannot slacken its efforts both to expand and deepen its ties throughout the wider Pacific region.

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi on Friday for her campaign for women’s rights and democracy in the country. Mohammadi, who has spent years in custody in Iran, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2016. “This prize is first and foremost a recognition of the very important...

Why Kevin McCarthy was sacked, and how the next House Speaker can avoid his fate

After the cleanup of the fiscal 2024 appropriations mess, there will be a real opportunity to learn from McCarthy’s mistakes.

Seven wild plot twists that could upend the 2024 election

Expect the unexpected.

Morning Report — The GOP’s leadership limbo

Congressional Republicans are facing a leadership vacuum as the search for a Speaker heats up and the next government funding deadline draws near. With just over 40 days to fund the government, jockeying to be the next Speaker of the House is in full swing after Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) shocking ouster earlier this week. The...

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