The U.S. military on Thursday shot down an armed drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey after it came too close for comfort to American troops in Syria, according to the Pentagon’s top spokesperson. Press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, who called the event a “regrettable incident,” said the drone came within less than half a...
Our health care system is facing a silent crisis — generic medication shortages. The severity of this crisis transcends partisan politics and demands immediate, unified action to increase generic drug production right here in America. Countless patients across the country are unable to receive life-saving treatments for severe diseases, including cancer, in a timely manner....
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) compared a theoretical House chamber under former President Trump as its Speaker to a Trump campaign rally, drawing immediate pushback from Democrats who suggested there had already been a Trump rally at the Capitol — on Jan. 6, 2021. “If Trump becomes Speaker of the House, the House chamber will...
Former President Trump is considering making a trip to Capitol Hill next week as House Republicans gather to determine who they will back to become the next Speaker following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the position. A source confirmed there are discussions about having Trump visit the Capitol next Tuesday, when the...
Religiously unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic Catholics are the most likely religious groups to acknowledge climate change is caused by human activity, with Latter-day Saints and white evangelical Protestants the only groups where a majority does not, according to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The survey indicated that among both unaffiliated Americans and Hispanic...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Elon Musk on Thursday in an effort to compel him to testify in its probe over Musk’s purchase of Twitter, the platform now known as X. The SEC alleges Musk failed to comply with a subpoena as part of the SEC’s investigation over the billionaire’s purchase of Twitter...
The compromise on Sept. 30 that keeps the government open for 45 days does not change the fundamental issue of spending and debt. Right-wing members of the House of Representatives who set the agenda for the Republican Party want to cut government spending to the bone. This means in effect making the federal government less...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said fragments of a hand grenade were found in the victims who died in a deadly August plane crash that killed 10 people, including Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Putin said the crash investigation was not yet complete, but there was no "external influence on the aircraft." Speaking at...
A state judge rejected Trump-aligned lawyer Sidney Powell’s request to dismiss her Georgia charges over accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) office committed prosecutorial misconduct. Powell’s attorney at a Thursday court hearing argued she had nothing to do with an elections office breach in Coffee County, Ga., that she is charged over...