Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session
Senate Republican leaders have signaled an openness to an emerging proposal from a small group of moderate Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a later vote on the...
National Guard deployments in DC and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings
No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is...
Alaska works to rescue storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift
JUNEAU, Alaska — One of the most significant airlifts in Alaskan history is underway by helicopter and military transport plane, moving hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf...
Trump to slam ‘globalist’ bodies, Palestinian recognitions at UN
Trump has repeatedly criticized the UN and other multilateral institutions as part of his ‘America First’ policy
Trump will meanwhile hold a ‘multilateral meeting’ with the leaders...
US senators introduce bill to transfer frozen Russian assets to Kiev
According to the bill, the Washington administration should "implement a robust, sustained diplomatic campaign to persuade US allies" to also start using at least 5% of frozen Russian assets in Ukraine's interests
Social media has us in its grip and won’t let go. The Charlie Kirk...
Charlie Kirk’s mastery of social media was key to his rise as an influence in conservative politics. So the extent to which his death and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn’t come...
Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a ‘replica’ of his crackdown on...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
Trump intensifies crackdown on Washington, DC, threatens national emergency over ICE cooperation
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C. after Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the Metropolitan Police will not cooperate...
Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50 percent...
President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China
Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America’s roll call of public violence
WASHINGTON — In the tragic roll call of violence in American public life, Charlie Kirk’s name joins what has fast become a long list.
The influential 31-year old commentator, who cast his...