Bipartisan senators call on Hegseth to release strike orders on alleged drug boats in Caribbean
A bipartisan pair of senators are calling on Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to hand over copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying narco-terrorists. Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released two letters they
Trump touts ‘12 out of 10’ meeting with Xi, downplays reports of Venezuela strikes
President Donald Trump spent the week in Asia meeting with other global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, while his administration ramped up its attacks against alleged drug boats in Latin America. Trump met with Xi Thursday in South Korea, where
Trump’s ‘nuclear’ demand not landing for Senate Republicans amid shutdown
President Donald Trump wants Senate Republicans to gut the Senate filibuster, but it’s a request that puts his quick-fix desire to end the shutdown at odds with the GOP’s long-held defense of the filibuster. The Senate filibuster is the 60-vote threshold
Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown
With no deal in place to reopen the government and no action from the administration to make up for a funding shortfall in federal benefits, millions of Americans are at risk of losing food benefits starting on Saturday. The argument raging
DAN GAINOR: The 5 craziest stories of October — from Karine Jean-Pierre to PETA plaques
We have passed the spooky season of silly ‘No Kings’ protests and whines about White House renovations. Halloween is the start of one of our favorite times of year – eating. The three biggest food holidays land within two months
Rap star Nicki Minaj thanks Trump for addressing persecution of Christians in Nigeria
Rap superstar Nicki Minaj recently thanked President Donald Trump for shedding light on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. ‘Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,’
MIKE DAVIS: Justice is coming for perpetrators of Arctic Frost
Staggering revelations came out this week concerning Operation Arctic Frost, the Biden Justice Department’s weaponization campaign against Republicans predicated on the non-crime of objecting to a presidential election. Democrats lodged similar objections in 1969, 2001, 2005 and, most infamously, in 2017
Mamdani’s God Squad: The clerics, activists and political operatives who have his back
When New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani stepped to the microphone outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx last week near Yankee Stadium, his voice broke as he spoke about ‘the memory of my aunt who stopped taking the
US, China agree to open direct military hotline after Xi-Trump summit
The United States and China plan to establish military-to-military communications channels ‘to deconflict and deescalate’ potential problems, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Saturday after talking with his Chinese counterpart. In a post on X, Hegseth said he had a ‘positive
Trump stuns with call to resume nuclear tests — why now, and what it could mean
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would revive nuclear weapons testing — which the U.S. has not done since 1992 — left experts, lawmakers and military personnel scratching their heads Thursday. The president announced, just before his high-stakes meeting with
Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month
There has been a noticeable shift in the Senate over the last week, with lawmakers on either side of the aisle talking more about how to get out of the government shutdown. But it’s not blanket optimism and neither side is
Johnson raises shutdown stakes on Schumer as food stamp deadline, Obamacare cliff loom
Speaker Mike Johnson is hiking pressure on Senate Democrats by keeping the House out of session for a sixth straight week. The ongoing government shutdown is the second-longest in history and less than a week out from shattering another record, with
Bombshell report shows foreign charities dumped billions into US political advocacy groups, ‘erode democracy’
A new report revealed that five foreign charities have donated just shy of $2 billion into various American nonprofits and policy advocacy groups focused on climate change and political activism. Americans for Public Trust released a detailed, 31-page report with
Trump and Xi skip Taiwan talk despite years of war preparations
When President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the two leaders talked about trade and drug trafficking — but avoided the one issue that could most likely draw their nations into war: Taiwan. Both sides have reasons
White House responds to reports of Trump preparing to hit military targets inside Venezuela
The White House pushed back on media reports suggesting that President Donald Trump’s administration had identified, and was imminently poised to strike, military targets within Venezuela. Although Trump has signaled for weeks he’s prepared to launch land operations against Venezuela, the
Former VP Kamala Harris advocates for lowering the voting age
Former Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for decreasing the minimum voting age to 16. In an interview posted on ‘The Diary Of A CEO’ YouTube channel, Harris declared that she thought ‘we should reduce voting age to 16.’ ‘I’ll tell you why.
Bombshell report shows foreign charities dumped billions into US political advocacy groups, ‘erode’ democracy
A new report revealed that five foreign charities have donated just shy of $2 billion into various American nonprofits and policy advocacy groups focused on climate change and political activism. Americans for Public Trust released a detailed, 31-page report with
Trump designates Nigeria as ‘country of particular concern’ over widespread Christian persecution, killings
President Trump announced Friday that he is designating Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern,’ citing the widespread killings of Christians in the West African country. ‘Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,’ Trump posted to Truth Social. ‘Thousands of