Germany is undertaking the most dramatic military transformation in its modern history, pledging to build what Chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly described as “the strongest conventional army in Europe” as NATO allies move to shoulder a larger share of the continent’s defense burden. The effort represents a decisive break from Germany’s decades-long postwar culture of […]
The fragile U.S.-Iran peace effort appeared to advance Monday, but major disputes remain unresolved as Israel signaled it will not withdraw forces from southern Lebanon while Iran indicated it expects access to frozen funds before final negotiations are completed. According to multiple reports, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative framework agreement that would […]
President Donald Trump has warned France that it could face a fresh trade battle with the United States unless it abandons its digital services tax on major American technology companies. In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said he personally delivered the message to French President Emmanuel Macron, making clear that continued taxation […]
Good morning. President Trump is declaring a major diplomatic victory after announcing a finalized agreement with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and formally end military operations. Trump has also thrown his weight behind Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s closely watched Senate runoff, and Sen. Mitch McConnell is back in the hospital amid […]
President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday Sunday with a blunt and unusually public rebuke of one of America’s closest allies, directing profanity-laced criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over military strikes that Trump says nearly derailed a pending peace agreement with Iran. According to comments Trump made to Axios, the president was furious […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a Washington-area hospital Sunday morning, according to his office, which said the longtime Kentucky Republican is “receiving excellent care.” Officials have not disclosed the reason for the hospitalization or provided details about his condition. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesman […]
Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd says he believes the possibility of another member of the Trump family seeking the White House in 2028 should not be dismissed. During a discussion posted Tuesday on social platform X, Todd examined odds from FanDuel’s prediction market regarding potential Republican presidential contenders and suggested that a Trump […]
Vice President JD Vance’s chief of staff, Jacob Reses, is expected to leave the Trump administration at the end of the summer, according to a report from NBC News. Reses, one of Vance’s closest and longest-serving political advisers, has served as chief of staff since President Donald Trump and Vance took office in January 2025. […]
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic amendment that would have explicitly prohibited the deployment of federal troops or armed federal personnel at polling places, vote-counting centers, and election certification sites during the 2026 midterm elections. The measure failed largely along party lines, underscoring the growing partisan fight over election administration and federal authority ahead […]
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and said the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to international shipping immediately afterward. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the agreement would mark a major step toward ending months of conflict and restoring freedom of […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden Authored by Rex Widerstrom via The Epoch Times, The death last year of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was ruled a suicide by police, but 16 academics have now penned an open letter to the state coroner calling for a formal public inquest into possible domestic violence links. Giuffre died […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. forces killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, better known as “Niño Guerrero,” the longtime leader of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua, in what he described as a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” carried out by U.S. Southern Command. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the […]
