Politics

There appears to be no end in sight to the current government shutdown, with Democrats and Republicans still far from striking a federal spending deal nearly a month into fiscal year (FY) 2026.Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed and thousands have been laid off. Certain federal services have also paused due to lack of funding.It is not the first time such a standoff has paused all or […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said that the U.S., Israel and other mediators of the Gaza peace deal had shared intelligence to avoid a possible attack last weekend and would do so going forward. "We put out a message through State Department, sent it to our mediators as well, about an impending attack, and it didn’t happen," he told reporters while flying from Israel to Qatar. "So that’s […]

The anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon to pay troops during the government shutdown has been identified as Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Donald Trump, according to a report.Trump announced the donation on Thursday, but declined to reveal the donor's identity, only describing him as a "patriot" and a friend. The president again refused to name the person on Friday […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday said Hamas needs to start returning the bodies of deceased hostages held captive by the terror group during the war in Gaza "quickly, or the other countries involved in this GREAT PEACE will take action."While all the living hostages have been returned from Gaza, the remains of 13 deceased hostages have not been handed over by Hamas."Some of the bodies are hard to reach, but […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he won’t waste time meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin again unless a deal on the war in Ukraine is likely."I'm going to have to know that we're going to make a deal," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after taking off from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, when asked about arranging a meeting with Putin. "I'm not going to be wasting my […]

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rebuke of the Justice Department’s move to monitor the November election in his state is getting strong pushback, including from a DOJ official who noted the move is not out of the ordinary."Donald Trump's puppet DOJ has no business screwing around with next month's election," Newsom posted on Friday in response to news the DOJ plans to send federal election watchers to California and New Jersey […]

President Donald Trump kicked off the week meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and closed out the week jetsetting to Asia. And at home, the White House launched constructing its new ballroom — much to the ire of many Democrats. Trump said construction started Monday and that the project would be funded privately. The project is estimated to cost $300 million, up from the $200 million estimate first provided in […]

Vice President JD Vance criticized New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, writing on X that according to the Democrat, "the real victim of 9/11" was his aunt.Vance made the remark as early voting began Saturday in New York City, where Mamdani, the frontrunner in the race, is trying to fend off challengers Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa."I want to speak to the memory of my aunt. Who […]

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for painting himself as a victim because he is a Muslim, saying the rival mayoral candidate has spent his campaign offending 9/11 families, Jews and various other groups of New Yorkers. "He claims that he is the victim of attacks because he is a Muslim. Nothing could be further from the truth. He is not a victim, he […]