President Donald Trump is signaling, at least for now, he is prepared to let mounting economic pressure on Iran do more of the work rather than immediately expand military action against Tehran. “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump
Conservatives online aren’t willing to forgive and forget the destruction caused by woke activists over the past several years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., flippantly cast aside the behavior as a thing of the past. AOC, an original member of the so-called Squad of progressives elected to Congress in 2018, brushed off in a Sunday
A U.S.-based pro-China media outlet subpoenaed in a Congressional probe of communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham’s funding network mounted its public defense on Democracy Now!, a progressive news outlet that once paid millions of dollars to a software company Singham founded. BreakThrough News, one of three organizations subpoenaed by the powerful House Ways and
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, has released a video on X saying she and her congressional staff involved in a Toledo, Ohio, car accident earlier this month are in good shape, thanking the well-wishes for helping fuel her “very rapid recovery.” “As I move to physical rehabilitation, sharing a message with the thousands who shared good
As wars spread, trade tensions escalate and inflation remains stubbornly high, governments around the world are quietly buying more gold, a sign many are preparing for a future they believe will be more uncertain. A new World Gold Council survey found that 89% of central banks expect global gold reserves to grow over the next
Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-N.M., voted against the package that implemented President Donald Trump’s “no tax on tips” law despite calling for a permanent implementation of the policy just a month later. “Tipped workers deserve to take home more of their hard-earned pay,” Vasquez told local outlets in August. Vasquez, along with the rest of his
Black bishop and author Earl Walker Jackson, a descendant of enslaved ancestors, is criticizing the Smithsonian National Museum of American History for what he said amounts to anti-American “indoctrination” against the “greatest nation on earth.” Although his great-grandparents were enslaved, Jackson believes that “if you were born an American, you hit the proverbial lottery because
Contempt of Congress. It sounds bad. And it usually is. But what does it mean? Holding someone in contempt of Congress usually stems from them refusing to testify before a House or Senate committee or declining to provide documents and information requested by lawmakers. Especially if someone rejects an inquest by subpoena. REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHY
The Senate advanced its solution to avert a government shutdown on Saturday, capping off several months of hand-wringing that, if given the chance, Senate Democrats would use a shutdown to score political points in November. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus relented, and stayed true to the bargain they struck with Republicans
Nine Republican candidates vying to permanently fill late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat spoke directly to voters Saturday at an event in Florence County, South Carolina, where they addressed the war with Iran, the rising tide of socialism in the Democratic Party and potential privacy concerns around Flock cameras. The event was hosted by Alan