Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after the Senate voted to end debate on his nomination. The Senate voted 53 to 46 to advance Hucakbee’s…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal from ‘China’s influence’ as Washington tries to reassert control over the major trade route. ‘The United States of America…
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House Republicans are divided over how to proceed on a massive piece of legislation aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda as a possible vote on the measure looms Wednesday afternoon. Fiscal hawks are rebelling…
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Trump trade rep takes bipartisan fire over tariffs as Dem launches bid to halt them
by adminWall Street rebounded into the green as multiple foreign countries came to the tariff negotiating table with President Donald Trump – but that was not enough to assuage some lawmakers’ critiques of the ‘alla prima’…
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Oded Lifshitz was 83 years old when he was ripped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his wife, Yocheved, during Hamas’ attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Yocheved returned to Israel…
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VP Vance blasts McConnell’s vote against Trump Pentagon nominee: ‘Political pettiness’
by adminVice President JD Vance spoke out against Sen. Mitch McConnell’s, R-Ky., vote against confirming Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of defense for policy. ‘Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of…
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Trump pushes back on ‘rebel’ Republicans over tariffs: ‘You don’t negotiate like I negotiate’
by adminPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted some Republican members of Congress for trying to limit his presidential powers on instituting tariffs so that Congress could retake control. Trump delivered a speech to the National Republican Congressional…
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Trump budget bill hangs in balance after president urges House GOP rebels to halt mutiny
by adminHouse Republicans are divided over how to proceed on a massive piece of legislation aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda as a possible vote on the measure looms Wednesday afternoon. The House Rules Committee,…
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Biden admin held private talks with Beijing on Chinese spy balloon ahead of notifying public, officials say
by adminBiden administration State Department officials held private talks with Beijing counterparts about the Chinese spy balloon that intercepted U.S. airspace in 2023, and discussed the implications the balloon’s publicity would have on the relationship between…
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American academic faces years in jail after being charged with insulting Thai monarchy
by adminA prominent American academic working in Thailand could face years in jail after being charged with insulting the monarchy, in a rare case of a foreign national allegedly falling foul of the kingdom’s strict lese…