Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich on Friday. Vance earlier told the Munich Security Conference that he was worried about restrictions European allies have made on freedom of expression and common democratic values. The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated m…

Former representative Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. The Senate voted along party lines on Wednesday. Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only GOP lawmaker who voted against her. Eight inspectors general sued Trump and his administration over his decision to fire them from their role as independent checks on abuse an…

President Donald Trump hosts Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza. The Federal Reserve is in no rush to cut its short-term interest rate again given an economy that is "strong overall," with low unemployment and inflation that remains above the Fed's 2% tar…

The European Commission said on Monday it would react to protect EU interests after President Donald Trump's announcement of impending metals tariffs but said it would not respond until it had clarification on the measures. Trump's plan to impose new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum boosted share prices of U.S. producers in premarket tradin…

President Donald Trump meets Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the first time on Friday as two allies wary of China's rise work to boost business and security ties while an escalating trade war threatens to rupture the global economy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered praise to President Trump for issuing sanctions against …

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will create a commission on religious liberty and a faith office at the White House. In remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump also said that he will sign an executive order later on Thursday directing the attorney general to create a taskforce targeting anti-Christian bias within the federal…

President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over Gaza after the Palestinians were resettled elsewhere has sparked responses from global leaders. A federal judge in Maryland became the second one nationally to block Trump's administration from implementing his executive order aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship in the United S…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation's top health official when the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be hosted by Trump since his Jan…

President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, he said on Monday on social media. Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, gave an updat…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the military helicopter involved in the collision with an American Airlines plane near Washington was flying too high at the time of the accident, in which 67 people were killed. "The Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200-foot limit," Trump said in a post on Truth So…

President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from the military and reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID vaccines during the pandemic, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday. Trump is also scheduled to make a keynote speech about his legislative agenda at the…

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would sign an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally overhauling or eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He made the remarks during a tour of North Carolina to see damage done by Hurricane Helene last year. Trump also said he wanted to secure two things from a visit to Californ…

President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum on Thursday that businesses should make their products in the United States if they want to avoid facing a tariff. Appearing in a videoconference at the annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said that companies should set up manufacturing operations in the United States. Brooke Rollins, …

President Donald Trump vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the U.S. via Mexico and Canada. A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesda…

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended the national prayer service on Tuesday morning to mark Trump's first day in office. The service has been a post-inauguration tradition since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. Rep. Elise Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by …

The Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds. President-Donald Trump said today he spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the matter. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald …

The cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group now seems to be up in the air again. Israel's cabinet was supposed to vote on the truce on Thursday, but the vote was delayed. A spokesperson for the Israeli government says that's because Hamas now wants to change the deal. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has picked Ashley Moody, the state…

Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization have agreed to a cease-fire deal, mediators announced on Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, vowed not to use the Justice Department to target people based on their politics when she appeared at her Senate …

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned on Monday that high winds are returning to California. He said severe fire weather conditions will continue through Wednesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that there has been progress in negotiating a hostage release deal. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck the…

President-elect Donald Trump said during his New York sentencing on Friday that the case has been a "terrible experience." Justice Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to unconditional discharge for 34 counts of falsifying business records. Appearing virtually from Florida, Trump said he was innocent and did nothing wrong. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said…

Four massive wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force. L.A. County fire chief Anthony Marrone says the Eaton Fire has killed at least 2 people and injured many more. The Palisades Fire has burned over 5,000 acres and is 0% contained. The cause of the fire is unknown. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland does not plan to pu…

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion new investment to build data centers across the United State. At a news conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said the investor is Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC properties. Social media giant Meta scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program for a com…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but will stay on in his post until the party chooses a replacement. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York judge to delay his Jan. 10 sentencing on his criminal conviction on charges in the campai…

President Joe Biden on Friday followed through on his pledge to block Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, citing concerns the deal could hurt national security. A Manhattan federal judge will consider a request by two Georgia election workers to hold former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in civil contempt for refusing to turn over p…

The New Orleans truck attack “was an act of terrorism,” Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, said at a news conference on Thursday. He said the suspect had no known accomplices and that no definitive link between the New Orleans attack and the Las Vegas attack has yet been found. Meanwhile, the FBI con…