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A ship fires a weapon during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 29, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command | Via Reuters The U.S. Congress continues to have strong support for Taiwan even as it remains a focal point…
The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on May 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center, as he did in late December,…
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he is meeting in the Situation Room “to make a final determination” after listing everything that Iran must do for him to approve a deal to end the war. It was not immediately clear from Trump’s statement on Truth Social which of his make-or-break conditions are already part…
Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images A Russian drone collided with an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state, early on Friday morning. Romanian President NicuΘor Dan said in a post on…
US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images Iran’s armed forces fired missiles at unidentified targets late Thursday local time, the state media outlet Fars…
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna visits Ultium Cells, an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Warren, Ohio. Garrett Downs | CNBC PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO and MICHIGAN β U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna was riding shotgun in a black Chevrolet Suburban hurtling down an Ohio highway. His mind was on the economy.Β “I do think I have the right…
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on May 20, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Connecticut to deliver the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s recently dismissed $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue…
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks with members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. national debt grew past 100% of gross domestic product last month, putting the country on the path to beat…
Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, pictured during CYBERUK 2024 on May 14, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Matthew Horwood for CYBERUK | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain and its allies have a “narrowing window” to keep ahead of security risks posed by China, Russia and other adversaries, the U.K.’s top intelligence agent will warn…
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas (L) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican Senate runoff Tuesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump endorsed him over the objections of Senate leadership.Β Paxton will…