October 11, 2025
Kim Jong Un shows off ‘most powerful’ ballistic missile as foreign leaders watch North Korea military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders on Friday. The yet-to-be-tested Hwasong-20 was described by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency as having the ‘most powerful nuclear strategic weapons system.’ The government also displayed shorter-range ballistic, cruise and supersonic […]
October 11, 2025
Trump declared in ‘excellent overall health’ by doctor after Walter Reed visit
President Donald Trump is in ‘excellent overall health,’ the president’s doctor said in a memorandum after a follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Earlier this week, the White House announced that Trump, 79, would undergo a ‘routine’ semiannual physical on Friday. The president also met with troops while at the […]
October 11, 2025
War Department launches new counter-narcotics task force under Trump directive to crush cartels
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that the Department of War (DOW) is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth said the task force’s aim would be to ‘crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our […]
October 10, 2025
Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts as ‘really doing a lot’ to resolve global crises and conflicts
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate peace deals around the world, specifically citing his work brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas. ‘He’s really doing a lot to resolve such complex crises that have lasted for years and even decades,’ Putin said at a summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, where he […]
October 10, 2025
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology
HONG KONG — China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ahead of a meeting in about three weeks between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The regulations announced by the Ministry of […]
October 10, 2025
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado dedicates award to Trump for ‘decisive support’
Venezuelan opposition leader and newly minted Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado dedicated the award on Friday to both President Donald Trump and the ‘suffering people of Venezuela.’ Machado, a leading figure in the resistance against Venezuela’s ruling party, took to X to acknowledge the honor and to praise Trump for his support. ‘This […]
October 10, 2025
Georgia’s Mike Collins needles Ossoff in new ad over shutdown’s toll on airports, workers
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., launched a digital ad on Friday tying Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., to the ongoing government shutdown — and its drag on Georgia’s airports. ‘Flights DELAYED. Military families NOT getting paid. And for what? To demand FREE healthcare of illegal immigrants,’ the graphic reads. Collins, who has represented Georgia’s 10th Congressional District since 2023, […]
October 10, 2025
Bondi announces arrest of ‘coward’ who allegedly threatened conservative influencer following Kirk’s murder
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said a ‘coward hiding behind a keyboard’ was arrested this week for allegedly sending a threatening letter to conservative influencer Benny Johnson in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. George Isbell Jr., 69, was taken into custody on Tuesday in San Diego, California. He will be federally charged with mailing […]
October 10, 2025
Johnson raises stakes on Schumer as government shutdown barrels into week 3
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared the House of Representatives out of session for a third straight week in a bid to keep pressure on Senate Democrats in Washington. The speaker appears to be raising the stakes on lawmakers across the aisle, who keep refusing the GOP’s plan to fund government agencies on a short-term basis […]
October 10, 2025
Trump threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs, sees ‘no reason’ to meet with Xi
President Donald Trump has called off efforts to arrange a meeting with President Xi Jinping after China tightened export controls on rare earth minerals this week. ‘Some very strange things are happening in China!’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘They are becoming very hostile, and sending letters to Countries throughout the World, that they want to […]
October 10, 2025
White House turns to expanding Abraham Accords after Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Now that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, the White House is shifting focus to its next diplomatic goal: expanding the landmark Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states. ‘There’s a lot of positive momentum that will pick up,’ a senior administration official told reporters Thursday […]
October 10, 2025
Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown
A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the House floor Friday by the GOP. The presiding Republican, Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois, gaveled a brief pro forma session to a close before Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) could make a procedural move to try to […]