Fetterman marks release of last living hostages: ‘The nightmare finally ends’

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania marked the release of the remaining living hostages held by Hamas, the terror group that perpetrated the heinous October 7, 2023, attack in Israel. He credited President Donald Trump with helping to negotiate the peace agreement that led to the release of the captives kidnapped during the attack. ‘The […]

‘It took 3,000 years’: Trump heralds ‘golden age of the Middle East’ in speeches to Arab leaders, Israel

President Donald Trump predicted peace in the Middle East and thanked leaders from across the region for their help in securing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Monday. Trump made the comments during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, while flanked by the leaders of Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and other regional powers. The […]

Johnson warns US ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns’ in history

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., delivered a stark warning during a Monday press conference on Day 13 of the government shutdown. ‘We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history unless Democrats drop their partisan demands and pass a clean, no-strings-attached budget to reopen the government and pay our federal workers,’ the leader of […]

Kremlin warns it ‘could end badly for everyone’ if US supplies Ukraine long-range missiles

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that if the U.S. supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, that ‘could end badly for everyone … most of all, for Trump himself,’ according to a Google translation of his Russian-language Telegram post. ‘It’s been said a hundred times, in a manner understandable even to the star-spangled man, that it’s […]

GOP lawmaker pushes bill to punish cities that ditched Columbus Day after Trump proclamation

A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. It comes after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last week declaring Oct. 13 Columbus Day in honor of the famed explorer as well as the heritage of Italian Americans across the U.S. ‘This is […]

Trump heralds ‘golden age of the Middle East’ in address to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages come home

President Donald Trump thanked Israeli lawmakers for their enthusiastic welcome in the Knesset on Monday as the nation celebrated the release of all 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity. ‘After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families,’ Trump said. ‘Twenty-eight more precious loved […]