DHS funding stalemate thaws as White House sends Democrats ‘serious’ counteroffer

Frigid negotiations between the White House and Senate Democrats appear to be thawing, with the Trump administration submitting what it calls a ‘serious’ offer to reopen the government. ‘Yesterday, the White House made another serious counteroffer,’ a White House official told Fox News Digital. ‘Democrats need to make a move to end the shutdown before […]

Kennedy warns ayatollah wants to ‘drink our blood out of a boot’ as Iran tensions escalate

A Senate Republican warned Thursday that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s primary focus is shedding American blood as U.S.-Iran relations continue to simmer.  ‘The ayatollah not only thinks that I’m going to hell because I don’t agree with his religion — he wants to kill me,’ Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on the Senate floor Thursday. ‘He […]

Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan in response to Taliban’s retaliatory strikes

Pakistan’s defense minister declared an ‘open war’ with Afghanistan on Friday after the two sides exchanged heavy fire along their shared border on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif said in a post on X that Pakistan had hoped the Taliban would bring stability after NATO’s withdrawal, but instead accused the […]

Senators Sanders and Mullin clash in heated Senate hearing exchange: ‘You’re part of the problem’

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin were involved in a heated back and forth during a Senate hearing Tuesday that sparked immediate reactions across social media. ‘Everybody we bring up here, you guys chastised for trying to make changes,’ Mullin said during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing […]

Kim Jong Un calls South Korea ‘most hostile enemy,’ says North could ‘completely destroy’ it

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that his country could ‘completely destroy’ South Korea if it feels threatened, escalating rhetoric while ruling out renewed talks. Speaking at North Korea’s week-long Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, Kim labeled South Korea the ‘most hostile enemy’ and said ‘the conciliatory attitude that […]

Sen Mullin urges spring breakers to cancel trips to Mexico amid country’s violence: ‘No one should be going’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Tuesday urged spring breakers with plans to visit Mexico to cancel their trips due to violent clashes in the country triggered by the Mexican army’s killing of cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as ‘El Mencho,’ earlier this week. Mullin made the comments during an appearance on CNBC’s ‘Squawk […]

Trump awards back-to-back Medals of Honor during State of the Union address

President Donald Trump used part of his State of the Union address on Tuesday to spotlight American military heroism, awarding U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover and U.S. Navy Captain E. Royce Williams with the nation’s highest military honor.  Recounting what he described as a high-risk January raid targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump […]

Former Secret Service officials warn of low-tech threats facing Trump after latest Mar-a-Lago breach

A deadly confrontation at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend is the latest in a string of high-profile security incidents involving President Donald Trump, as former Secret Service officials warn that low-tech, lone actors now pose one of the toughest challenges to presidential protection. ‘It should be quite clear to all of us by now that Trump […]