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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tore into House Republicans over sinking a key committee vote that would help advance President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” calling it a “real misstep.” “The stock market seems like it is moving up. Now, if Congress can start doing the things that President Trump’s doing, it would even help us more. Today was a real misstep on the Republicans’ part, in the budget side, that four of them looked out for themselves instead of moving the bill along, reconciliation,” McCarthy said during an appearance on John Catsimatidis’s radio show, “Cats Roundtable” on...

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Former President Joe Biden has just announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer

Transcripts. Meet the Press – May 18, 2025 Fmr. Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Andrea Mitchell, Amna Nawaz, Stephen Hayes and Ashley Etienne. May 18, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT. KRISTEN WELKER: This Sunday: out of office. My exclusive interview with former Vice President Mike Pence. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: I've never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil. KRISTEN WELKER: His thoughts on the second Trump administration and the direction of the Republican Party. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: There's no question in this administration that he is...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took the opportunity while in Rome for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass to meet with top U.S. officials and European leaders on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes phone call Monday between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy spoke with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Rome. Zelenskyy said on social media he had underscored the need for "real diplomacy" and reaffirmed Ukraine's commitment to a "full and unconditional ceasefire." "We have also touched upon the need for sanctions...

Ukrainian F-16 Viper pilot repelling Russian air attacks ejected before his donated aircraft crashed, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday. The incident took place about 3:30 a.m. local time. “According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram. “However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected.”…. ….For Ukraine, this is at least the third loss of a Viper… Ukraine is bracing for what could be a large-scale Russian summer offensive.…..attacking on...

During this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the so-called “big, beautiful” budget bill was still on track despite a setback in the House Budget Committee on Friday. Johnson reiterated his push to get the bill through while explaining its positive aspects. Partial transcript as follows: BREAM: OK. So, House Budget Committee, the vote failed on Friday. They’re back at it at 10:00 p.m. tonight. You heard what Maddie said. Part of the president’s posting on Friday: We don’t need grandstanders in the Republican Party. Stop talking and get it done. But you got...

Apparently, nobody’s watching the watchmen. Private security guards hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to staff subway stations, and act as deterrents to would-be turnstile hoppers, have instead been lending a helping hand to the Big Apple fare-beaters. The Post recently observed Allied Universal Security Services guards inside the Herald Square station holding the emergency doors open on two different occasions to let a stream of scofflaws through. ... Several commuters could be seen walking up to the gate, and exchanging words with the guard, who then let them in. Whenever the guard opened the door, other fare-evaders would make...

CNN panelist and Democrat strategist Lis Smith has sparked backlash after appearing to admit on-air Donald Trump’s criminal trials were designed to upend his reelection. Ms Smith made the remarks during a recent episode of CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt. "Like we [Democrats] resisted so hard between 2017 and 2024, we impeached the guy, like, prosecuted him, convicted him on 34 felony counts, and guess what? He still got elected," she said. Republican strategist and fellow CNN panellist Scott Jennings immediately called Smith out on-air for saying the quiet part out loud. "Everybody who now touts the 34 felonies,...

“The best way to destroy an enemy . . . is to make him your friend.”— Stanislav Petrov, The Man Who Saved the WorldHumans—a problem-solving species—cannot solve its worst problem; not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Why is that the case? The solution’s in the hands of states that created it and they don’t want it solved.Some problems go away on their own, and maybe this is one of them. It could happen in the next millisecond or 100 years from now. And, in the aftermath, all other problems—personal and societal—go away. Think about it: No more rigged elections, rampant...

The bombardment, which Ukrainian officials said mostly targeted Kyiv, came just before President Trump was expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.Russia targeted Ukraine with one of its largest drone bombardments of the war on Sunday, with an estimated 273 exploding drones and decoys recorded in the skies across the country.The barrage, which killed a woman and injured several others, appeared designed as a show of force just a day before President Trump is expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in an attempt to get an agreement on a cease-fire. Mr. Putin has...

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The race to take on vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia expanded Monday after state Insurance Commissioner John King joined Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter in the Republican primary. In a social media post, King, a retired Army National Guard major general and former police chief, highlighted his journey from Mexican native to becoming Georgia’s first Hispanic statewide elected official and sought to tie himself closely to President Donald Trump. “I’m a lawman, soldier, and the first Hispanic elected statewide in Georgia history. Solving problems is what I do,” he wrote Monday on social media. “President Trump needs reinforcements...

By now, you’ve heard the narrative from the media that President Trump’s approval ratings are in the toilet, that Americans are sour on the economy and blame Trump, and that basically Trump is the cause of all of our problems. Heck, even Trump voters have buyer’s remorse. That’s what we’re supposed to believe, anyway. Make no mistake about it, nothing could be further from the truth, and in reality, Democrats have every reason to be panicking right now. Why? Because Trump’s popularity is surging in a blue state. How could the country be revolting against Trump when Trump's popularity is...

Authorities identified the suspect in the explosion at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, saying at a news conference Sunday that he is the man suspected to have died in the bombing that injured four other people. Akil Davis, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, said that all embryos at the facility were saved. “Good guys one, bad guys zero,” Davis said. Investigators called the explosion on Saturday an “intentional act of terrorism.” The suspect posted writings online and attempted to record the explosion, though authorities said the video...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The founder of the Telegram messaging app said on Sunday he had refused a request by a Western government, which he did not name but appeared to imply was France, to silence conservative voices in Romania ahead of a presidential election run-off there.

The first Democrat is now officially running for Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat. Pamela Stevenson, the top-ranking Democrat in the Republican-led Kentucky House, has launched her bid for the seat. Stevenson, a retired Air Force colonel, has served in the state House since 2021. Republican and former attorney general, Daniel Cameron, is also running for McConnell's seat. There are several other Republicans considering running, including Congressman Andy Barr. McConnell announced in February he would not seek re-election. His term ends in January 2027.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that America was stuck with a “madman” in the Oval Office because Democrats did not force then-President Joe Biden to step down. Murphy said, “The president should have gotten out of the race earlier, there’s no doubt the Democratic Party would have been better served by having the ability to have a primary, Kamala Harris probably would have done very well in the process but in retrospect, we lost so we can’t defend the way in which our politics played out.”

The Tijuana River stinks. So, what could be more fitting than renaming it in honor of Donald Trump?

PALM SPRINGS — Palm Springs was left reeling from a bomb explosion Saturday outside a fertility clinic that caused damage for blocks and has been classified as an intentional act of terrorism.One person was killed in the blast. Officials would not confirm he was the bomber but said there is no longer a threat to the Palm Springs area.The bombing shattered the Saturday morning quiet, with many residents thinking they felt an earthquake.“I’m really saddened by today’s attack on our city,” Palm Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills said. “But I am also hopeful because our city will rise.”There was extensive...