San Francisco leaders are rallying to create legislation that puts checks on the autonomous Waymo vehicles after one of the cars killed a neighborhood cat nicknamed, KitKat. San Francisco city supervisor Jackie Fielder has been one of the most vocal critics of the self-driving vehicles after the loss of the pet, who could frequently be […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Wednesday that he would support President Trump should he follow through on his earlier threat to send U.S. troops into Nigeria to defend the country’s Christian population from Islamic extremists. Trump over the weekend threatened to mobilize American forces against Islamist terrorists killing Christians, blaming Nigeria’s leaders for failing to tackle the […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Wednesday that he would support President Trump should he follow through on his earlier threat to send U.S. troops into Nigeria to defend the country’s Christian population from Islamic extremists. Trump over the weekend threatened to mobilize American forces against Islamist terrorists killing Christians, blaming Nigeria’s leaders for failing to tackle the […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday it would end protections from deportation for citizens of South Sudan. Citizens of South Sudan have qualified for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since the country gained its independence in 2011, with the status most recently extended by the Biden administration, which determined nationals could not be returned […]
Angelina Jolie, the Academy Award-winning actor and former special envoy for the United Nations, braved Russian attacks to visit with Ukrainian families impacted by the war in Kherson, the city subjected to some of Russia’s most grievous war crime allegations. Images from Jolie’s visit were posted on social media Wednesday, showing the actress wearing a […]
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding more answers from President Trump’s administration about the ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, including asking for more briefings and explanations for the legal rationale the White House is relying on. The four lawmakers, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), […]
Dick Cheney, who rose to become one of most powerful figures in American politics as the 46th vice president of the United States, made an indelible mark on foreign policy and the reach of the executive branch. That legacy includes one of the worst strategic decisions in U.S. history in crafting the argument for the 2003 […]
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) has brought on former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to co-lead his transition team, he announced Wednesday. Khan, who led the FTC during the Biden administration, will co-chair the Mamdani transition with three other veterans of New York City Hall, the mayor-elect announced in a statement. “New […]
China on Wednesday announced it will suspend some of its highest retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. for a period of one year, part of a truce reached between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met last week. American exports of soybeans to China will remain under a 13 percent tariff, Reuters reported, even […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests. Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement […]