Year: 2025

President Donald Trump is set to deliver a patriotic speech in Iowa to kick off not only the 4th of July weekend, but also a year of celebrations focused on the U.S.’ 250 years of independence.  America250, a bipartisan commission of private citizens and lawmakers planning celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the signing of…

As anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil is now free for now in the United States, a Republican legal expert revealed what steps the Trump administration could take as the hotly debated immigration case continues. Khalil, who’s technically a legal permanent resident, was arrested in March over his pro-Palestinian activism on the Columbia University campus in New…

For the first time, after decades of trying, Republicans appear on the verge of defunding PBS and NPR over the wild left-wing bias of their news reporting, and remarkably, rather than promising changes, the progressive elites in charge are doubling down on Trump derangement. It’s all happening even as Congress considers a rescission bill from…

Haiti’s criminal gangs have exerted “near-total control” over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation “closer to the brink,” senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday. Gangs control an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince, Ghada Fathy Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told the U.N. Security Council. Waly noted that gangs…

A recent pause in the U.S. sending Patriot missiles and ammunition to Ukraine is part of a wider, global review of military aid driven in part by the Pentagon’s China-leery policy chief, Elbridge Colby. “A capability review is being conducted to ensure U.S. military aid aligns with our defense priorities,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told reporters…

Alaska authorities are searching for a missing tourist after she failed to return to her cruise ship following a morning hike in the capital city earlier this week, officials said.  Authorities received a report Tuesday afternoon regarding a 62-year-old woman from Kentucky who had not returned to the Norwegian Bliss before its departure time, according to…

A top Russian Navy commander was killed “during combat operations” in a region bordering Ukraine, Russia’s military announced Thursday.  Major Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy commander of Russia’s Navy, had just been appointed to his position by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, according to the state-run TASS news agency.  “On July 2, during combat…