The Global Update

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said that the Democratic Party’s brand is “really problematic” and castigated his party for losing touch with working people on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “I agree that the Democratic Party brand is really problematic… it’s a brand that’s associated with New York and California, is associated with the educated elite…

A United Airlines plane reportedly made contact with a kite while it was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Saturday afternoon, the airline confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We are aware of reports that a kite struck UA flight 654 from Houston to Regan Airport in Washington D.C.,” the…

Dan Simmons, who spent more than four decades as the New Orleans Saints equipment manager, died on Friday, the team confirmed. He was 78. Simmons was in St. Louis, his hometown, at the time of his passing. Simmons, who was affectionately called “Chief,” was a cherished member of the organization and oversaw the team’s equipment…

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is urging the 1.7 million Wisconsinites who voted for President Donald Trump to get out and cast their ballots in another “crucial” race – this time, filling in the bubble for state Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel. “If you want to see him [Trump] be president and be effective for the…

Billie Lourd’s acting skills run in the family, and she’s proud of it. Lourd, daughter of the late Carrie Fisher and granddaughter of the late Debbie Reynolds, stars in the new Hulu comedy series, “Mid-Century Modern,” and spoke about her famous family at the show’s premiere last week. “I’d say definitely the comedy is in…

President Donald Trump teased he might run for a third term, explaining to NBC News that he enjoys working and is “not joking” about making another run for the Oval Office.  “A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview on Sunday. “But, I mean, I basically…

In a wide-ranging interview last week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright discussed how the U.S. can bring nuclear power to the fore for both energy and defense purposes, starting with rebooting otherwise dormant “pit” production. Under the first Trump administration, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sought to meet the Pentagon’s goal of manufacturing 80 such…

Three Texas teens are behind bars for what police say was an attempt to murder their mother following a household squabble over internet permissions.  The siblings – ages 14, 15 and 16 – allegedly coordinated to kill their mother after she turned off their Wi-Fi access, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a social media…

Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten season is a time of healing for his soul and body. On Sunday, the Vatican released the text of Francis’ prepared Sunday Angelus prayer. It is the seventh straight Sunday that his illness has prevented him from delivering the blessing from a window over St. Peter’s Square as…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week it was fitting he chose Martinsburg, West Virginia, for his first trip to promote the “MAHA” agenda, saying his iconic political family has a unique history in the Mountain State. Kennedy recalled former New York Democratic Gov. Al Smith – in whose honor…