The U.S. ambassador to NATO on Saturday expressed the need for “strong allies, not dependents” in response to a question about NATO defense spending contributions at the Munich Security Conference. The Czech Republic has refused to increase the country’s defense spending above 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in violation of NATO’s new…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed his gratitude after meeting with U.S. senators on the outskirts of the Munich Security Conference, thanking them for their “support for Ukraine and its warriors.” “Thank you to the senators for their unwavering bipartisan support for Ukraine and Ukrainians,” Zelensky wrote on social platform X. “Thank you to…
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb warned Friday that the Trump administration’s attacks on its perceived political enemies could lead to impeachment proceedings against top Cabinet officials if Democrats win back control of Congress in November. “All of those people should be impeached, for sure,” Cobb said in an appearance on “The Beat with Ari…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday blasted President Trump and his administration over what she called “surveillance” ahead of November’s midterms, citing the recent FBI raid on an election office in Georgia. “I hear that all over the United States, not just in Europe, that there is concern about the election,” Pelosi told…
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn’t going anywhere — despite the recent release of roughly 3 million documents by the Department of Justice. The story’s longevity is partly because of the horrific scale of Epstein’s predations. The latest releases also placed a shadow over the previous accounts given by allies of President Trump — from Commerce…
Americans overwhelmingly view former President Abraham Lincoln as an “outstanding” leader, while President Trump ranks near the bottom, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey, released Friday, found that 74 percent of U.S. voters collectively rank Lincoln, known affectionately as Honest Abe, as “outstanding” or “above average.” Another 12 percent said he was “average”…
Casey Wasserman, the entertainment executive tapped by President Trump to chair the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, said late Friday that he is in the process of selling off his talent agency. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes after Wasserman faced backlash after his name was uncovered in files tied to convicted…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) suggested Friday that world leaders likely see the U.S. as a “wrecking ball” under its current leadership, but added that President Trump is “temporary.” Newsom, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, said the people he spoke with during the summit signaled they no longer see the U.S. as…
Nearly a decade later, the United States faces another such test.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday sought to reassure Europe that the U.S. still wanted to work together but warned allies against “dangerous delusions” on migration and climate change. Rubio, during his speech at the annual Munich Security Conference, said the U.S. is “a child of Europe” and they “belong together.” “We believe that…
A new method of detaining and deporting immigrants seems “engineered to lead to family separation,” one advocate told HuffPost.
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on Friday mocked fellow Democratic candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) in a campaign ad for missing House votes. “Call me old-fashioned, but you typically need to show up to work to get a promotion,” Steyer wrote on a post on the social platform X. The post included a video of…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday said she’s “still in charge” of her department as White House border czar Tom Homan has taken more control over President Trump’s immigration agenda. Noem has come under fire after two deadly shootings by immigration officials in Minneapolis spurred an outcry toward Immigration and Customs…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unleashed on President Donald Trump during a panel discussion Friday at the Munich Security Conference.
President Trump on Friday indicated he will issue an executive order seeking to require voters to present proof of citizenship if the Senate does not pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which passed in the House this week. “There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or…
A new report from House Democrats concludes that President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was “nothing short of a catastrophe.” The 47-page report, published Thursday by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, argues that DOGE’s interest was to serve Trump’s wealthy allies rather than to reduce costs for the federal government…
The “Last Word” host ran down a damning list of all the ways President Donald Trump has put lives around the world in jeopardy.
A former FBI agent on Friday slammed the federal government for not raising the reward price higher for information leading to the whereabouts of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, comparing it unfavorably with the award offered in the famous Lindbergh baby kidnapping. “I got a phone call from an old…
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon slammed the White House’s withdrawal of federal immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota, saying on his podcast on Thursday that “it’s just not gonna wash.” Bannon, on the latest episode of his “War Room” podcast, criticized White House border czar Tom Homan for giving compliments to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D)…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first year in office has upended decades of public health norms. He’s touted his overhauls as major wins for his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda, but critics call his actions “chaos” while his supporters are hoping he’ll deliver more. Following a testy confirmation process…
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Podcaster Joe Rogan said the Jeffrey Epstein files “scare the s‑‑‑” out of him and are “definitely not a hoax,” days after addressing his own appearance in the files. “This is the one that I hate the most,” Rogan said during a conversation with Black Rifle Coffee Co. Chair Evan Hafer, the guest on an…
Former television host and media personality Don Lemon pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he faces in connection with his coverage of an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota last month. Lemon, who attended the Jan. 18 protest and has argued he was there as a journalist covering the demonstration, faces federal civil rights charges under the Freedom of…
President Trump went after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D), now Democratic Party Senate candidate, and hyped up his opponent, Republican Michael Whatley, during his speech on Friday at Fort Bragg, N.C. military base. “We want to keep this area safe, and we can’t do that without the leaders. And your ex-governor is not…
Sports commentator and pundit Stephen A. Smith is downplaying his interest in launching a 2028 campaign for president, though he says he’s “not ruling it out.” “So when somebody talks about me being a president or whatever, I have no desire to be a politician, zero,” Smith told CBS News’s Bob Costas in an interview…
A federal judge dismissed charges against two men who were accused of assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a scuffle in Minnesota last month that resulted in one of them being shot in the leg. U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson granted federal prosecutors’ motion to have the charges against Alfredo…