Congress must ensure that the transition of PEPFAR to full partner country ownership is data-driven, includes input from civil society partners, and is ambitious yet attainable, in order to continue its success in saving lives and ending HIV/AIDS.
Former Vice President Pence on Thursday said Republicans loyal to his former boss, President Trump, are “overwhelmingly supportive” of the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Pence told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert on “On Balance” that he favors the U.S. finishing “the job once and for all.” The former vice president also said, however, there exists “a…
Florida state lawmakers on Thursday passed a voting requirements bill modeled after the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which has become President Trump’s top legislative priority. House Bill 991 passed the state House by a 77-28 vote, hours after passing in the state Senate. The bill requires Floridians to show proof of citizenship…
Donald Trump promised to avoid “forever wars.” It remains to be seen whether Iran will become one. However, there’s not much difference between forever wars and the continuous wars Trump has conducted in his second term.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday said Americans “can live with” higher gas prices, a surge that’s a result of the nearly two-week-long joint U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Jordan told CNN’s Kasie Hunt that Americans have the “common sense” to “understand that to stop this regime that for 47 years has killed Americans, killed…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Vice President JD Vance an “indispensable voice” in the administration, defending him when asked Friday about reports of division between Vance and President Trump over the U.S. operation in Iran, “He’s an incredible member, leader of this team as well, alongside the president and secretary of state,” Hegseth told reporters…
President Trump said he believes that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive. “I think he probably is. I think he’s damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form, yeah,” the president told Fox News commentator Brian Kilmeade in a interview that will air Friday morning. Khamenei was injured during the joint…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine briefed media about the military operation in Iran on Friday morning, the second this week. It came after a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq on Thursday, killing four of the six service members onboard. Central Command said rescue efforts were continuing for the…
Scott Bessent appeared a bit out of sorts when he returned to his sit-down with a reporter.
Therapists told HuffPost that Donald Trump’s penchant for gold is highly symbolic, particularly for a president. Here’s why.
Steven Cheung flipped out at the “Late Show” host.
President Trump faces a plethora of political pressures stemming from his decision to attack Iran — and they are likely to escalate the longer the conflict goes on. In terms of domestic politics, the gravest threat is the economic effects of the strife in the Middle East. Gas prices in the United States have risen…
“You got to go the hell off the last show,” the actor and comedian urged “The Late Show” host.
The first lady had a lot to say about herself at a White House event this week.
The president’s signature moves are going viral for a very jarring reason.
“Only the sickest minds” could come up with the clips, said the MS Now host. And that was only part of his analysis of the “stupidest” videos.
The “Late Show” host highlighted an unexpected moment during the president’s speech in Kentucky.
The late night host also accused the president of “gaslighting” in a very literal way.
The White House has dropped the ball on one thing, said the Trump-friendly tabloid’s editorial board.
The U.S. is temporarily removing sanctions on Russian oil currently stranded at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced late Thursday — the latest move by the Trump administration attempting to stymie soaring energy prices amid the war with Iran. Bessent wrote in a post on the social platform X that the “narrowly tailored” measure “will…
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) on Thursday slammed the U.S. military operation in Iran, saying the airstrike that hit a girls’ school the first day of the offensive makes him “sick to my stomach.” Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate primary last week against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). He will face off against either…
California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations look to eliminate new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035.
Outdated intelligence data may have led to a U.S. airstrike hitting a girls’ school in southern Iran following the start of the military operation against the Middle Eastern country, killing around 175 people, according to multiple outlets. It remains unclear why the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school was hit. The New York Times reported that it…
President Trump on Thursday nominated a State Department official to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA), after a judge ruled Kari Lake was unlawfully running the agency as its acting CEO. The president tapped Sarah B. Rogers, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy, as USAGM’s Senate-approved CEO….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday poked at the White House over a “big drone production deal” that would allow Ukraine to help the U.S. and Gulf partners shoot down Iranian drones deployed across the region. Zelensky talked about the potential deal, which Axios reported was previously dismissed by the U.S. last year, in an…