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British authorities arrested five men on Sunday suspected of planning an attack on RAF Fairford, a base in southwest England owned by the U.K. and operated by the United States. London Metropolitan Police received an early morning call about three suspicious vehicles traveling toward the base, prompting the swift arrests of the five suspects. The…
Former Sen. Joe Manchin delivered a sharp rebuke of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Sunday, questioning the Republican’s fundamental fitness for office. Manchin, an independent from West Virginia, made the remarks during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with host Chris Stirewalt. The interview originally centered on Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico,…
Forecasters are leaving virtually no room for doubt: El Niño is here, it is intensifying, and it is not going anywhere for a long time. Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan presented a chart to media this week showing the probability of El Niño lasting through spring had reached an extraordinary threshold. The chart showed…
Political leaders across party lines face growing pressure to formally commit to protecting press freedom in the United States. Opinion contributor Dan Perry, writing in The Hill, argues that courts and news organizations alone can no longer carry the weight of defending a free press. Perry calls for a short, bipartisan statement of principles to…
A bipartisan coalition of 14 senators is pressing President Donald Trump to withdraw his invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the G20 summit. The summit is scheduled for December 14-15 in Miami, with the gathering set to take place at Trump’s Doral resort. Senators Roger Wicker and Jeanne Shaheen spearheaded the letter, representing both…
A new poll shows Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Democratic challenger Annie Andrews are virtually tied in the race for South Carolina’s Senate seat. The survey, conducted by right-leaning polling firm Trafalgar Group, shows Graham leading Andrews by just one point, well within the poll’s nearly three-point margin of error. Approximately 8 percent of likely…
Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds found himself at the center of a political firestorm after reports surfaced that his gubernatorial campaign quietly scrubbed several references to President Trump’s endorsement from its website. President Trump pushed back hard on Saturday, taking to Truth Social to dismiss the coverage as “Another Fake Story” and pointing to his…
President Trump on Saturday rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict. The rejection came after a week of high-stakes meetings as the administration navigates one of the most complex foreign policy challenges of Trump’s presidency. Iran’s proposal had sought to create…
The Trump administration has moved to cancel $1 billion in previously approved federal spending using a controversial budget tool known as a “pocket rescission.” The canceled funds span a broad range of programs, including immigration services, foreign aid, education initiatives, health research, and assistance for minority-owned businesses. The White House Office of Management and Budget…
Families in states like Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota face some of the highest out-of-pocket childbirth costs in the entire country. According to an analysis by MoneyGeek, parents in those states pay more than $2,500 out of pocket on average after insurance covers its portion of the bill. The findings challenge widespread assumptions that coastal,…