Maryland Governor Wes Moore, considered a serious prospect for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination, reportedly obtained his initial national recognition during the Bush administration under false pretenses. Allegations emerged this week that Moore, fresh from a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, was awarded a prestigious White House fellowship in 2006…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Thursday that although the United States has not issued an ultimatum with fixed dates on its peace plan to end the war with Russia, it does want “full clarity on where we stand with this agreement by Christmas.” The president confirmed Ukraine delivered a revised…

According to a Commerce Department report released Thursday, President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy drove a significant reduction in the United States’ goods and services deficit during September. The deficit fell to $52.8 billion, down from $59.3 billion in August—a decline reflecting rising U.S. exports and slower growth in key import…

U.S. Senator James Lankford on Thursday defended the military’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela following new video released by Attorney General Pam Bondi that depicted the operation. The vessel is suspected of transporting sanctioned oil in violation of U.S. measures targeting the Venezuelan regime. In…

Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to allow the export of Nvidia’s H200-class artificial intelligence chips to China as part of broader negotiations on agricultural market access. At the Aspen Institute this week, McCormick expressed concern about the administration’s policy, stating: “I’m concerned. I’m not clear on…

U.S. officials have reported that the administration is moving toward more assertive maritime interdictions targeting Venezuela’s sanctions-evading crude trade. This shift follows recent operations in international waters, during which U.S. Coast Guard and Navy personnel seized the tanker Skipper. The seizure targeted vessels allegedly transporting sanctioned Venezuelan and Iranian crude…

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Thursday, December 11, 2025 02:15 PM EST Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings for the third quarter of the year reveal that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign spent nearly $50,000 in Puerto Rico between June and September on lavish hotels and meals. The records also show a total…

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana state Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, told reporters on Thursday she was “devastated” by her colleagues’ decision to reject a House-backed congressional redistricting plan. Analysts were confident that the plan could have given Republicans as many as two additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. The…

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is granting a full pardon to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado clerk who became prominent among election-integrity activists after her criminal conviction related to a 2021 security breach involving county voting equipment. The pardon followed a formal request from Peters’ attorney, Peter…

Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott denounced Jew-hatred and urged leaders across the political spectrum to consistently condemn antisemitism and bolster pro-Israel policies on Capitol Hill during a speech at the Jerusalem Post Washington Conference. Scott argued that “anti-Israel voice is not the voice of America,” referring to the dramatic rise…