U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, called Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele “a good friend” after he helped secure the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in Venezuela in exchange for the return of more than 250 Venezuelans that the U.S. had sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador. In an interview on CNN’s “State…
After President Trump was diagnosed with a chronic vein condition, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) suggested the president’s health condition could be a result of his efforts in “fighting the radicals.” “The pressure on somebody like President Trump right now, not just from outside entities … all over the world but also fighting the radicals in…
The Trump administration’s last-minute snub of the Aspen Security Forum this week betrays a growing animosity between the U.S. government and wider national security community. The Pentagon on Monday pulled senior Defense Department officials from the annual event —only a day before the start of the four-day summit in Colorado — claiming the bipartisan gathering…
The Justice Department has been rocked by a wave of recent firings, a sign the administration is not done culling the ranks of career officials as it seeks to shape the department under a second Trump term. Maurene Comey, a New York-based federal prosecutor and the daughter of the former FBI director, was fired Wednesday…
Recent polling is painting a mixed picture for Democrats as they look to chart a path forward in the wake of their loss to President Trump in November. Trump’s approval rating remains comfortably underwater as he reaches the six-month mark back in office on Sunday. But while Democrats have scored some notable victories in high-profile…
A tourist boat in Vietnam capsized during a sudden thunderstorm on Saturday, leaving 35 people dead, while four remain missing, according to state media. Ten people survived, including one 10-year-old boy who hid in an air pocket after the ship turned over, local media said. “Everything happened so fast,” the boy, who was traveling with…
Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for seats in the parliament’s upper chamber, in an election that could put Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition on rocky ground. The election is for half of the 248 seats in the smaller of the two parliamentary houses. Ishiba has said he wants…
The dismantling of USAID has already had a negative impact on the lives of tens of millions of poor and vulnerable people in some 130 countries. And the evisceration of USAID is undermining our national interest.
Israel on Sunday warned residents in parts of central Gaza to evacuate ahead of anticipated military action as ceasefire talks to end the war have stalled. The evacuation orders apply to residents in the southwestern area of Deir al-Balah, specifically those living on certain blocks, including 130, 132-134, 136-139, and 2351, as well as those…
Former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller criticized CBS’s canceling of Stephen Colbert’s show in a Saturday interview amidst pushback of a decision that the network said was made due to financial constraints. “This has not been a great week for free speech and speaking truth to power, without a doubt,” Schiller said on MSNBC. CBS has…
