The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there is a “clear and compelling” foreign policy interest, according to a new directive sent to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. The Thursday directive indicates that when weighing in on an election, U.S. officials’ messages…
President Donald Trump’s claim that Coca-Cola is switching to cane sugar has left a bitter taste for corn syrup lobbyists.
Donald Trump is facing his first scandal that cannot be tweeted away, as his base is questioning if he has been a part of a cover-up of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
A senior White House official said Friday that President Trump’s request to reopen Alcatraz at a reported $2 billion price tag seems “excessive.” The figure “sounds excessive, but ultimately it’s up to the president to decide,” the official told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured the…
President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law Friday, paving the way for a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The House voted 308-122 to advance the cryptocurrency legislation to Trump’s desk. It was one of several crypto-related bills that faced a roadblock over internal GOP divisions, which brought the chamber floor to a standstill for…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back Thursday on GOP criticisms regarding renovation costs for two buildings in Washington, suggesting the upgrades are overdue. “The project is large in scope because it involves the renovation of two historic buildings on the National Mall and that were first constructed in the 1930s,” Powell wrote in a…
A wiser, stronger strategy would be to reserve a presidential visit to China for when Beijing demonstrates genuine reform.
Trump administration officials rejected a series of rules Friday to help the international community prevent and respond to public health risks. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a joint statement formally rejecting the 2024 International Health Regulations (IHR) Amendments by the World Health Organization…
President Trump, facing intense scrutiny from his base this week, directed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to release “pertinent grand jury testimony” from the case involving convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce…
Dogs can be trained to reliably sniff out Parkinson’s disease from a person’s sebum, or skin secretions, a new study found.
