David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents, a TV political commentator and a best-selling author, died Thursday from Lewy body dementia, according to reports. Gergen, born in North Carolina, served in the Navy for three years before joining former President Nixon’s staff as a speech writer in 1971. Then he became director of communications for…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday announced a special election to fill a state House seat left vacant after the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) The special election will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16 with a special primary election for nomination of candidates to follow on August 12 if deemed necessary, according to…
Republicans are showing a growing appetite for long-threatened sanctions that would seek to cut off Russia from vital trading partners like China, India and possibly Europe, as President Trump looks for leverage to stop the Ukraine war. Trump earlier this week sided with Ukraine hawks in Congress when he said the U.S. would continue providing crucial Patriot…
“We weren’t adversaries,” a former North Vietnamese Air Force pilot said. “We were just wearing different uniforms, taking orders from different a–holes.”
President Trump said late Thursday that a deal was struck with NATO to send weapons to Ukraine, with the military alliance bearing the brunt of the cost. “We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100 percent,” he said in a phone interview with NBC News. “So, what we’re doing is,…
The economist is ripping Republican’s “cruel” efforts to rein in out-of-control Medicaid spending, even though he himself participated in one of the biggest welfare reforms of our lifetime.
On the menu: Carry them back to old Virginny; Big mad mood; GOP senators fret about Musk; Liberian lingo; Reaching the checkered flag There’s “testing the waters” and then there’s going off the high dive — for instance, announcing a visit to the Iowa State Fair by posting a video of yourself that begins with…
Dr. Marty Makary discussed the agency’s initiative to phase out artificial food dyes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday met with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a major Asian conference in Malaysia as President Trump’s tariffs roil U.S. partners in Asia. Rubio described his conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as “constructive and pragmatic” and emphasized the importance of keeping channels of communication open. …
Chancellor Merz may find it difficult to maintain the generous social welfare regime that Germans have benefitted from for decades.
