Democrats cry “war crimes” after classified boat strike briefing while Cotton says survivors were “trying to stay in the fight”

Congressional lawmakers emerged from a classified Pentagon briefing Thursday, bitterly divided along partisan lines about whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s follow-up strike targeting drug boat survivors constituted a war crime or legitimate military action against narco-terrorists attempting to salvage their cargo. GOP Sen. Tom Cotton called the strikes “entirely lawful and needful,” and described seeing […]

Trump vows strikes inside Venezuela “soon” while distancing himself from Hegseth “kill them all” order that triggered war crime allegations

President Donald Trump announced, Monday, that the United States will carry out military strikes inside Venezuelan territory “soon” while simultaneously denying knowledge of the controversial September 2 follow-up attack on a drug boat that killed two survivors clinging to wreckage in the Caribbean Sea. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, the president also said he and […]

Netanyahu requests presidential pardon after Trump pressure campaign, claims corruption trial tears Israel apart

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a formal request Sunday, November 30, 2025, asking President Isaac Herzog to grant him a full pardon in his six-year-old corruption trial, arguing that continuing the proceedings divides the nation and prevents him from devoting full attention to Israel’s security challenges. Netanyahu claimed, without offering evidence, that it was […]

Markets claw back losses in Friday relief rally as Bitcoin crashes below $87,000, tech stocks remain fragile heading into holiday week

Wall Street staged a modest recovery Friday, November 21, erasing some of the week’s brutal losses as investors bet that Federal Reserve officials might still cut rates in December despite persistent inflation concerns. The S&P 500 rose 0.98% to 6,602.99, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.88% to 22,273.08 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained […]

Trump calls for execution of Democratic lawmakers who urged troops to disobey illegal orders as Cheney funeral unites Washington establishment

President Donald Trump called Thursday, November 20, 2025, for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers who released a statement urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders, escalating his authoritarian rhetoric to unprecedented levels that even some Republicans characterized as dangerous incitement to political violence. Trump called for the arrest of lawmakers who urged troops to […]

Nvidia earnings beat expectations but stock craters 5% as investors dump AI names, S&P 500 extends losing streak to fifth day

Wall Street suffered its fifth consecutive decline Wednesday, November 19, 2025, as Nvidia’s much-anticipated earnings report failed to provide the catalyst bulls hoped would end the technology sector’s brutal selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 1.1% or 498.50 points to finish at 46,091.74 points, while the S&P 500 declined 0.8% or 55.09 points to […]

Lone Republican voted to protect pedophiles as house passes Epstein files bill 427-1 as Trump caves to political pressure after months of resistance

The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday, November 18, to force the Justice Department to release all information about the case it built against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, delivering a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump who spent months fighting to kill the legislation. The 427-1 vote came after a long campaign to circumvent House Republican […]

Tech meltdown extends to fourth straight day as Nvidia plunges 2.8% ahead of earnings, S&P 500 breaches 50-day moving average

Wall Street suffered its fourth consecutive decline Monday, November 17, as investors fled technology stocks ahead of Nvidia’s critical earnings report Wednesday and delayed employment data that could determine whether the Federal Reserve cuts rates in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 557.24 points, or 1.18%, to close at 46,590.24, while the S&P 500 […]

Trump defends Carlson’s interview with Fuentes as MAGA fractures over Indian American appointments

President Donald Trump defended former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday after the conservative commentator’s interview with right-wing commentator Nick Fuentes sparked a civil war within the Republican Party over the boundaries of acceptable political discourse. Trump told reporters in Florida that you can’t tell Carlson who to interview, stating if he wants to […]

Federal workers return to chaos as agencies scramble to process back pay, October jobs and inflation data likely lost forever

Federal employees returned to their offices Thursday, November 14, 2025, confronting mountains of paperwork and uncertainty about when they’ll receive back pay for the 43 days they worked without compensation during the longest government shutdown in American history. The government shutdown is over, but hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 […]