California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris both remarked in the past few days that they’re keeping their options open for potential 2028 presidential runs.  ‘Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,’ Newsom told ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’ when asked if he would give ‘serious thought’ to Read More

Next week’s governor races may tell us more about where the shutdown fight is headed than the shutdown itself will show about those elections. While the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia will look largely untouched by the lapse in government funding, their results could serve as a Read More

President Donald Trump is cozying up with top ally Japan’s emperor and new prime minister Monday ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Trump sat down with Japanese Emperor Naruhito, the nation’s symbolic leader, at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. On Tuesday, Read More

In the view of Avik Roy — one of the first and most vocal critics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare — Republicans and Democrats alike have missed the mark in the healthcare debate that has dragged the government into a 24-day shutdown. ‘Both sides are wrong,’ Avik Read More

The U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile would put Moscow well within target range if President Donald Trump were to fulfill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request. The Tomahawk has long been one of the most recognizable weapons in America’s arsenal. At $2 million per missile and $6 million per Read More

Former President Joe Biden suggested that the U.S. is currently facing ‘dark days.’ During a ceremony where he was honored with a lifetime achievement award for inspired leadership from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Biden described the current state of affairs as the ‘worst’ he has seen in his Read More

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said China has been conducting training missions in the western Pacific aimed at limiting U.S. and allied military access. The exercises reflect Beijing’s effort to expand its anti-access/area-denial, or A2/AD, capabilities – a strategy meant to keep opposing forces from entering Read More

The Trump administration is warning that millions of Americans could lose out on federal food benefits within days if Democrats do not accept Republicans’ plan to end the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it does not have the ability to independently reshuffle funds into the Read More

President Donald Trump discussed the results of a recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan he had with reporters on Air Force One while on his way to Tokyo on Monday. ‘It was perfect, yeah,’ he said. ‘I mean, I gave you the full results. We had an MRI and the Read More

President Donald Trump is shifting his attention to key allies Japan and South Korea as his Asia tour enters its next phase, with trade, regional security and military cooperation expected to top his agenda this week. Trump’s five-day Asia tour will include talks with Japan’s newly elected Prime Read More