NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lauded President Donald Trump’s efforts to push NATO allies to increase defense spending, amid efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% and 5% gross domestic product — and has made it clear that European nations […]Read More
President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S. The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry Thursday and which come just days after Iran rebuffed Trump’s push to engage in nuclear negotiations, will coincide with […]Read More
President Donald Trump, taking questions from reporters on Thursday, touted that ‘a lot of great things are happening.’ But Americans, nearly eight weeks into Trump’s second tour of duty in the White House, seem divided on the job he’s doing steering the country. Trump’s approval rating stood in negative territory at 42%-53% among registered voters […]Read More
Donatella Versace announced Thursday that she is stepping down as chief creative officer of Versace, ending her nearly 30-year-long stint at the Italian luxury fashion empire’s helm. Versace, 69, took on the role to lead the luxury fashion house after her brother and its founder, Gianni Versace, was fatally gunned down outside his Miami Beach mansion […]Read More
Spirit Airlines is out of bankruptcy, hitting its target to emerge in the first quarter, after a crippling few years. CEO Ted Christie says the carrier is leaner and ready to take on competitors, including rival Southwest Airlines. Earlier this week, Southwest shocked customers by announcing it will start charging for checked bags for the first time in its half-century […]Read More
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is holding out ‘hope’ that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine as the first step to ending the brutal three-year-long war. ‘We know where we are with Ukraine,’ he told reporters while speaking from the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. ‘Hopefully they’ll do the […]Read More
Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., erupted over Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) while delivering remarks to colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee. During a markup of bills related to providing the House with information on DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems and the Social Security Administration, Larson turned red […]Read More
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) calling for an investigation into ActBlue, the main fundraising platform for the Democratic Party, over concerns the platform had ‘been used to skirt the integrity of federal campaign finance laws.’ ‘In 2024, President Biden’s Treasury Department found hundreds of suspicious […]Read More
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was heard screaming inside Democratic senators’ private lunch on Thursday amid ongoing debate over the looming government shutdown. Democrats remained tight-lipped as they left the meeting, which lasted over an hour, but Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters: ‘You’ll hear from me soon.’ Senate Democrats are in disagreement over how to […]Read More
The gold price reached yet another record high on Thursday (March 13), breaking US$2,975 per ounce. The precious metal has seen significant momentum since the start of the year. Recent US consumer and producer price index data released on Wednesday (March 12) and Thursday shows that inflation has become stuck, adding more fuel to recession […]Read More
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