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Trump refuses to rule out striking Venezuela. What’s next for Trump’s war on drugs?

Trump refuses to rule out striking Venezuela. What’s next for Trump’s war on drugs?


October 13, 2025
President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented war against cartels and has threatened narco-terrorists, saying he will ‘blow you out of existence’ as his administration seeks to curb the influx of drugs into the U.S.  The White House sent lawmakers a memo Sept. 30 informing them that the U.S. is now participating in a ‘non-international […]
Thatcher at 100: Lessons in civility, strength and enduring alliances

Thatcher at 100: Lessons in civility, strength and enduring alliances


October 13, 2025
Monday marks the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth – an occasion that brings together leaders and supporters from across the Atlantic to pay tribute to her life.  We at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute are honored to participate in the celebration, an occasion that also invites us to reflect on her legacy and connection with Ronald Reagan in the context of our modern era. Namely, what made her partnership with President Reagan so effective, and what might it teach […]
Trump starts week in Middle East, overseeing historic peace agreement

Trump starts week in Middle East, overseeing historic peace agreement


October 13, 2025
President Donald Trump will spend the first part of the week in the Middle East to oversee a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, a landmark agreement expected to end the two-year war in Gaza and bring home the remaining hostages. Before boarding Air Force One, Trump told reporters that the hostages could be […]
Trump says Hamas may release 20 hostages ‘a little bit early’ as he heads to Middle East

Trump says Hamas may release 20 hostages ‘a little bit early’ as he heads to Middle East


October 13, 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Hamas may release the 20 hostages it is holding ‘a little bit early.’ Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, where he was asked about the latest on the hostages and when they might be released. ‘So, they have the hostages — […]
Squad 2.0: Meet America’s next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party’s future

Squad 2.0: Meet America’s next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party’s future


October 13, 2025
Galvanized by President Donald Trump’s sweeping second-term agenda, a new generation of progressive Democrats is working to redefine the party’s future. The original ‘Squad,’ a group of young, left-wing lawmakers, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 as a referendum on Trump’s first term.  Now, with Trump […]
Instead of impeachment, Dems are using Article II challenges to impede Trump this time

Instead of impeachment, Dems are using Article II challenges to impede Trump this time


October 13, 2025
Democrats tenaciously working to thwart the second Trump administration seemingly have thrown out their playbook from the president’s first administration — abandoning repeated attempts to impeach President Donald Trump in favor of broadening their focus on leveraging Article II of the Constitution to impede MAGA policies.  Democrats, since the early days of Trump’s second presidency, […]
Trump heralds ‘golden age of the Middle East’ in address to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages come home

Trump heralds ‘golden age of the Middle East’ in address to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages come home


October 13, 2025
President Donald Trump thanked Israeli lawmakers for their enthusiastic welcome in the Knesset on Monday as the nation celebrated the release of all 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity. ‘After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families,’ Trump said. ‘Twenty-eight more precious loved […]
Netanyahu calls Trump Israel’s ‘greatest friend’ as final living hostages released

Netanyahu calls Trump Israel’s ‘greatest friend’ as final living hostages released


October 13, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday praised President Donald Trump as the ‘greatest friend’ Israel has ever had, as Hamas released the last 20 living hostages under the new peace deal. ‘No American president has ever done more for Israel,’ Netanyahu said. ‘It ain’t even close.’ He thanked Trump for ‘standing up for Israel’ […]
Biden undergoes radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says

Biden undergoes radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says


October 12, 2025
Former President Joe Biden is entering a new phase of treatment for the prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in May. Biden is now undergoing radiation therapy, a spokesperson for the former president told Fox News on Saturday. Previously, he had been receiving routine scans, the spokesperson added.  ‘As part of a treatment plan for […]
Hamas co-founder snaps after being questioned on Oct 7 aftermath: ‘Go to hell’

Hamas co-founder snaps after being questioned on Oct 7 aftermath: ‘Go to hell’


October 12, 2025
A prominent Hamas leader lost his temper and stormed off from a live interview after being pressed on the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — and the devastating impact of the subsequent war in Gaza. Mousa Abu Marzouk, Hamas’ longtime foreign-relations chief and a co-founder of the terror group, tried to justify his organization’s crimes by […]
Trump’s week in review: President secures historic peace deal to bring hostages home as shutdown continues

Trump’s week in review: President secures historic peace deal to bring hostages home as shutdown continues


October 12, 2025
President Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas this week that will end the war in Gaza and return the hostages, two years after the terrorist network attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023 — all while the U.S. government remains in a shutdown due to a stalemate in the Senate.  The president […]
New York Republicans blast Schumer, Gillibrand over shutdown: ‘You’ve abdicated your responsibility’

New York Republicans blast Schumer, Gillibrand over shutdown: ‘You’ve abdicated your responsibility’


October 12, 2025
Republicans in New York’s congressional delegation are pressing their two Democratic senators to end the ongoing government shutdown, casting their opposition to the GOP’s funding bill as ‘radical and harmful’ to residents of the Empire State. The government shutdown has entered its eleventh day with Republicans and Democrats still unable to agree on a path […]
I was kidnapped by Boko Haram, and survived. No thanks to the West’s silence

I was kidnapped by Boko Haram, and survived. No thanks to the West’s silence


October 12, 2025
Two years ago, I was kidnapped by Boko Haram. They held me captive, and every day I prayed that I would see my family again. By a miracle of God, I was able to escape.  Sadly, most Christians who are captured by this terrible organization never live to tell their stories. And unless the West […]
Trump directs Hegseth to pay troops during ongoing government shutdown standoff as he rails against Schumer

Trump directs Hegseth to pay troops during ongoing government shutdown standoff as he rails against Schumer


October 12, 2025
President Donald Trump railed against Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown Saturday, and said he is directing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to make sure military service members get paid next week.  ‘Chuck Schumer recently said, ‘Every day gets better’ during their Radical Left Shutdown,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘I DISAGREE! If nothing is […]
Hamas co-founder snaps after being questioned on Oct. 7 aftermath: ‘Go to hell’

Hamas co-founder snaps after being questioned on Oct. 7 aftermath: ‘Go to hell’


October 12, 2025
A prominent Hamas leader lost his temper and stormed off from a live interview after being pressed on the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and the devastating subsequent war in Gaza. Mousa Abu Marzouk, Hamas’ longtime foreign relations chief and a co-founder of the terror group, tried to justify his organization’s crimes by saying Hamas ‘fulfilled […]