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Senate leaves Washington as government shutdown nears 3rd week, military pay at risk

Senate leaves Washington as government shutdown nears 3rd week, military pay at risk


October 10, 2025
The Senate is set to leave town on Friday until early next week as neither side is ready to give in the ongoing government shutdown stalemate. Lawmakers voted deep into the night on Thursday on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which advanced on a largely bipartisan vote. But the $925 billion package, which authorizes […]
Trump’s grand peace strategy is bearing fruit, in Middle East and around the world

Trump’s grand peace strategy is bearing fruit, in Middle East and around the world


October 10, 2025
President Donald Trump turned heads when he signed a recent executive order promising to defend the state of Qatar from attack and – in so doing – protect U.S. interests. The language of the order is clear: if Qatar is attacked, ‘the United States shall take all lawful and appropriate measures – including diplomatic, economic, and, […]
High-ranking Democrats admit to knowingly abandoning women

High-ranking Democrats admit to knowingly abandoning women


October 10, 2025
Nothing woke America up to the realities of gender ideology quicker than the photo of Riley Gaines standing next to her National Championship opponent, a 6’1′ male towering over her with his broad shoulders and smoldering grin. You felt it in your bones – this isn’t right.  The moment sparked a nationwide campaign to try and convince everyday Americans that this […]
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, despite calls for Trump to receive the award

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, despite calls for Trump to receive the award


October 10, 2025
The Nobel Committee awarded this year’s peace prize to Maria Corina Machado amid calls for President Donald Trump to receive the award in the wake of his brokering a historic deal between Israel and Hamas.  Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, was described as a ‘brave and committed champion of peace’ by Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair […]
Senate advances 2026 defense bill after weeks of delay as shutdown drags on

Senate advances 2026 defense bill after weeks of delay as shutdown drags on


October 10, 2025
The Senate advanced its version of a colossal package to authorize funding for the Pentagon on Thursday in the midst of the ongoing government shutdown. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which had been gathering dust as lawmakers worked to break through holds on the bill for over a month, advanced in the upper […]
Fairways, friendship and a $6 billion deal: How Finland’s president found a partner in Trump

Fairways, friendship and a $6 billion deal: How Finland’s president found a partner in Trump


October 10, 2025
When President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb sealed their latest trade agreement on Thursday, it wasn’t just a handshake for 11 rugged ships.  It was another sign of a friendship that’s quickly turning into strategy. Where other European leaders have tried to win Trump’s respect through policy and persuasion, Stubb chose the fairway. […]
GOP senators back Russ Vought’s hardball shutdown strategy as standoff intensifies

GOP senators back Russ Vought’s hardball shutdown strategy as standoff intensifies


October 10, 2025
Senate Republicans are taking a hands-off approach to threats from White House budget chief Russ Vought, arguing that his pressure on Senate Democrats to reopen the government, for now, is warranted. Away from the gridlock on Capitol Hill, Vought, who is the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has made moves to […]
Greta Thunberg slammed for using image of starved Israeli hostage to show Palestinians suffering in Gaza

Greta Thunberg slammed for using image of starved Israeli hostage to show Palestinians suffering in Gaza


October 9, 2025
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using an image of an emaciated Israeli hostage in an Instagram post allegedly showing Palestinians suffering. The post read, ‘The suffering of Palestinian prisoners is not a matter of opinion — it is a fact of systemic cruelty and dehumanization. Humanity cannot be selective. Justice cannot have […]
Trump teases trip to the Middle East as Gaza peace deal talks continue

Trump teases trip to the Middle East as Gaza peace deal talks continue


October 9, 2025
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he might make a trip to the Middle East as Gaza peace negotiations continue.  ‘I may go there, sometime toward the end of the week. Maybe on Sunday, actually, and we’ll see,’ Trump said Wednesday from the White House as he kicked off a roundtable discussion event focused on the […]
Screaming match erupts between Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Lawler as government shutdown chaos continues

Screaming match erupts between Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Lawler as government shutdown chaos continues


October 9, 2025
Tensions erupted on Capitol Hill Wednesday as two members of the House of Representatives got into a screaming match on the eighth day of the 2025 government shutdown. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., outside the latter’s news conference over a bipartisan compromise on enhanced ObamaCare subsidies, a key flashpoint […]
UK faces backlash over mandatory Digital ID — could US be next?

UK faces backlash over mandatory Digital ID — could US be next?


October 9, 2025
More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition as of Wednesday, calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system over concerns it will lead to ‘mass surveillance and digital control.’ The ID program, dubbed ‘Brit Card’ and announced last week by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is set to be […]
Senate GOP resists ‘nuclear option’ as Dem shutdown standoff deepens

Senate GOP resists ‘nuclear option’ as Dem shutdown standoff deepens


October 9, 2025
Senate Republicans aren’t ready to go ‘nuclear’ again to change the rules around the Senate filibuster as Senate Democrats dig deeper against the GOP’s push to reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republicans need at least eight Democrats to cross the aisle and vote for their continuing resolution (CR) to pass […]
GOP senator demands FBI reveal if surveillance went beyond Jack Smith’s phone tracking

GOP senator demands FBI reveal if surveillance went beyond Jack Smith’s phone tracking


October 9, 2025
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is demanding information from the FBI on whether she has been subjected to additional surveillance, following revelations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith tracked her phone calls, calling the action ‘one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history.’  Fox News Digital first reported Monday that […]
Ardently pro-Israel Dem Sen. John Fetterman congratulates Trump for ‘historic peace plan’

Ardently pro-Israel Dem Sen. John Fetterman congratulates Trump for ‘historic peace plan’


October 9, 2025
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a staunch supporter of Israel, congratulated President Donald Trump on Wednesday shortly after the commander in chief announced in a Truth Social post that Hamas and Israel agreed to phase one of a peace plan. Fetterman said that he and the president are both unflinchingly committed to the U.S. […]
Israel-Hamas peace deal reached soon after Trump says it’s ‘very close’ in White House note pass with Rubio

Israel-Hamas peace deal reached soon after Trump says it’s ‘very close’ in White House note pass with Rubio


October 9, 2025
President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a note indicating the United States is ‘very close to a deal in the Middle East,’ a revelation he made Wednesday at the White House during a roundtable on Antifa. ‘Yeah, I was just given a note by the Secretary of State saying that […]