President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department next month, and Jonathan Pratt, the Bureau of African Affairs deputy assistant secretary, will take his position.“After a long and distinguished career, the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Senior Bureau Official Ambassador Troy Fitrell is retiring as planned,” [...]

As the federal government shutdown approaches its fourth week, pressure is mounting inside the Democratic Party to find a way out of the impasse that has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees unpaid and key social programs at risk of disruption. The shutdown — now widely referred to by critics as the “Schumer Shutdown” [...]

Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf has granted a motion allowing Tyler Robinson to wear civilian clothing during court appearances as his trial moves forward. Robinson is accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, last month. Graf ruled that the defendant “shall be dressed as one who is [...]

With just over a week remaining before Election Day, New York City’s mayoral race has tightened significantly. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani’s lead over former Governor Andrew Cuomo has narrowed from 20 points in September to 10 points. According to the survey, Mamdani has the support of 44% of [...]

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani faces two criminal referrals filed Tuesday by a campaign finance watchdog alleging he accepted illegal donations from foreign contributors. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation submitted the referrals to the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, accusing Mamdani of potential violations of the Federal [...]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on the “Raging Moderates” podcast Friday that she was genuinely heartened by President Donald Trump’s recent dealings with NATO and the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations. NATO members agreed in June to boost their defense spending from 2 percent of gross domestic product to 5 percent by 2035 after Trump [...]

Senate Republicans have confirmed more than 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single session — one of the largest confirmation waves in modern history and a defining moment in the administration’s ongoing efforts to reshape federal leadership. The move came after months of partisan gridlock and followed a key procedural shift that allowed [...]

President Donald Trump has revealed that he underwent an MRI during his most recent medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this month and that the results came back “perfect,” pushing back on recent speculation about his health from major media outlets. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to [...]

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a U.S. military operation in the Caribbean this week destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine,” killing two suspected narco-terrorists and capturing two others. Trump, who also ordered the release of video footage of the strike, said a statement posted to Truth Social that the vessel was carrying mostly “fentanyl and other [...]

In a major shakeup for Kentucky politics, State Senator Robin Webb has announced she is leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republican Party, citing deep ideological differences and frustration with her former party’s leftward shift. The move, first reported by Fox News, marks a significant setback for Democrats in a state where they have [...]