Kim Jong Un shows off his nuclear facility and calls for ‘exponential’ increase in warheads
North Korea released first-ever photos of a uranium enrichment site on Thursday. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has been known to show off his nuclear bombs, but this week he revealed the facilities that create the key material that powers them. Kim
‘Paisans for Kamala’ event features De Niro, Pelosi blasting Trump on immigration
‘Buonasera Tutti,’ former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio toasted as he opened a three-hour ‘Paisans for Kamala’ virtual dinner this week in support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid headlined by staunch Trump critic Robert De Niro. De Blasio
The limits of Trump’s Springfield, Ohio, demagoguery
From quite literally the moment Donald Trump descended on the country’s presidential campaigns in 2015, he has made misinformation and demagoguery about migrant crime his political calling card. But even in that context, Trump’s comments about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio,
Putin threatens war with NATO as Russian military aircraft spotted off Alaska
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that his country will be ‘at war’ with NATO if the West lifts restrictions on its missiles in Ukraine. His announcement comes on the heels of Russian military aircraft being spotted flying off the coast
Johnson faces major leadership test as GOP wars over government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing his last critical leadership test of this year as congressional lawmakers grapple with a looming government shutdown deadline at the end of this month. The House Republican Conference is at odds over how to
Trump adviser Alina Habba hits campaign trail to attract Arab American support in swing state Michigan
Former President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, Alina Habba, has hit the campaign trail to attract Arab support in the key swing state of Michigan. Habba, who also is an attorney on Trump’s legal team, is a first generation American. Both of
Building on debate momentum, Harris works to gain ground in redder areas
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On the eve of her debate with Donald Trump, Kamala Harris’s advisers were anxious. Within a deeply calcified electorate, her poll numbers appeared to be plateauing. She was facing one of the most experienced presidential debaters in
Biden lashes out at Trump over false claims about Haitian migrants
President Joe Biden lashed out Friday at former president Donald Trump for his comments about a Springfield, Ohio, community that has seen an influx of Haitian migrants. “I want to take a moment to say something [about the] Haitian American community
Amazon hikes wages for contract delivery drivers as union pressures grow
Amazon is bumping its average national pay for contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour, up from $20.50 an hour, the company said Thursday. The wage increase is part of Amazon’s $2.1 billion investment this year into its delivery service partner program, which
49 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned to Kyiv in swap with Russia
Just under 50 Ukrainian soldiers were released into their nation’s custody in a prisoner swap with Russia this week. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the latest swap on Friday, stating that 49 Ukrainians were brought home via the swap mediated by the