In Syria, U.S. Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan
American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and moderate hand.
As Roy Cooper’s Term Ends in North Carolina, He’s Cagey About His Future
In an interview, Roy Cooper spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and Democratic speculation that he might run for Senate or for president.
‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary says half of Canadians favor Trump’s proposal for Canada to join the US
O’Leary’s interest in unifying the US and Canada comes after Trump, 78, has repeatedly suggested in recent weeks that Canada should become “our 51st State.”
State Department’s Global Engagement Center — accused of pushing censorship to combat online ‘disinformation’ — shuts down
Evidence showed that the GEC pressured US social media platforms early in the pandemic to censor Americans, purportedly to counter online “disinformation” — such as theories that the virus leaked out of a lab in China.
The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official.
Vladimir Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential meeting with Trump
Putin, during a wide-ranging end-of-year news conference in Moscow, claimed that he hasn’t spoken to Trump in years and that there are no current plans for a meeting – but if they do talk, he’s ready to make “compromises” to end the war in the former Soviet state.
Hochul signs NY law that will charge $75B to oil, gas and coal companies for climate change — but critics say customers will pick up tab
Gov. Kathy Hochul approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to fork over a staggering $75 billion to the state for spewing carbon emissions and contributing to climate change.
Spy bosses ‘silenced’ Defense Department, FBI scientists from briefing Biden on COVID lab leak evidence
Key proponents of the COVID-19 lab leak origins theory were reportedly left out of a major August 2021 briefing President Biden had ordered to apprise him and his aides of how the pandemic began.
Jen Psaki scolds Democrats for snubbing young, ‘media-savvy’ AOC from key committee post
Psaki, 46, argued that Democrats missed a “big opportunity” to implement some of the key takeaways from the 2024 election by snubbing the 35-year-old, “media-savvy” congresswoman.