Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa in what has become a flash point in bilateral relations …
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Comer: ‘It’s going to be difficult’ for Clintons to plead the Fifth
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHouse Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it would be “difficult” for former President Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to plead the Fifth …
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Oil is Trump’s weapon of mass coercion, and Europe is his next target
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhere Washington once nudged through markets and allies, it is now wielding oil openly as leverage.
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Nicki Minaj, Bessent team up in TikTok video promoting Trump Accounts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration jumped in on a viral TikTok trend on Tuesday, posting a video of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dancing with rapper Nicki Minaj to promote new investment accounts …
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McConnell hospitalized for flu-like symptoms, spokesperson says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) checked himself into the hospital on Monday evening for flu-like symptoms, his office confirmed Tuesday. A spokesperson for McConnell’s office said the 83-year-old senator began experiencing …
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Cassidy, Blunt Rochester grill NIH director on Denmark fixation: ‘That’s a crazy idea’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) on Tuesday questioned a top Trump health official on the administration modeling policy around Denmark, a largely homogeneous country of just …
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Punishing WHO, blinding ourselves: The high cost of a cheap exit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe have not just left a treaty; we have voluntarily blinded our own national security apparatus.
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House panel advances funding bill to reopen government, teeing up tight floor vote
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House Rules Committee on Monday night advanced legislation to end a partial government shutdown, teeing up what will be a tight vote on the House floor for House Republican …
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Maryland Democrats advance new congressional lines in state House
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMaryland Democrats advanced a new set of congressional lines that would eliminate the state’s one remaining GOP-held House seat on Monday. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 99-37 to advance …
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Live updates: Trump urges House to back funding package ending partial shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump on Monday urged House Republicans and Democrats to support the funding package to end the partial government shutdown. “We need to get the Government open, and I hope …