ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has named Brian Burch, a vocal critic of Pope Francis, as the US ambassador to the Vatican. “I am pleased to announce that Brian Burch will serve as the next United States Ambassador to the Holy See,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Burch is president of CatholicVote, an advocacy [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump Friday threatened to impose tariffs on the EU unless the bloc increases imports of US fossil fuels. “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Senate has passed pivotal legislation to fund the government through March 14 and avoid a government shutdown. The bill saw widespread support in the chamber for the American Relief Act of 2025, mirroring an earlier vote in the House of Representatives that also enjoyed bipartisan support. “There will be no...
More than 1 million foreign nationals, including people from nations reeling under terrorism, have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the Biden administration. As of Sept. 30, roughly 1,095,115 foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, and Lebanon, among others, were granted TPS, according to a new report by the Co...
A House committee has voted to publicly release a report detailing the findings of its investigation into former congressman Matt Gaetz. The Ethics Committee secretly held a vote earlier this month. The report is expected to be released after lawmakers wrap up their final votes of the year and leave Washington for the holiday break. […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House issued a stark warning to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening, telling them a government shutdown would result in widespread instability across the country as President-elect Donald Trump attempts to scuttle a funding deal. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that a shutdown “woul...
President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a pre-election day poll. The poll suggested Vice President Kamala Harris led Trump in Iowa by three points. Trump ultimately won the state by a 14-point margin. The lawsuit, filed in Iowa state court, accuses the pollster […...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – US lawmakers on Tuesday night reached a last-minute bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown, according to media reports. Current funding for major federal offices is set to expire at midnight on Friday, but Republicans and Democrats in Congress worked together to agree on a bill that would allow major...
With Donald Trump’s second term approaching, several federal judges are reversing their retirement plans, triggering outrage among Republicans. Judge James Wynn of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, along with district judges Algenon Marbley and Max Cogburn in North Carolina, rescinded their retirements, denying Trump vacancies to fill and til...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named his picks for ambassadors for Japan, the Dominican Republic, Austria, Luxembourg and Uruguay. “I am pleased to announce George Edward Glass as our next United States Ambassador to Japan,” said Trump on Truth Social. George served as ambassador to Portugal during T...
