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Federal Judge Allows $5B Empire Wind Project Off Long Island to Resume

A federal judge ruled that the $5B Empire Wind project off Long Island can resume construction after the Trump administration tried to halt it. * Judge Carl Nichols said the stop-work order would cause “irreparable harm.” * The Interior Department had paused the project over unspecified national security concerns. * Equinor said the project is […]

NYC Mayor Mamdani Defies Trump Threat to Cut Funds Over Sanctuary City Policy

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing a firm line against the White House after Donald Trump threatened to cut off federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities, a move that could put their unlikely political détente to the test. Speaking Wednesday at a Brooklyn event unrelated to immigration, Mamdani said he has already pushed […]

U.S. Seizes Sixth Sanctioned Oil Tanker in Caribbean as Trump Tightens Grip on Venezuela

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social […]

Poll Shows Trump Struggling to Convince Americans the Economy Is Working

President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful. You wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers. An AP-NORC poll from January found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance as president. That’s virtually unchanged from March 2025, shortly after he took office for the second time. The new poll from The Associated Press-NORC […]

White House: Trump’s Meeting With Machado Was Positive

WH Press Sec. on President Trumps’ meeting with María Corina Machado: “I know the President was looking forward to this meeting and he was expecting it to be a good and positive discussion…”

PM Netanyahu Honors ZAKA for Humanitarian Work During Operation “Am Kelavi”

Prime Minister Netanyahu met today in his Jerusalem office with the leadership of ZAKA and presented them with a certificate of appreciation for their work during Operation “Am Kelavi.” Netanyahu thanked ZAKA for its extraordinary humanitarian work during some of Israel’s most challenging moments, praising its deep sense of mission.

Massive Snowfall Buries Towns in Russia’s Far East

A resident of Russia’s Primorsky Krai in the country’s far east showed what his hometown looks like after massive snowfalls. Snow drifts have risen halfway up buildings after unprecedented snowfall across the region.

Trump Blames Ukraine For Holding Up Peace Deal With Russia; Kremlin Enthusiastically Concurs

Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s view that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal to end the almost four years of fighting since Russia invaded its neighbor, a Kremlin official said Thursday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “Yes, we can agree with it, it’s indeed so.” His comments came after Trump said in […]

White House Deflects Question on Possible Insurrection Act Use

REPORTER: What would it take for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act? LEAVITT: Look, that’s only a question frankly the president can answer. The president’s post spoke loud and clear to Democrats across this country, elected officials who are using their platforms to encourage violence.

White House Touts Rising Home Sales and Falling Mortgage Rates

WH Press Sec.: “Existing home sales in December rose so their fastest pace in three years… mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level in years. As of last Friday, rates for the average 30-year mortgage are down more than one full percentage point. Because of the significant declines, monthly housing payments are now at […]

White House Highlights Economic Gains Under Trump

WATCH: WH Press Sec. lays out some recent economic progress under President Trump: “The overwhelmingly positive economic data released this week underscores the significant progress the President has already delivered.”

IDF Demolishes Home of Chevron Terrorist Who Carried Out Deadly Gush Etzion Attack

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday it demolished overnight the Chevron home of Imran al-Atrash, the terrorist behind a deadly ramming-and-stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction last November. According to the military, troops from the Yehuda Regional Brigade carried out the operation in Chevron during overnight hours. Al-Atrash and another terrorist struck the busy West […]

President Trump Unveils Outlines of “Great Healthcare Plan” As Insurance Premiums Soar And Subsidies Lapse

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up as Republicans have faced increasing pressure to address rising health costs after lawmakers let subsidies expire. The cornerstone is his proposal to send money directly to Americans for health savings accounts so they can handle insurance and health costs as […]

Netanyahu, Arab States Urged Trump to Delay Strike on Iran

According to The New York Times, Prime Minister Netanyahu has asked President Trump to postpone any U.S. attack on Iran, a senior U.S. official told the Times on Thursday. The report says Arab nations in the region are also urging Trump not to strike Iran, as the White House has been discussing possible military action […]

Lawmakers Propose $2.5B Critical Minerals Agency as U.S. Scrambles to Cut China Reliance

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to spur production of rare earths and the other critical minerals, while the Trump administration has already taken aggressive actions to break China’s grip on the market for these materials that are crucial to high-tech products, including cellphones, electric vehicles, jet fighters […]

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