US allies apprehensive after capricious Trump changes tune at Nato summit

Sudden shift may be linked to affinity for Erdoğan but what might be consequences of erratic behavior towards alliance? Donald Trump’s relationship with Washington’s Nato allies is nobody’s idea of a happy marriage. But the US president’s volatile performance at the western military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara this week seemed extreme, even by Trumpian … Read more

Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to past Trump health concerns

Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear escalated his pressure campaign against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Saturday, demanding the longtime Republican senator from the Bluegrass State reveal his undisclosed medical condition as questions mount over the 84-year-old’s ability to serve. In a post on X, Beshear connected his recent push for the lawmaker’s transparency to past national … Read more

‘Die Hard’ actor Robert Davi blasts Mamdani after NYC map omits Little Italy

“Die Hard” actor Robert Davi blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Friday after a city map highlighting immigrant enclaves omitted Little Italy. The “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” map resurfaced on social media earlier this week after users pointed out it omitted Little Italy, as well as historically Jewish and Irish neighborhoods, despite highlighting … Read more

Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for father’s killing

Iranian state media reports that the Revolutionary Guard says the Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice. It comes as Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is vowing revenge for his father’s killing, saying it is the “demand” of his country. Khamenei has not been seen since he was severely injured when the war … Read more

Trump-aligned House holdouts accused of holding ‘life-saving’ veterans bill ‘hostage’ over SAVE America Act

A sweeping veterans package supporters describe as the largest expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more than a decade is expected to return to the House floor when lawmakers come back from the July recess, but backers warn the legislation could once again become collateral damage in the Republican standoff over the SAVE … Read more

Harvard astronomer tapped to lead White House UFO council says US government ‘baffled by what they are seeing’

Avi Loeb, the Harvard astronomer who was chosen last month by the White House to lead a UFO advisory council, believes he was brought on because federal officials are “baffled” by the many unidentified objects the U.S. military has captured over the past several decades. Loeb, known for arguing that alien spacecraft may have already … Read more