Hegseth responds to Trump’s cancellation of livestream: ‘deterrent effect’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will receive the death he “deserves” during his public execution in December. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring more than 30…
Partisan gap on election confidence narrows as midterm elections approach, new poll finds
Democratic and Republican voters now have similar levels of confidence in elections, according to a new Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday. The surveywhich asked registered voters their expectations for how well the midterm elections will be…
Rick Jackson is the Georgia Republicans’ best hope. Donald Trump could get in the way.
Georgia Republicans are counting on Rick Jackson to save them from being erased in November – if the president Donald Trump don’t get in the way. The healthcare billionaire and political newcomer has spent nearly $200 million since he entered…
Australian lawmaker attacked with car has legs amputated, husband says
Australian MP Helen Haines had both legs amputated after being hit by a car outside her election office, her husband said Wednesday, as the man accused of the attack appeared in court. Doctors amputated Haines’ left leg after the alleged attacker…
Russia releases retired US teacher as Trump envoy meets Putin
Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries as Washington pressures kyiv to accept a deal ending Moscow’s war. News of Hubbard’s release came as U.S. envoy…
Trump sued for tariffs of more than 50% against Canada in latest trade challenge
A new lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges President Donald Trump’s invocation of a Great Depression-era law to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian products. In July, Trump used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose high tariffs on…
Zelensky, Rubio discuss critical military systems amid US-Ukraine tensions
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed tensions in U.S.-Ukraine relations with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call Oct. 20, the Ukrainian president said. The conversation comes as kyiv accuses Washington of using military aid and access…
Thousands of California voters received duplicate mail-in ballots
The elections office in Tulare County, in the Central Valley, was suddenly inundated with questions from confused voters. On the afternoon of October 13, residents began calling and showing up in person at the Visalia voter registration office, fearing…
Russia releases 74-year-old American after Trump envoy’s visit
Stephen Hubbard, an American imprisoned in Russia for more than four years for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, was released after a visit by US special envoy Steve Witkoff to St. Petersburg. Hubbard, a retired Michigan teacher, was designated by the…
US restores intelligence in Ukraine as Witkoff presents peace proposals to Putin
Sharing American intelligence with Ukraine for early warnings in the event of a Russian attack is working again, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, October 20, following discussions in Oslo, Norway. Kyiv had already gone a week without US…