The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this … Read More
Dec. 2 (UPI) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday where he was set to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce new funding for Ukraine. Scholze said he would announce $684 million in … Read More
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to force the adoption of next year’s social security budget plan. In retaliation, opposition parties from the left and far right are threatening his government with … Read More
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the opposition, the Turkish foreign minister said Monday. At a joint … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We can hardly believe what has happened. The snow-globe has been turned upside down and it’s raining blessings. Putin says Trump is in danger of assassination. But they missed their opportunity, and maybe it’s too late. Trump’s … Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days. The policy — which … Read More
Nov. 22 (UPI) — A draft finance deal Friday at the U.N. COP29 climate and environment talks proposed wealthy nations give $250 billion a year to poorer nations in climate funding. Developing countries, however, called for more money with negotiations in … Read More
ussia will enact a “more powerful” response to strikes on its territory, a Russian government official said Friday. In a post on his Telegram channel, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote in response to Ukraine‘s use of ATACMS missiles provided by the U.S. … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We can follow it too closely. We can’t live or die based on the outcome of some pick for high office or other. Here comes the chess game we can’t always understand. But now it begins. The … Read More
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of workers marched through the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday as part of a 24-hour general strike called by labor unions to protest the rising cost of living and timed to coincide with the government … Read More