US approves $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, angering China
The US said it had approved $11.1 billion in arms-sales packages for Taiwan, a show of support from Washington as...
Trump orders “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela
President Trump on Tuesday ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in a major...
White House sends angry message to Israel over killing of Hamas commander
President Trump was frustrated at an Israeli operation to kill a top Hamas commander without giving the US prior notice,...
US offers Ukraine security guarantee in effort to break peace-talks deadlock
The US pledged to protect Ukraine from any future Russian attack, US officials said, offering to support European security guarantees...
Terrorist attack in Australia targeting Jews kills at least 16
Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah event Sunday on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in what officials called a terrorist attack...
Israeli military says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza
Israel’s military said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza City on Saturday, the most senior military leader of...
Zelensky’s front line visit shows Ukraine’s resilience
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a dramatic statement of defiance on Friday, releasing a video filmed on the edge of a besieged...
Democrats’ proposal to extend Obamacare subsidies fails in the Senate
A Democratic effort to extend federal health-insurance subsidies failed in the Senate on Thursday, with just weeks to go until...
Fed cuts rate by quarter point
Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates at their third consecutive meeting, but signaled little appetite for more amid unusual internal...
President Trump calls European leaders “weak”
President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people in an interview with POLITICO,...
Supreme Court looks poised to give Trump more power to fire federal officials
The Supreme Court seemed poised Monday to expand the President’s power to fire the heads of many regulatory agencies, even...
Despite recent challenges, President Trump’s approval ratings are higher than Bush’s and Obama’s were at this point in their second terms
President Donald Trump has had a challenging last couple months. Republican losses in special elections in November in Virginia, New...