A senior Trump official has boasted that Americans' credit card spending is "through the roof" as millions across the country grapple with soaring costs of living including high gas prices, a slow job market and inflation. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett made the stunning remark to Fox News Wednesday in response to an initial question about the jobs outlook for the rest of the year.
North Korea has significantly tamped down its hostility toward South Korea in its recently revised constitution, while maintaining leader Kim Jong-un's stance on treating the Koreas as two states, Seoul's spy agency said Thursday.
OpEd: Thousands of miles from the Persian Gulf, economic and political shrapnel from the Iran war has left longtime American allies nervous about the staying power and stability of their partnerships with the United States.
The agency's top official told lawmakers that the "vast majority" of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn't get through.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern on Wednesday about the public perception of the Supreme Court as an institution driven primarily by political outcomes rather than the law at a time when some prominent voices have raised questions about the top U.S. judicial body's legitimacy.
A confidential CIA analysis delivered to administration policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least three to four months before facing more severe economic hardship, four people familiar with the document said, a finding that appears to raise new questions about President Donald Trump's optimism on ending the war.
Four months after masked federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis, New York leaders announced a plan to implement some of the strictest rules for immigration officials of any state in the country.
The new law, signed this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, terminates the overfunded pension account at the end of June 2029. It would then reinstate the fund, leaving 110% of what the state expects to owe its members. As of June 2024, the fund was 160% funded. By 2029, it's expected to reach more than 200%. This move is expected to sweep nearly $4 billion from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' System Plan 1, or LEOFF 1, with that surplus put into a separate pot where it could potentially cover general state expenses. Read more
Today is day 69 of the Iran war. Read more
While the IDF has been intensifying its brutal operations in Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, photos of an IDF soldier smoking while putting a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary surfaced, the latest IDF effrontery against Christianity.
IDF Sacrileges and Looting Will Continue
Physical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Wednesday. Why it matters: An overall decline in anti-Jewish harassment and vandalism didn't extend to a reduction in violence. Read more
May 6, 2026
Stephen Colbert travels to Chicago to interview former President Barack Obama at the newly-completed Obama Presidential Center.
Watch as they discuss the president's love for Chicago, his long-term hopes for his legacy, and which presidential powers are ripe for abuse.
Keep watching for three more segments with President Obama and grab tickets to the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center starting May 6th.
The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room. 17,000 pounds of analog evidence and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and his association with Donald Trump.
Acquitted killer Kyle Rittenhouse said he was hospitalized after a venomous spider bite on Wednesday.
The right-wing darling, who was acquitted of murdering two people and shooting another with an AR-15-style rifle during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest when he was 17, shared photos of himself in the hospital and where the apparent spider bite was located on his leg.
Tennessee-based Pentecostal televangelist Perry Stone and founder of Perry Stone Ministries, claimed that his friend told him a group of pastors were recently briefed by US officials to prepare their congregations for the disclosure of UFOs and extra-terrestrials.
"They're here!"
FORT COLLINS, Colo. " A man accused of killing one person and injuring a dozen more in a firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators showing support for Israeli hostages in Gaza plans to plead guilty this week to murder and other charges, according to court documents.
