Trump risks losing key voter base with opposition to Arizona abortion law, pro-lifers say

Former President Trump’s opposition to a strict abortion ban in Arizona has put him at odds with pro-life and Christian activists, who represent a voter base key to his presidential election effort.  Last week, the Trump presidential campaign released a statement saying that states should decide how to regulate abortion. Days later, that position was […]

Homicides Plunge in Major Cities

The number of homicides has sharply fallen in most major cities in the U.S. – the fastest plunge in decades, according to information compiled by a crime-data analyst.[#item_full_content]

House Report: CCP’s Tax Rebates Help Fund US Fentanyl Crisis

The Chinese Communist Party is helping to fund the U.S. fentanyl crisis through tax rebates and other financial incentives that subsidize companies that make and export materials used to make the drug, according to a House panel report released Tuesday.[#item_full_content]

Report: Fraud Costs Government Hundreds of Billions

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan agency that reports to Congress, said in a release Tuesday that the federal government could lose $233 billion to $521 billion annually due to fraud.[#item_full_content]

Speaker Johnson: ‘Absurd’ That Someone Would Move to Vacate

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed the gathering threat within the GOP on Tuesday to oust him from his House leadership role. “I am not resigning and it is in my view an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion,” Johnson said, according to ABC News.[#item_full_content]

Ahead of Olympic Games, Paris grapples with security, transportation preparations

The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated, mounting security concerns already have had an impact on […]

Putin shared surprising advice with Iranian counterpart following unprecedented attack on Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined international calls for cool heads in the Middle East as tensions remain high following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend.  “Vladimir Putin expressed hope that all sides would show reasonable restraint and prevent a new round of confrontation fraught with catastrophic consequences for the entire region,” the Kremlin […]