Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course?

Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course?

US President Joe Biden (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023. (Photo by GPO/ Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) GPO | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Visible tensions are appearing in the historically close relationship between the White House and Israel, as the war in Gaza becomes … Read more

Ukraine’s female soldiers are battling against Russians and sexism

Ukraine’s female soldiers are battling against Russians and sexism

Female members of the Ukrainian Army’s 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade train in different combat scenarios as they prepare to join the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on July 15, 2023.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images War, the military, combat, the frontline — all traditionally seen as a “man’s world” despite the many official and … Read more

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023. Kevin Wurm | Reuters President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which Biden sees … Read more

China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an official government work report released as part of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing. This year’s military budget announcement comes against the … Read more

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

A flurry of new 2024 presidential election polls have a common thread: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is leading incumbent President Joe Biden in a hypothetical November matchup. In four separate surveys released over the weekend by The New York Times/Siena College, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and CBS News/YouGov, Trump’s lead ranged from two … Read more

Congress unveils first six budget bills to avert government shutdown

Congress unveils first six budget bills to avert government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attend a Menorah lighting to celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah, in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Congressional lawmakers on Sunday released the details of the first six … Read more

‘Congress needs to get a spine’

‘Congress needs to get a spine’

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, flanked by U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during the President’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuked Republican claims that the border can be managed solely through President Joe Biden’s executive action, … Read more

Leonardo CEO says stupidity poses a bigger threat than AI

Leonardo CEO says stupidity poses a bigger threat than AI

Roberto Cingolani, chief executive officer of Leonardo SpA, during an interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chief executive of Italian defense group Leonardo said Friday that he’s more concerned about the “stupidity” of users of artificial intelligence rather than the threats posed by the technology itself. His comments … Read more

Republicans slam Defense Secretary Austin for hospitalization handling

Republicans slam Defense Secretary Austin for hospitalization handling

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing about his failure to disclose his cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 29, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Republicans grilled U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a hearing Thursday about the handling of his January … Read more

Putin could announce Russian troops will enter Transnistria region

Putin could announce Russian troops will enter Transnistria region

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his confidants for the 2024 election at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 31, 2024. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Speculation is mounting that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use his annual address to Russian lawmakers Thursday to announce that Russian troops will be sent to “protect” … Read more