President Donald Trump‘s administration is asking Americans and international allies of the United States to make sacrifices. Trump, trying to fulfill his longtime promise of fighting the Chinese Communist Party‘s existential threat, has imposed the highest tariff rates in a century on U.S. consumers and pressured allies to wrap up wars against Russia and Iranian
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 11 that he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of election machine tampering in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 election. The presidential pardon of the Republican former officeholder appears to be symbolic. The Pardons Clause of the U.S. Constitution says the president has the
The House passed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 10, tying the defense bill to several provisions aimed at curbing the Chinese communist regime’s influence in key U.S. sectors or ending fiscal support for the regime’s human rights abuses by American consumers. The Senate is set to take up the
President Donald Trump on Dec. 11 signed an order directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review rules on proxy advisors, saying they wield influence that “prioritize radical political agendas over investor returns.” Trump’s order directs the SEC to conduct a review and potentially revise or rescind any rules, guidance, bulletins, and memoranda related
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted on Dec. 11 to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. The motion to table passed 237–140, with 47 Democrats voting “present.” Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced the two articles of impeachment over Trump’s criticism against several members of Congress who called on service members to disobey what they
Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk earlier this year, appeared in court in person for the first time on Dec. 11 as the judge considers how much access the media will have in the prominent criminal case. The state of Utah has charged Robinson, 22, with aggravated murder in
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, Inc. and a widely known political supporter of President Donald Trump, announced via social media on Dec. 11 that he is running for governor of Minnesota in the 2026 general election. Lindell is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee in
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned three family members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six businesses, along with the oil tankers they operate, on Dec. 11. Three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, were added to the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s Specially Designated Nationals list. “Nicolas Maduro and his criminal associates in
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 that seeks to establish a federal standard on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companies and prevent states from putting limits on the booming industry. Titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” the president’s order aims to create a national standard on AI regulations that
The rise of China’s government-subsidized auto industry poses a real economic and national security threat to the United States and its major auto manufacturers, experts told members of a U.S. House committee Thursday. “Chinese vehicles pose the same kind of risks in the physical world that TikTok represents in the digital world,” Peter Ludwig, cofounder
