Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Jordanian, Turkish, and Iraqi leaders about preventing a surge in sectarian conflicts and terrorism in Syria. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 13, in hopes of promoting regional stability after Bashar al-Assad’s recent fall from power in neighboring Syria.
Many veterans, service members and officials in the Defense Department worry that decades of progress could be unraveled in a matter of months if Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, is confirmed by the Senate. Army veterans who spoke to CBS News are concerned Hegseth would seek to reinstate a ban that
‘Sometimes they were solid white light, others flashed of red and green,’ Sen. Andy Kim said. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) said he saw multiple drones flying over New Jersey during an overnight patrol, while federal officials have not been able to determine their origin. The FBI, White House, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) sustained an injury and was hospitalized while abroad in Luxembourg on a congressional delegation, her office said Friday. The extent of her injury is unknown, but she was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg, Fox News reported. Pelosi, 84, was traveling to Luxembourg for Battle of the Bulge commemorations. After
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, Canada, threatened withholding energy exports to America if President-elect Donald Trump enacts a 25% tariff on the country's exports.
Former CNN host Don Lemon railed against Time magazine for honoring President-elect Donald Trump as its 2024 “Person of the Year,” questioning if the magazine’s choice was a “scam” and a “joke.” “Is this a joke? Did we get something wrong? Did someone scam us? Are we sure about this, producers? There is a convicted
‘I don’t believe the Trump Treasury Department would welcome Chinese currency manipulation very fondly,’ said Peter Navarro. Incoming Trump administration senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro told Reuters on Dec. 12 that the new Treasury Department would not take lightly Chinese attempts to manipulate its currency. In 2019, the first Trump administration declared