Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said during a press conference that progress has been made on a hostage deal. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on Jan. 7 his warning that the hostages being held in Gaza by terrorist group Hamas had better be released by Jan. 20. “If those hostages aren’t back … by the
Mike Johnson (R-La.) says Republicans want to avoid brinkmanship with Democrats that could destabilize bond markets and weaken the dollar. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 7 that congressional Republicans plan to raise the nation’s borrowing limit through a party-line reconciliation bill designed to encompass President-elect Donald Trump’s policy priorities. Johnson described the
The latest announcement followed Japanese tech-investing titan SoftBank’s $100 billion investment pledge. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Jan. 7 a $20 billion foreign investment to construct new data centers across the United States. While speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump said the funds would be allocated to establish new data centers in the
The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act in a 264-159 vote on Tuesday, with 48 Democrats joining 216 Republicans to make it the first act of the new Congress. The bill, named after a 22-year-old nursing student murdered last February by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in Georgia, requires federal immigration authorities to detain
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation
The Act requires Homeland Security to detain criminal illegal immigrants and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration policy. The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act with a vote of 264–159. Almost all Republicans and 48 Democrats united to push the bill through the lower chamber of Congress. The legislation
Trump said that he ‘cannot assure’ that military or economic coercion would not be used to take control of these two strategic locations. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not rule out the possibility of using military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, emphasizing their strategic