The U.S. president brought up the idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state during his meeting with Carney, stating, ‘never say never.’ WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, at the White House on May 6 for high-stakes talks focused on trade and security. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between
President Donald Trump said the initiative is part of Americans ‘celebrating our victories again!’ President Donald Trump has expanded on his plans to alter the days honoring America’s participation in last century’s world wars by declaring them as national holidays. “We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it — Everyone else
Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin has challenged the results of November’s election. A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on May 5 to certify the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court election and confirm the victory of Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs after the results were challenged by a Republican judge. In
Rep. Ann Wagner, the bill’s sponsor, is calling for the State Department to remove ’self-imposed limitations on U.S.-Taiwan engagement.’ The U.S. House of Representatives on May 5 passed a new bill requiring the U.S. State Department to review its policies concerning diplomatic interactions with Taiwan. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), the bill’s sponsor, cast her legislation—the
The arrest followed Mexican President Sheinbaum’s refusal of U.S. President Trump’s offered to send troops into Mexico to help combat the drug cartels. A mayor in western Mexico has been arrested in connection with a stalled probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where human remains and clothing were found last September. During a
The measure comes amid pro-democracy protests after the election victory of the Georgian Dream Party, which is friendly with Russia and China. The House passed a bill on May 5 that would impose sanctions on the Georgian Dream Party and others who have undermined the Eastern European country’s stability. The tally was 349–42. Thirty-four Republicans
Attorneys general say the cuts violate federal law. New York and 18 other states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 5, alleging the department’s major overhaul violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. The cuts “defy Congress’s authority, and they violate federal law,” New York Attorney General Letitia James