Trump Urges UK to Retain Indian Ocean Territory Amid Iran Tensions

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis after conducting a combat mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, on April 16, 2025. Anthony Hetlage/U.S. Air Force U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 18 urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to retain control of Diego Garcia, saying the island territory could help deter

New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Plays His Readers for Fools—Again

“Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools—Again” is the headline over Thomas Friedman’s latest column in the New York Times. I read the “again” part as an admission by Friedman that he’s been writing the same column for decades. It’s been consistently wrong, so the real “fools” are any remaining readers who take what

White House Calls Democrats’ Counteroffer on DHS Funding ‘Very Unserious’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 18, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House on Feb. 18 dismissed a Democratic counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “very unserious,” as the

More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools to Close After Checks: Transportation Department

Truckers transport cargo in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 18 the removal of certifications for more than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers. The schools were employing unqualified instructors, using fraudulent addresses, and failing

Maryland Judge Forestalls Condo Evictions at Eleventh Hour as Squalid Homeless Encampment Remains Intact

Prince George’s County, Md., was planning to evict hundreds of residents from the Marylander Condominiums on Thursday after vandalism from a nearby homeless encampment plunged the property into disrepair. Now, thanks to an eleventh-hour intervention by a Maryland court, those plans have been put on hold. At an emergency hearing Wednesday morning, Maryland district court

NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya will also serve as acting CDC director

Washington — National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will serve temporarily as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump selects a permanent CDC director, two administration officials told CBS News. He will remain in his role as NIH director.  The move, first reported by The New York Times, is