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King Charles’ gift to Trump steals the show at glitzy state dinner
At a glittering White House state dinner Tuesday night, President Donald Trump got more than just polite applause from King Charles III — he got a war relic with his name on it. The king handed over a gleaming brass bell from a World War II-era British submarine — the...
U.S. troops in Italy, Spain hang in balance as troop reduction in Germany announced
(The Center Square) — On the heels of President Donald Trump threatening to reduce troops in Europe, the Department of War announced Friday the reduction of 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year. The announcement comes two days after the president...
Trump again scraps peace talks with Iran
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump called off a planned diplomatic mission to Pakistan on Saturday, refusing to send his team on what he described as an unproductive 18-hour flight, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed Islamabad without...
Bud Light rehab and the Trump effect: Beer giant pours $600M investment into US
Call it a corporate course correction—or just good old-fashioned capitalism finally reading the room. After taking its fair share of heat in recent years, Anheuser-Busch is suddenly waving the stars and stripes a little higher, pledging a hefty $600 million investment...
Uncle Sam to auto-enroll eligible young men for draft registration by 2026
The federal government is preparing to take direct control of draft registration—automatically signing up eligible young men whether they act or not. A proposed rule quietly submitted on March 30 by the Selective Service System (SSS) signals a major shift. Washington...
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Crypto billionaire’s solar PAC rewrites attack ad after Trump-backed Republican threatens lawsuit
A crypto billionaire’s solar super PAC rewrote its attack ad on an upstate New York Republican after the House candidate’s lawyers threatened a defamation lawsuit. A lawyer for the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC wrote on Oct. 17 that “instructions have been given to...
UK re-arrests RAF Fairford suspects, alleges they are foreign intelligence assets
Two men were re-arrested in an investigation into the Royal Air Force Fairford incident. British Counterterrorism Policing re-arrested a 24-year-old and a 25-year-old man under suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Tuesday. Both men were from the...
DC’s gun-magazine ban faces new legal hurdle
A pro-Second Amendment group has asked a federal court to make it easier for gun owners to sue Washington, D.C., over its ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds. The Firearms Policy Coalition asked the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...
China sends Navy after US warship as separate maritime standoff erupts near Taiwan
Things are continuing to heat up in the Taiwan Strait as naval confrontations become more frequent and aggressive, though the first shot has not yet been fired. China dispatched naval forces to shadow an American warship near a disputed South China Sea shoal Tuesday...
Report: $16M not enough to address federal office vacancies
(The Center Square) — Federal agencies have spent $16 million since January 2025 to assess how office buildings are being used across the government, but a new report said it does not do enough. The federal government spends approximately $7 billion annually on...
New fraud whistleblower program pays up to $30,000 per qualifying tip
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is starting a new $25 million program that will pay Americans who discover and report instances of fraud up to $30,000 per qualifying tip. The federal government has established similar financial incentive programs...
