Israel’s UN ambassador: Response to Iran will be ‘very painful’
The world is watching for Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attacks on Oct. 1, and the nation’s U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, promised it would be ‘very painful’ in order to…
Panel formed after Trump rally shooting calls for Secret Service shake-up
An independent panel called Thursday for new leadership at the Secret Service, hired mostly from outside the protective agency, saying it needs a major shake-up or security failures such as…
Trump says he is the ‘father of IVF’ at all-women town hall event
Former president Donald Trump described himself as the “father of IVF” during an all-female town hall event in Georgia, telling attendees that he would support in vitro fertilization should he…
Ambitions, hopes, dreams, aspirations, boys playing girls’ sports, and reparations
Vice President Kamala Harris has so over-used her talking points about ‘growing up in a middle class family’ and about her ‘love of the American people and our ‘hopes, dreams,…
In Nevada Senate race, Republican Sam Brown struggles to gain traction
SPARKS, Nev. — Ed Lawson, the longtime mayor of this small desert city of about 110,000 just outside Reno, said he has never voted for a Democrat. That will change…
Biden seeks to shore up Ukraine aid, cement his legacy in Germany trip
BERLIN — President Joe Biden leaves Thursday for what is likely to be his final trip as president to Europe, where Germany will bestow its highest honor on him for…
Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at…
Flutterwave CEO GB Agboola on rebuilding trust, and strengthening Africa’s payments future
When Flutterwave launched in 2016, the fintech company quickly became the poster child for African startup success stories. In 2021, it achieved unicorn status, reaching a valuation of more than $1…
FLASHBACK: Reaction to Harris’ plagiarism story much more benign than for Biden during ’88 election
After allegations of plagiarism levied against Vice President Harris, the New York Times quoted an expert who insisted Republicans were ‘mak[ing] a big deal’ out of minor violations that were…
US bombers strike Yemen weapons facilities controlled by Houthi forces
The United States has attacked five military sites controlled by Houthi forces in Yemen by using B-2 bombers for precision strikes against weapons storage locations.‘U.S. forces targeted several of the…