Politics

State Department orders US citizens to leave Lebanon due to 'volatile' situation

The Trump administration urged U.S. citizens to swiftly evacuate Lebanon on Friday, citing looming danger from Iran and terrorist groups aligned with the country.

Repeated rebukes from NATO ‘allies’ could push Trump out of alliance

Over the weekend, France became the latest member of NATO to snub the United States. Its decision to restrict airspace access for U.S. military overflights transporting supplies to Israel may prove to be the moment President Donald Trump chose to walk away from the trans-Atlantic alliance.

America is about to hand Iraq to Iran again

As Iraq moves to form a new government, Washington is preparing to recognize the outcome as routine. It is not. What is emerging in Baghdad is a political system increasingly shaped by Iran, and recognizing it without conditions risks cementing that reality.

Kentucky celebrates conservative activist Charlie Kirk with highway

The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by naming a road after him.

Collins knocks Trump’s budget proposal

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) criticized President Donald Trump’s newly released budget proposal on Friday evening, signaling his agenda faces an uphill battle in the upper chamber.

Six things in the Trump budget proposal you may not have noticed

The White House released its much-anticipated budget proposal on Friday. It contains a laundry list of requests. Here are some that might have flown under the radar.