Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines, the company announced Sunday. The airline companies announced they have entered into a deal in which Alaska Airlines will buy Hawaiian Airlines for approximately $1.9 billion. “This combination is an exciting next step in our collective journey to provide a better travel experience for our guests and expand options...
An American warship and numerous commercial vessels came under fire in the Red Sea on Sunday, prompting the warship to open fire in self-defense. The Associated Press (AP) first reported news of the assault Sunday, saying that the attack was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This marks another incident of escalation in the Middle East connected to...
Story at a glance The ranks of stay-at-home parents are perennially dominated by mothers. But as women make educational and economic strides, turning some of them into the bigger earners in their households, a growing number of dads are opting to care for their kids full-time. One in five stay-at-home parents are now fathers, a...
Against standards of decent human conduct, Kissinger can truly be found wanting. But against the standards of conduct of American foreign policy officials during and after the Cold War, Kissinger is more difficult to single out.
Former President Trump claimed President Biden posed a grave risk to democracy, returning the criticism most often associated with the prospects of his own return to the White House in 2024. “He’s been weaponizing government against his political opponents like a Third World political tyrant,” Trump said of Biden at a campaign event Saturday in...
Only 22 of 13,204 inmates released to home confinement under this program were re-incarcerated for committing new crimes.
2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday criticized his primary opponents for not clearly stating their positions on federal abortion policy, saying voters deserve a “straight answer” from the candidates. “I'm concerned, quite frankly, Margaret, that, you know, candidates in this race have been all over the block on this. And it's not right....
How did he and his administration allow the crumbling of his much-vaunted and long-anticipated Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to occur?
2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie dismissed predictions about the outcome of the next presidential race, pointing to the criminal charges former President Trump faces and the unreliability of polling. In a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Christie denied a suggestion about dropping out of the GOP primary to consolidate the field...
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby defended on Sunday the United States's diplomatic approach in the Israel-Hamas war and would not commit to imposing any hard red lines on support for Israel. “We believe that the approach that we've been taking, Margaret, has had an effect,” Kirby told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the...
New York is a key state for House Republicans if they are to keep their majority in 2024, a reality underscored by Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) expulsion Friday. Republicans lost a seat with Santos's expulsion, and his district is likely to be a toss-up in the fall. Several other New York Republicans are in toss-up...
What are the implications of the Mandate’s call for a complete U.S. withdrawal from the global community of nations seeking to reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases? In our view, a U.S. withdrawal would spark a global “fossil-fuel-free-for-all.” The impacts would affect every present and future citizen of this planet.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday the United States is helping Israel’s intelligence community track down Hamas leaders but is being selective about which information is shared with its closest ally in the Middle East. “Certainly the United States is assisting in the location of Hamas leadership as Israel moves to...
GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested Sunday that House Republicans should focus on issues voters care about instead of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. DeSantis told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” that while he believes the Biden family is “corrupt” and that opening an impeachment inquiry is “justifiable,” the effort will likely...
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the United States would do the “same thing” Israel is doing if it was attacked like Israel was on Oct. 7 as the country ups its bombardment of Gaza. Kirby reiterated that Israel has a right to defend itself in the wake of the deadly attack launched by...
Auto-dealers with electric vehicles stacking up on their lots are pleading with the administration to at least pause the madness.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Sunday called for a coalition including the United States, Israel and Arab countries to bring about the demise of Hamas, while also ensuring long-term stability in the region. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Jayapal reiterated her call for a cease-fire and denied the suggestion it would...
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that the United States is not sure where Hamas is holding any remaining Americans hostage or of their conditions. “Well, particularly in Americans, we think the number is about eight,” he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" when asked about what the U.S. knows about the...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday labeled Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin as “naïve” for saying Israel risks a “strategic defeat” if it doesn’t take steps to protect civilians and said he lost his faith in the secretary. “He's so naïve. I mean, I've just lost all confidence in this guy,” Graham said in an interview...
GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said his health care plan will replace ObamaCare if he is elected to the White House, promising that his full plan will be released in the spring. NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed DeSantis, the Florida governor, on former President Trump’s vow to repeal and replace ObamaCare — a promise that he...
Because of Project Artemis, NASA is eager to find ways for future lunar explorers to grow their own food.
When it comes to the best places in the U.S. for middle- and working-class people, a new study suggests you shouldn't rule out cities with some of the least affordable homes.
Israel issued another round of evacuation orders on Sunday in southern Gaza after it resumed fighting with militant group Hamas in the wake of a weeklong truce. The Israeli military ordered evacuations in and near Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. The AP noted that there was heavy bombardment overnight in the...
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that he does not know when discussions to resume a truce between Israel and militant group Hamas will restart after the fighting reignited over the weekend. “Well, I wish I knew the answer to that one,” Kirby said when NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed him on what the...
