US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump is weighing options to take action against Iran, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The president has been shown potential … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” further escalating his rhetoric as … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses rising health insurance premiums as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., look on during a press conference in the Capitol Building in Washington, Dec. 10, 2025. Heather Diehl | Getty Images The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on … Read more
The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images The Trump administration is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with Danish officials next week, seeking to discuss how the U.S. can acquire the world’s largest island. The White House has spoken frequently … Read more
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 06: China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrives at Waigaoqiao port after over 5-month Antarctic expedition on May 6, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to take control of Greenland has raised alarm in Beijing, following … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he “will not permit” defense companies to issue dividends or stock buybacks until those firms speed up their production of military equipment and address his other complaints about the industry. Trump, in a lengthy Truth Social post, also took aim at defense contractors’ executive pay packages, calling them “exorbitant … Read more
Sermitsiaq Mountain looms behind a row of houses in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 4, 2025. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is fixated on taking control of Greenland, a vast, sparsely populated and mineral-rich island situated between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. “It’s so strategic,” Trump told … Read more
President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” in order to acquire Greenland — including “utilizing the U.S. Military,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNBC on Tuesday. The statement further escalates the Trump administration’s already aggressive rhetoric about Greenland, which the president has long sought to make a part … Read more
A large anti-Israeli banner portraying an image of a Palestinian fighter and the slogan in Persian and Hebrew, “Endless Voice of Resistance” is erected in Palestine Square in Tehran on December 31, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Widespread anti-government protests have roiled Iran for over a week, forcing its leaders to weigh … Read more
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the Mansfield Room in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, December 1, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on … Read more