After taking heavy losses from Israeli forces, Hamas is now picking fights with the Palestinian Authority (PA) as its manpower continues to dwindle, according to The Wall Street Journal. Gaza-based Islamic terrorist organization Hamas and the PA, which governs much of the West Bank, have been ramping up fighting over the course of December, according to the

The U.S. launched a probe into China’s semiconductor industry on Monday with just weeks remaining in President Joe Biden’s term. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)’s office announced it was launching an investigation into China’s “acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance.” China largely dominates the semiconductor market, with Chinese semiconductors being used in various applications such

A little-known environmental provision in the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has no impact on military operations, but will instead serve to “protect the native vegetation,” a Navy spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement Tuesday. The nearly $884 billion defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday includes an initiative

President-elect Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post Friday to impose tariffs on the European Union (EU) unless the bloc increases the purchases of U.S. oil and gas. “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and

Despite having one more month left in office, President Joe Biden has been radio silent as Congress scrambles to put a government funding deal together. Negotiations over government funding stalled earlier in the week after President-elect Donald Trump came out in opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s first bill. Yet, the second plan, this time endorsed by the president-elect

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation Thursday that would send nearly a third of the federal employees out of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The bill, known as the ‘Decentralizing and Reorganizing Agency Infrastructure Nation-wide To Harness Efficient Services, Workforce Administration, and Management Practices (DRAIN THE SWAMP) Act, is far more sweeping than the

Retailer T.J. Maxx and automaker Kia are listed as co-sponsors of a program that distributes LGBTQ-themed books to K-12 schools across the U.S., according to a Wednesday report from conservative nonprofit Consumers’ Research obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The initiative, titled the Rainbow Library, is run by national LGBTQ+ activist organization the Gay, Lesbian

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s record slim majority could face greater division following a GOP lawmaker’s announcement that she will not be caucusing with House Republicans for the foreseeable future. Republican Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz, who won reelection in November after initially deciding to not seek a third term, announced her exit from the House Republican

Then-national climate adviser Gina McCarthy appears to have met directly with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2021 to urge him to ease up on a Chinese solar company linked to slave labor, according to documents obtained by Protect the Public’s Trust, a government watchdog group. A pre-meeting primer prepared for Mayorkas by staff

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument in honor of former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins — a registered socialist and key architect of the New Deal. A March 2024 executive order claimed “women’s history is vastly underrepresented in our National Park System” and mandated action to “strengthen the Federal Government’s recognition

A notable critic of President-elect Donald Trump appears to be gearing up to oppose key parts of the incoming administration’s foreign policy agenda despite America First’s electoral mandate. Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is going on offense against the president-elect’s foreign policy worldview, calling on Trump to reject America First’s right’s so-called “flirtation with isolation

San Diego County doubled down on its existing sanctuary policy by voting to further restrict local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, even in cases where migrants have been charged with “heinous crimes.” In a 3-1 vote on Tuesday, members of the Democrat-controlled San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to further restrict local law enforcement’s ability

The U.S. Army fired a four-star general for abusing his authority by giving an under-qualified female subordinate promotions and special treatment, according to a report from the Army Inspector General obtained by Military.com Tuesday. Gen. Charles Hamilton gave a subordinate officer, who had been found unfit for command, a leadership role with the help of

Reporters bombarded White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at a Friday briefing about the pardoning of Hunter Biden despite herself and President Joe Biden promising his son would not receive one from his father. The president formally issued a “full and unconditional” pardon for his son on Sunday that relieved him of any conviction, potential crime or

A Michigan group received federal funds for a “family therapy” program that instructs parents to affirm their child’s gender confusion — and enlists public school districts in the effort. A nearly $1.3 million federal grant awarded in early 2024 to Arbor Circle, a resource center that offers counseling and support for youth 10-18 who identify as LGBTQ, states that

A judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy is allowed to continue to use race as a factor in its admissions process. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett determined that the Naval Academy does not fall afoul of the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling to strike down affirmative action in college admissions because the Naval Academy

Several cryptocurrency stocks gained, while bitcoin surged ahead, following President-elect Donald Trump’s Wednesday announcement nominating Paul Atkins as chair to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to multiple reports. The premarket trading session on Thursday revealed “substantial gains” for multiple companies with exposure to cryptocurrency, according to Investing.com. Riot Platforms saw a 6% uptick in its

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson compared child sex change bans to interracial marriage prohibitions on Wednesday. Jackson made the remarks during a hearing for United States v. Skrmetti, a case considering whether Tennessee’s law banning medical procedures intended to enable “minor[s] to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex,” violates the 14th Amendment’s

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) fined the mayor of the small Canadian town of Emo, Ontario, $5,000 after he refused to proclaim June as Pride Month and fly the pride flag. HRTO fined the township itself $10,000 after its refusal to participate in the rite and declining to fly a “LGBTQ2 rainbow flag”