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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, sharply criticized Ireland over its movement on a bill that will ban trading with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. “Did the Irish fall into a vat of Guinness & propose something so stupid that it would be attributed to act of diplomatic intoxication?” Huckabee posted on X…

President Donald Trump is hosting a bilateral meeting with Bahrain’s crown prince and prime minister at the White House on Wednesday. THE LONG HISTORY AND CONTROVERSY OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTOPEN USE The meeting started during the 11 a.m. hour, and comes after both nations signed a nuclear energy deal. Colorado Politics Must-Reads:

President Donald Trump may have found a way to oust Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he has long criticized for the Fed keeping interest rates too high despite inflation falling. On Tuesday, he called Powell’s $700 million overspend on renovating the central bank a “fireable offense.” The president escalated his rhetoric against Powell over…

The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department of Agriculture to halt cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States. The move marks at least the second time this year that cattle imports from Mexico have been suspended over the parasitic fly. Secretary of Agriculture…

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Neil Jacobs, will testify during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday morning, days after a wave of deadly flash floods hit central Texas. Jacobs is expected to be questioned on National Weather Service cuts, which have become a point of controversy for Democratic lawmakers…

Several possible 2028 presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle are visiting early primary states, signaling their intent to eventually run for the White House. While the next presidential election is more than three years out, both Republicans and Democrats have made high-profile visits to South Carolina, Iowa, and New Hampshire to lay the…

A top European Union official on Tuesday said the European Union’s rules on content moderation, digital competition, and artificial intelligence are off limits in trade negotiations with the U.S. The European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen’s comments come a week after a Public Policy Solutions report concluded the rules pose a “disadvantage” to American companies…

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is currently leading all declared and undeclared challengers by at least 20 points in early polling previewing New York’s 2026 gubernatorial race, even though the majority of registered voters signaled they want “someone else” to replace the incumbent. Hochul leads Republicans Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) by 20 points at 44-24%, Rep.…

The Council of the District of Columbia decided to reverse an estimated $63 million in budget cuts this week, which were proposed in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s budget. She sought to address the $1.1 billion deficit forced onto the city by congressional spending cuts. Bowser’s budget included major cuts to assistance for low-income families,…

President Donald Trump hailed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth‘s Thursday morning news conference, in which the Pentagon head blasted the media for suggesting that recent U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities failed based on a leaked intelligence report. “One of the greatest, most professional, and most ‘confirming’ News Conferences I have ever seen!” Trump…