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NEW YORK — Army veteran Cait Conley has emerged victorious in the bitter Democratic primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District, setting up a general election fight between a past national security staffer for former President Joe Biden and Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. Conley, who served six tours overseas before becoming the National Security Council’s director for counterterrorism, leaned on her military service during her campaign, casting herself as a tough-as-nails political outsider who could cut through the noise and find pragmatic solutions. She will move on to the general election in a district that has been called the most…

It is the first time the chamber has passed a measure aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers The US Senate has, for the first time, passed a resolution directing President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from hostilities involving Iran.The Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure. The resolution passed the House by a vote of 215-208 earlier this month.According to AP, the resolution is largely symbolic but reflects growing opposition to the president’s Iran policy.The vote marked the tenth attempt by Democrats to compel Trump to end US involvement…

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on affordability issues Americans are dealing with on Tuesday, June 23. The president’s speech comes as he visits a Mack Truck plant in in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and shifts focus to domestic issues after signing a memorandum of understanding to end the war in Iran. Vice President JD Vance was in Switzerland over the weekend to hold peace talks with Iranian officials before departing Monday. Read the full article here

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called on Senate Republicans to work with President Donald Trump and advance the SAVE America Act, urging lawmakers in a Monday social media post to “hit the ground running” as Congress returns to Washington. “Let’s hit the ground running this week,” Scott wrote in a message posted on social media. “The Senate needs to come together, have conversations, work with President Trump, and get the SAVE America Act done.” According to Scott’s proposal, Republicans should focus on preventing another government shutdown and passing the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering…

The measure was introduced in 2024 for young patients with no prospect of recovery A child under the age of 12 has been euthanized in the Netherlands for the first time, Health Minister Sophie Hermans has said, according to local media reports.The procedure was caried out under rules introduced in 2024, which allow the nation’s doctors to end the lives of terminally ill children in exceptional circumstances. Similar measures previously applied only to newborns and those aged 12 and above.In a letter to parliament on Monday, Hermans reportedly said that the terminally ill child’s death occurred toward the end of…

The Ministry of Health for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Sunday that over 1,000 cases of Ebola have now been confirmed, with 254 deaths. At least 30 of those fatalities occurred in a single camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northeastern Congo, increasing fears that Ebola will run wild in crowded and unsanitary refugee camps. The good news from the DRC Ministry of Health was that 100 people have recovered from Ebola infections – an encouraging recovery rate for the deadly disease amid conditions of poverty, insurgent conflict, and public distrust of health officials.…

The “freedom” to stop the heartbeat of an unborn child equals “economic freedom,” Melat Kiros, a socialist congressional candidate in Colorado, suggests in her campaign platform, ironically nailing precisely what critics have said modern day feminism now stands for. Kiros is a Sen. Bernie Sanders-endorsed socialist candidate challenging incumbent Democrat Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. The Democrat Socialists of America and Justice Democrats also support her. And while some see her as a fringe candidate, a recent Data for Progress poll found Kiros leading DeGette 41 percent to 36 percent in the primary race. Her platform is filled with leftist…

A federal judge was criticized after she blocked the Trump administration from using a federal database to check the citizenship status of illegal aliens and remove them from voter rolls. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, issued a ruling preventing the Trump administration from “using a streamlined version” of the federal government’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, Breitbart News’s John Binder reported. Breitbart News also reported: The update to SAVE allowed states to more quickly verify that only American citizens are voting in federal elections by no longer requiring that all…

Europeans visiting the United States for the 2026 World Cup have found themselves pleasantly surprised by small-town America, Buc-ee’s, Target, large portion sizes, and unlimited soda refills, according to footage circulating on social media. “We owe America a huge apology, because America is nothing like the media tells us,” one World Cup fan said. “Everyone is so friendly — I’ve honestly had the best time.” “I can refill this a thousand times,” one shocked Italian World Cup fan declared, sitting at a restaurant with a glass of Coca-Cola. A video compilation of Europeans reacting to what they find in the…

The Chinese communist government on Monday added ten American firms to its export control list, including rare miner MP Materials Corporation and rare earth magnet manufacturer USA Rare Earth. Other U.S. companies added to the Chinese export control list included Aveox, Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones, IMSAR, Jaia Robotics, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp, Oshkosh Defense, and L3Harris Maritime Services. Chinese officials claimed the restrictions were a response to similar U.S. controls on Chinese companies, but the target list made it look like Beijing was attempting to crush President Donald Trump’s initiative to build a domestic rare earth supply chain.…