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President Trump on Monday evening championed his historic election win and the exciting events to come next year during a Kennedy Center Board dinner in the White House’s State Dining Room.  Recalling his first term, he spoke of his disappointment that he would not be president when the United States hosted the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament and the Olympics in 2026. “And then they rigged the election,” the president said. “And then I said, you know what I’ll do? I’ll run again, and I’ll shove it up their ass.” He continued, “And that’s what I did, and all of…

Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York Times Looking for Sunday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: ForbesNYT ‘Strands’ Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, May 18thBy Erik Kain Monday has returned and with it a brand new week filled to the gills with puzzles to solve, including today’s Strands. There are places to go, people to see and words to uncover, so let’s get right to it! Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is subordinate to “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reportedly claimed that a nuclear deal with the administration of President Donald Trump was “in reach” on Sunday – even as his top officials reject Washington’s most important demands. President Trump announced negotiations with Iran to prevent a war in April, stunning international observers given Iran’s active support for various jihadist elements currently at war with Israel. Iran is the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism, funding a network including such terror entities as Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, and the…

Republicans withholding support for President Donald Trump’s trademark legislation over spending concerns repeatedly praised spending cut levels Trump’s bill achieves and surpasses. Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” — the master marketer’s name for the budget reconciliation bill — includes a staggering $1.6 billion in mandatory spending cuts, which Trump’s Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, a close ally of many of the holdouts, called “historic.” A group of Republicans is slowing the bill’s advancement to fight for yet further spending reforms, despite earlier in negotiations calling for spending cut levels falling short of the budget reconciliation bill’s $1.6…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is on the brink of “chaos” in the aftermath of the DNC moving forward with a process to oust gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg as vice chair. Officials in the DNC have reportedly found “themselves in a war of words over the issues at play” in the aftermath of the DNC’s credentials committee 13-2 vote to void the election results from February in which Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) were elected to serve as co-vice chairmen of the committee, the Hill reported. In a…

Donald Trump’s Middle East tour conspicuously excluded the Jewish state, potentially signaling the start of a new foreign policy paradigm Last week, US President Donald Trump embarked on his first official overseas tour since taking office, choosing to visit three key Gulf nations – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.This itinerary was both unexpected and, in many ways, unprecedented. Unlike his predecessors, who traditionally began their foreign policy engagements with visits to long-standing Western allies, Trump opted to prioritize America’s Arab partners, deliberately bypassing Israel – Washington’s principal strategic ally in the region. This marked the first time…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spun an astounding lie while speaking to the press today. A reporter asked Jeffries, “Given the revelations with Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and the release of the Hur recording, why were Democrats not more open to talking about President Biden’s age in 2024?” Not only does Jeffries not answer the question, he completely ignores it. First, he talks about thoughts and prayers for Joe Biden. Then he launches into a ridiculous rant about how cruel Republicans are spreading conspiracy theories. To make matters worse, he then advances fake news about Republicans cutting healthcare for Americans. Watch:…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 17: (L-R) Michael Morales of Ecuador punches Gilbert Burns of Brazil in a … More welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Michael Morales might have been incredibly nervous on Saturday night when he faced former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC Vegas 106. Still, he contained that uneasiness, ultimately putting Burns away in the first round. After the fight, the undefeated Morales set his sights on Ian Machado Garry, another…

The Chinese government reversed its decision to close the Fengyi Elementary School in China’s northern Hebei province this week, following huge protests by angry parents. The Fengyi Elementary School is a private institution. The Chinese Communist Party wants to eliminate private schools, herding all of the nation’s children into state-run schools to ensure they receive Communist indoctrination. Some of the most desirable private schools are run by foreign companies. The Chinese government is acutely sensitive to the embarrassment of parents paying for private schools to avoid state institutions, and also to complaints that expensive private education could give privileged students…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) pointed out that talks regarding Qatar giving the United States a plane to temporarily replace Air Force One began under the Biden administration. In an interview on CNN, Mullin pointed out that the U.S. needed a temporary replacement for Air Force One since President Donald Trump was “flying around on a 40-year-old plane.” “Here’s what’s interesting to me, what the media isn’t telling you — what no one’s talking to you about, is the same 747 has been in negotiations for a year,” Mullin said. “The Biden administration is the one that started these conversations. It didn’t…