China says its willing to expand its cooperation list with the U.S., even as President Xi Jinping issued a warning to President Donald Trump. Xi cautioned that relations between China and the U.S. could enter an “extremely dangerous place” if Trump ignores China’s demands related to Taiwan.  The warning came during the first day of high-stakes talks between the two leaders in Beijing. Both the White House […]

In a primary election defined by the city’s “blue dot” reputation, political activist Denise Powell secured the Democratic nomination for Nebraska’s 2nd District by beating State Senator John Cavanaugh. Powell’s victory sets up one of the most competitive House races of the midterm cycle. Her Republican opponent in the general election is Omaha City Council […]

President Donald Trump lands in Beijing, and Taiwan quickly becomes a flashpoint. The talks with Xi have already come with a warning for the U.S. Plus, Nebraska’s “blue dot” is now officially on the board. One House race in Omaha could help decide which party controls Congress next year. And the Utah mother who wrote […]

Hollywood was on strike when Mark Ruffalo and Matt Stoller met over Zoom one day in 2023.  But the movie star and the head of the American Economic Liberties Project had something bigger on their minds: the perils of huge Hollywood mergers.  “We came together because we recognized the root cause of the [Writers Guild] […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was banned from entering China in 2020 after he criticized Beijing’s treatment of a minority population. But this week, he is in the country with President Donald Trump for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. How is that possible? It comes down to how his name has been lost […]

A group of Democratic senators are pushing back on attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to develop its own smart glasses for biometric identification by immigration officers and other federal agents. The lawmakers say the effort, outlined in the department’s 2027 budget proposal, “presents a grave threat to the privacy and civil rights of […]

A confidential U.S. intelligence report obtained by The Washington Post warns that China is using the war in Iran to expand its military, economic and diplomatic leverage while the United States remains heavily tied down in the Middle East.  The assessment, prepared recently for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, has fueled debate inside the […]

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks stepped down Thursday, effective immediately, in the latest leadership shakeup in federal immigration agencies. Banks told Fox News that it’s “time to pass the reigns,” adding, “It’s time to enjoy the family and life.” “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous […]

The Trump administration announced that new provider enrollment to the nation’s Medicare program was paused Wednesday to review current enrollees for fraud. The announcement is the latest swing the government has taken against fraud and one of the first from the newly established White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The six-month pause would allow […]