‘Your boss ran to his podiatrist’: Duckworth hits back at JD Vance’s ‘Forrest Gump’ jibe

US Senator Tammy Duckworth, a decorated war veteran who lost both her legs in combat, has fired back sharply at Vice President JD Vance after he mocked her conduct during a Senate hearing, triggering outrage across Democratic circles and on social media.The spat erupted after a heated exchange in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where […]

Why Marco Rubio pretends to be a ‘mummy’ on Air Force One? Inside Trump’s sleepless flights

Flying overseas with President Donald Trump isn’t just a test of diplomacy — it’s an endurance sport. Even his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, admits that keeping up with a president who barely sleeps can be tougher than negotiating with world leaders. In a candid interview with New York Magazine, Rubio pulled back the curtain […]

‘No going back’: Trump posts image showing Canada, Greenland as US territory; what he told Nato chief

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would push the issue of acquiring Greenland at this week’s Davos Economic Forum, arguing that Denmark is unable to protect the territory. “We have to ‌have ‍it. ‍They have to have this ‌done. They can’t protect it, Denmark, they’re […]

Gaza ‘board of peace’: Donald Trump to chair; Rubio, Tony Blair & more tapped as members

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former British prime minister Tony Blair as founding members of a new Gaza “board of peace.” Trump also named his special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and World Bank President Ajay Banga to the seven-member “founding executive board,” […]

Why JD Vance chose the Minneapolis ICE shooting as his political battlefield but stayed silent on Venezuela

US vice president JD Vance publicly defended an ICE agent who shot dead Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and he blamed immigrants, including Somali immigrants, for welfare fraud and rising child-care costs, in remarks and social media posts made the day after the shooting.In a series of posts on X, Vance posted several posts, defending […]

‘Appreciate his call and tone’: Colombia President ‘explains’ to Donald Trump drug ‘situation’; plan to meet in future

US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro had their first phone call after recent trading of harsh words. The 35-minute conversation happened just days after Trump accused Petro of drug trafficking and made threats about possible US military action in Latin America, like the one in Venezuela. Both leaders agreed to meet in […]

Machado would have been president today if she had turned down the Nobel Peace Prize: White House insiders reveal her ‘original sin’

White House insiders have revealed to the Washington Post why President Donald Trump dismissed the prospects of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado as the next Venezuelan leader, which even caught Machado’s supporters off guard. Trump said it would be very tough for her to be the leader as she doesn’t have the support […]

‘Trump did something about it’: Rubio slams Kamala Harris over Venezuela op criticism; points to $25m bounty on Maduro under Biden admin

US secretary of state (AP) Secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday slammed Kamala Harris and other Democrats for condemning the US operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, arguing the Biden administration had long sought his capture but failed to act despite offering a multimillion-dollar reward for his arrest.After Maduro […]

Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela, clarifies Trump’s ‘run the country’ remarks

The United States will not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Sunday, clarifying President Donald Trump’s earlier comments that US would “run” the country following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.Rubio said the US would continue to enforce an existing “oil quarantine” on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers and use […]

‘You’re confused?’ Marco Rubio schools Margaret Brennan who asked him why US only took Maduro, not other narco-terrorists

Secretary of State Marco Rubio schooled CBS’s Margaret Brennan who asked why the US administration only arrested Nicolas Maduro and not the other narco-terrorists, like the defence minister of Venezuela, wanted by the US. “I am confused. Are they still wanted by the United States? Why didn’t you arrest them if you are taking out […]