June 19, 1865: How One Day in Galveston, Texas Changed America — and Why Juneteenth Still Matters in 2026
Juneteenth — observed today, Friday, June 19, 2026, as a federal holiday — marks the 161st anniversary of the day in 1865 when some 2,000...
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Severe Weather Crisis 2026: From EF-3 Tornadoes Near Chicago to Hurricane-Force Winds in Michigan — The Full National Reckoning
The United States has absorbed one of the most relentless, geographically extensive severe weather seasons in modern recorded history across 2026, with Illinois alone recording...
From health‑care fraud to child abuse: Why DOJ is seeking to revoke 17 U.S. citizenships
The Trump administration is moving to strip U.S. citizenship from 17 naturalized Americans in what officials are calling one of the largest coordinated denaturalization pushes...
Once pardoned, now deported: why Venezuela sent Alex Saab back into U.S. custody
Venezuela has deported Alex Saab, a powerful businessman long seen as Nicolás Maduro’s financial fixer, to the United States, handing over a figure U.S. prosecutors...
Trump–Xi summit ends with warm words, scant specifics on Taiwan, Iran and trade
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up a high‑profile summit in Beijing that both sides cast as a step toward “strategic stability,” even as...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in Beijing for summit on Iran, trade, Taiwan and AI
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing on May 14–15 for a high‑stakes summit that officials in both capitals say...
Trump on Iran Proposal: Why He Says He’s “Not Satisfied” With Tehran’s Offer to End the War
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest proposal to end the war as unacceptable, saying Tehran is “asking for things that I can’t agree to”...
Ghana Rejects Proposed US Health Aid Deal, Citing Health‑Data Sovereignty Concerns
Ghana has rejected a proposed U.S. “America First” health aid deal, putting on hold tens of millions of dollars in new funding over concerns that...
High-Stakes Diplomacy: The Future of US-Ukraine Peace Talks and Russia’s Role
The US and Ukraine have made recent strides in peace plan talks, aimed at putting an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, born out of...
Millions Rally Nationwide in “No Kings” Protests Against Trump’s Expanding Executive Power
On Saturday, October 18, millions of protesters marched throughout the United States and the world in massive protests called the “No Kings” protests, a nationwide...