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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) watches proceedings in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is meeting to vote for the next Speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to earn more than 218 votes on several ballots; the first time in 100 years that the Speaker was not elected on the first ballot. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

George Santos expresses gratitude to Trump for commuting his sentence: ‘I will be forever thankful’

Former New York GOP Representative George Santos thanked President Donald Trump for commuting his seven-year prison sentence, expressing his gratitude for the president’s “kindness, humanity, and his generosity.”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) speaks during the swearing-in of the new National Police Director, General Carlos Triana, at the General Santander Police School in Bogota on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump announces end to Colombian foreign aid, labels President Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’

President Donald Trump announced an end to providing Colombia with foreign aid and subsidies after alleging that the Colombian government is “encouraging” the mass production of illicit substances.

TOPSHOT - Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on October 19, 2025. Gaza's civil defence agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on October 19 killed at least 11 people across the territory, as Israel and Hamas traded blame for violating a ceasefire. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas attacks IDF soldiers, Israel responds with airstrikes

The Israeli military carried out numerous strikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday after accusing Hamas terrorists of shooting at IDF soldiers. The escalation of violence potentially places the U.S.-led ceasefire deal in jeopardy.

(Background) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol on October 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) / (L) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Leavitt responds to Jeffries’ insults, calling him an ‘America last, stone-cold loser’ amid ongoing govt shutdown

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fiercely rebuked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries this week, labeling him an “America Last, stone-cold loser” in a powerful retort to his attempt to belittle her with divisive and demeaning rhetoric.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) during a lunch meeting at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump, fresh off a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, is hosting President Zelensky for a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet Room in hopes of advancing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Zelensky advocates for U.S. Tomahawk missiles during meeting with Trump at WH

President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday as Kyiv seeks to secure long-range Tomahawk missiles made in the United States — aiming to bolster its defense against Russia.

Virginia Democrat AG nominee Jay Jones ‘roasted’ over 2022 text message scandal during debate: ‘You disqualified yourself’

Virginia Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sought to defend his past comments during a debate with GOP candidate Jason Miyares, revealing a text message thread in which he said then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, should receive “two bullets to the head.”