News of Musk purchasing Twitter sent Trump’s proposed alternative to that platform in the wrong direction. While some media insiders have written off Truth Social as dead on arrival, Trump told Fox News on Monday that not only will he stay clear of Twitter

As we previously reported, Elon Musk, the presumptive new owner of Twitter, seemed to acknowledge on the social media platform Tuesday he understood that most of the opposition to the “definitive agreement” deal with him announced by Twitter for the sale of

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo appeared to direct a terse message on Wednesday to the company’s new overlord, Elon Musk: “Bullying is not leadership.” Musk spent part of his day publicly attacking one of his new employees on the platform he said he would

Twitter is claiming the recent surge in followers experienced by right-wing accounts since Elon Musk’s takeover appears to be organic, but the picture may be more complicated. Republican Twitter accounts saw a massive surge in followers after reports Monday

Assessing a social media app — especially one this young — is not simple, especially in trying to see how much free speech it really permits. The app does do some moderation of posts. But because it does not have a set of community guidelines, it’s unclear

Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups. They fear that a more hands-off approach

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Elon Musk has hinted at changes that may be in store for Twitter after commenting on censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story and the role the social media giant's current deputy general counsel played in the Russia collusion saga. Twitter General Counsel

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three days before Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, the world’s richest man tweeted a photo of Bill Gates and used a crude term to make fun of his belly. Playful, aggressive and often juvenile, Musk’s past tweets show how he has used

Fox News host Jesse Watters told viewers on Wednesday's "Jesse Watters Primetime" that the Left "lost the battle" with Twitter, adding that Elon Musk's purchase of the social platform will make it "fair and balanced." JESSE WATTERS: These people have no

DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk’s request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private was denied by a federal judge in New York. Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday also rejected a motion to nullify

The Washington Post has launched a full-scale war on Elon Musk as his takeover of Twitter has sparked a complete media meltdown. On Wednesday, the paper whose slogan is "Democracy Dies in Darkness" published a pair of reports ratcheting up its attacks on

But the veteran conservative commentator said he had one worry regarding the Tesla CEO’s takeover of the platform. Advertisement “I fear only this, this is the one caveat I’ll bring up, if Donald Trump persists in insisting he will not be on Twitter, and

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has sent red-state politicians in a frenzy as they urge him to ditch the social-media platform’s California headquarters for new digs. Pols from places like Florida, Tennessee and Texas are lining up to make the world’s richest

In many ways, Elon Musk uses Twitter like the rest of us. He likes to joke around, but isn’t as funny as he thinks he is; he overshares and loves memes; he occasionally goes too far, and gets himself in trouble; he seems to think the platform is unfairly suppressing

These tweets split the SpaceX-time continuum. Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover wasn’t the first time he owned the platform. Like an NBA team owner who used to kill it on the court, the Tesla boss has been a Twitter fixture for years: from his highly

All of this is a moral and ethical case for keeping moderation policies in place, but what’s more baffling about Mr. Musk’s crusade is it’s hard to see how eliminating them would be good for the business. Right now, Twitter’s demographics skew male. If Twitter

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who has previously pushed false or misleading talking points himself, expressed concern that Twitter, under the ownership of Elon Musk, would halt the battle against disinformation on social media. "Here's my take on the world’s

Can Elon Musk break Twitter? I hope so. I’m not accusing Musk of being a sleeper agent. The man loves Twitter. He tweets as if he was raised by the blue bird and the fail whale. Three days before locking in his purchase of the platform, Musk blasted out an

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr came down hard against the Open Markets Institute on Wednesday, characterizing its request to block Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter as "absurd." In its press release, the FCC wrote: "Yesterday, the Open Markets Institute

Former President Donald Trump might be allowed back on Twitter soon, but he says he’s sticking with his very own “Troth Senchal.” Amid news that billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk is purchasing Twitter, Trump told Fox News Monday that he doesn’t plan to return

Twitter employees are maintaining their torrid pace of 99 percent of their political donations pouring into Democratic campaigns and committees for the midterm elections, filings show. The partisan skew of Twitter employees' donations illustrates the uphill

Elon Musk seems to be taking his role to clean up Twitter seriously. After being asked by conservatives on the platform to look into accounts that have "fake influence" by such acts as purchasing followers, the billionaire signaled he was looking at the issue. On

Left-wing activist group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) in Washington, DC, is trying to convince Apple to drop Truth Social from its store, just as the Trump-backed application opened to all iPhone users. CREW President Noah Bookbinder wrote

China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday rushed to defend Twitter’s new owner-to-be, Elon Musk, from criticism by Amazon and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. The editorial sneered that Bezos’ musings about Communist China using economic leverage over Musk

Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover is bringing movement among other free-speech social media platforms, including Truth Social, the company started by former President Donald Trump's Trump Media and Technology Group, former California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes,

James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas recently released leaked audio of an internal all-hands meeting at Twitter following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s successful takeover bid for the company, here are some of the most notable moments from the meeting. In leaked internal

Breaking Points host and journalist Saagar Enjeti won’t let The Washington Post get away with accusing him of harassing a top-level Twitter executive just because he tweeted criticism of her decisions at the company. Enjeti revealed in a Twitter thread on

Actor John Leguizamo “lost thousands of followers” on Twitter, becoming the latest left-wing actor on the social media platform to lose followers in droves, while conservative accounts gain Twitter followers. “I lost thousands of followers. Wtf?!!!” Leguizamo

Elon Musk tweeted some shade on his own future company, even hailing Twitter's rival Truth Social, before issuing another tweet mocking its name. "Truth Social is currently beating Twitter & TikTok on the Apple Store," Musk tweeted Wednesday. Truth Social

It feels like everything is making its way out into the open, after Elon Musk shocked the social media and political world by purchasing Twitter. As Jennifer Van Laar reported on Tuesday evening, Project Veritas obtained audio of Twitter’s “all-call” meeting

People quitting and joining Twitter amid news of Elon Musk’s planned purchase have driven large swings in the number of followers of prominent American political figures, according to Twitter. The accounts of current and former elected officials have experienced

A TIME commentary headlined "What Elon Musk Really Believes" suggested that both liberals and conservatives are getting something wrong about the billionaire who just purchased Twitter. "Yet what matters isn’t whether Musk is a nice person so much as what

(The opinions expressed in guest op-eds are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.) On April 25, Elon Musk—who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist”—purchased Twitter, the world’s primary marketplace for the

Tuesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke approvingly of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of social media platform Twitter. Cruz called Big Tech an “existential threat” but suggested Musk’s purchase was counter to the trend under Big Tech as it

Leaked internal communications by Twitter employees reveal woke employees are overtaken by despair and anger about Elon Musk’s month-long effort to acquire Twitter. Musk announced he would purchase the company for $44 billion on Monday. The deal concludes

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) dared billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday to “open the books” when he takes control of Twitter and expose the censorship inside. In a public letter to the Tesla founder, Hawley said Musk needs to expose “who Twitter has shadow banned,

A noticeable shift in Twitter follower counts, as reported by many users over the last several days, has sent social media abuzz with numerous theories on why some accounts are rapidly losing followers, while others are gaining them. Ranging from reactionary

Mainstream media reporters’ latest strategy to smear Elon Musk for his takeover of Twitter is accusing him of attacking and harassing employees because he critiqued their professional behavior on the social media site. Prominent tech journalists saw Musk

Left-wing Twitter accounts have been losing followers while conservative accounts gain followers in the wake of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s successful bid to buy the social media company. Leftists who deem language they disagree with “hate speech” and “disinformation”

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sent a letter to new Twitter owner Elon Musk, calling for a comprehensive public audit of Twitter's past censorship practices. "In recent years, Twitter has intervened in American discourse with an increasingly heavy hand, attempting

NBC News reporter Ben Collins came under fire after claiming that "apolitical" Twitter users had left the social media site in droves over news that Elon Musk was purchasing the company. On Tuesday, Collins posted a statement from Twitter responding to the

Elon Musk's successful Twitter takeover bid elicited outrage from some and joy from others, but among the cocktail of reactions, suggestions for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's next move poured in, shining a frivolous light on which companies he should next set

A high-ranking European Union regulator warned Elon Musk that failure to follow its digital rules could lead to Twitter being banned in Europe, the Financial Times reported. “We welcome everyone. We are open but on our conditions,” the EU’s Commissioner of

When people say that Twitter has hitherto been run by ideological extremists, it’s hardly an overstatement. Right now, you’re hearing quite a bit about Twitter’s “top lawyer,” Vijaya Gadde, who broke down sobbing when SpaceX/Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s deal to buy

As we’ve noted, liberals have been melting down on Twitter since the news came that a deal had been worked out for Elon Musk to buy the company. If you listened to them, the libertarian entrepreneur was evil personified, a racist, someone who wanted to take

A U.S. district judge on Wednesday denied Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk's request to end an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for oversight over his tweets, the court ruling showed. Musk on Tuesday clinched a deal to acquire Twitter for

Former President Donald Trump says he won’t rejoin Twitter even after Elon Musk takes over, but apparently there are no hard feelings. The Tesla CEO, who agreed Monday to buy Twitter for an estimated $44 billion, gave a shout-out shortly before midnight Tuesday

Not surprisingly, a whole lot of people have had a heckuva lot to say about Twitter announcing in a press release Monday that “it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in

OutKick founder Clay Travis on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday said Twitter’s restrictions which "rigged" the platform in favor of "left-wingers" may be changing after Tesla-founder Elon Musk struck a deal to buy the company. Travis said he's seen his follower

A top Twitter executive has suggested that many of the platform’s critics — including soon-to-be owner Elon Musk, who ripped the firm’s top female lawyer over her censorship of the New York Post — are merely misogynists. Lara Cohen, Twitter’s global head of

Social media went wild after new Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that censorship of the New York Post's Hunter Biden story was "obviously incredibly inappropriate." Conservatives on the platform rushed to highlight Musk’s tweet, claiming Twitter's

After a week of drama between Elon Musk and the Twitter board of executives, Twitter has been sold to Elon Musk for a cool $43 billion dollars. This purchase price is higher than the market valuation of Twitter. The value of Twitter’s shares hovered around

Former Parler Interim CEO Mark Meckler said Wednesday Elon Musk should "clean out" Twitter of the kinds of people who do not support the app being a platform for free speech among users. Meckler joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss Twitter employees reportedly

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) condemned Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for Twitter on Tuesday night, citing the obscure cause of “algorithmic justice” as the basis for his objection. Markey outlined his argument on – ironically enough – Twitter itself. He said Musk

Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and his plans for a more hands-off approach to moderating content could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material. Musk, who describes himself

After a 12-day battle, Twitter’s board of directors relented: they accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $54.20 a share, and take it private — with the stated goal of transforming it into a global platform for free speech. Restoring free speech

Prominent conservative figures have seen massive leaps in Twitter followers since Elon Musk’s takeover — with many questioning whether it reflected a sudden lifting of long-suspected shadowbans. Donald Trump Jr. led the way in questioning the giant spike,

James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas has released leaked audio of an internal all-hands meeting at Twitter following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s successful takeover bid for the company. CEO Parag Agrawal attempted to calm the company’s frantic progressives, promising

After Musk’s blockbuster deal to buy Twitter, the next obvious question was “What happens next?” Was Musk going to come in and completely clean house, kicking out all the woke staffers and leftwing leadership? Or was he going to take a more hands-off approach

Critics are blasting Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as the "king of disinformation" after he expressed concern Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter would "stop the fight against disinformation on social media." "Here's my take on the world’s

Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition and his plans for a more hands-off approach to moderating content could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material. Musk, who describes himself

10 SHARES 715 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail This week, in one of the most shocking business moves in recent memory, Twitter reversed itself and decided to sell itself after all to Elon Musk, who paid some $44 billion for the privilege. The move

Now to the insane media response over Elon Musk buying Twitter. Even Brian Stelter was pulling his hair out. Sure, he had to use tweezers, but now his back is as smooth as a baby's bottom. I've never seen so many opinions and so many bad ones, but that's

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. New Twitter owner Elon Musk is vowing to reform the social media platform. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. This week, in one of the most shocking business moves in recent memory, Twitter reversed itself and decided to sell itself after all to Elon Musk,

Far-left Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Ro Khanna (D-CA), rallied on Wednesday to demand the cancellation of student loan debt, which President Biden signaled he is willing to do. Activists

Most young people surveyed in a newly-released Harvard University poll (85%) are in favor of government action on student loan debt. More than one third (38%) of the 2,024 young Americans surveyed favor total debt cancellation. When asked about mental health,

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The corporate legacy media partners of the Democratic Party are caught in a trap over their determination to ignore the Hunter Biden scandal in October

U.S. officials say more weapons will help Ukraine hand Russia a strategic defeat The White House is rushing more weapons to Ukraine to try to ensure "a strategic defeat" for Russia. Aims shifted partly because of Ukrainian battlefield successes with U.S. provided

White House 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year Celebration – 4/27/22 12 SHARES 845 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail President Joe Biden will host the 2022 White House National and State Teachers of the Year celebration at the White House

President Joe Biden suggested to lawmakers that he is not only looking at further extending the pause on federal student loan payments, but could also soon announce a broader cancellation of student loan debt. At a closed-door meeting with members of the Congressional

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said little on Wednesday when a reporter pressed her on whether President Joe Biden has spoken to his son Hunter's business partners. According to Mediaite, Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich asked Psaki on Tuesday if Biden

Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy told "America Reports" on Wednesday that there must be a special counsel for the federal investigation into Hunter Biden. HUNTER BIDEN ASSISTANT BELIEVED JOE BIDEN WOULD COVER LEGAL FEES TIED TO BUSINESS DEALS: 2019 EMAIL ANDY

President Biden is shunning his moderate-suburban-Democrat demographic for the far-left and socialist members of the "Squad", Jesse Watters said on "The Five" Wednesday, adding the president is considering canceling college loan debts as a way to bribe voters

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Tuesday determined Hunter Biden’s laptop calls for an investigation into the Biden family’s “selling of access” to foreign interests. “Finishing my first review of the documents on the Hunter Biden laptop,” Issa said. “I’m even

President Biden raised the hopes of millions of people paying off college debts after Congressional Democrats reported this week that he privately told them he is exploring ways to cancel up to $1.6 trillion in federal student loans through executive action. Mr.

Conservative radio host Dan Bongino strongly urged congressional Republicans – should they win back Congress in the midterms – to seek impeachment proceedings against President Biden, given the latest report on his alleged knowledge or connections to first

Republicans are introducing a bill aimed at stopping President Joe Biden from canceling student loan debt. The legislation, called the Stop Reckless Student Loan Action Act of 2022, states that the executive branch "abused" its authority to pause student loan

We’ve reported in the past that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) have been trying to highlight some of the concerning questions involving Hunter Biden, James Biden, and the connections to businesses related to foreign governments, including

Conservative: Biden Owns the Ukraine War After “thousands of unnecessary deaths,” President Biden is finally “providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs,” writes The Washington Post’s Marc Thiessen. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at last said the US goal

White House press secretary Jen Psaki continues to dismiss questions from reporters about whether President Biden engaged in Hunter Biden's business dealings during his tenure as vice president. Asked Wednesday by Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday shot down allegations that President Biden was involved with son Hunter Biden’s closest business partner, despite visitor logs showing a 2010 meeting when he was vice president. “The president does not get

President Biden is set to travel to Alabama next week to visit a weapons systems manufacturing facility that has been producing Javelin anti-tank missiles sent to Ukraine by the US in recent weeks to bolster the nation’s defense against Russia’s invasion. “On

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that President Biden is getting closer to canceling up to $50,000 in student loan debt for borrowers through executive action. "I’ll keep urging the president to take this important step. And I

Well into the second year of his presidency, Joe Biden’s administration might be getting ready to forgive or cancel some student loan debt, which would fulfill a campaign promise. When asked about the topic Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said

Many media personalities, journalists and politicians appeared both frustrated and excited Wednesday over the possibility of President Biden forgiving student loans. Biden suggested in a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he's getting ready

FOX Business host Charles Payne blasted the idea of canceling student debt on "America Reports" Wednesday and argued it’s "anti-American." Payne's comments came as President Biden and other Democrats consider the idea of eliminating student loans altogether. THUNE,

Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter Wednesday to Hunter Biden’s longtime business partner, Eric Schwerin, demanding information regarding an alleged 2010 transfer of then-Vice President Biden’s tax refund check to his

President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection hopes are dwindling, a Wednesday Politico/Morning Consult poll revealed. Biden trails the eventual 2024 Republican nominee by nine points. Thirty-nine percent of voters selected Biden, while 46 percent of voters chose

President Joe Biden suggested during a private meeting with Democrats that he is open to canceling student loan debt, despite largely ignoring the issue entirely during the first year of his presidency. Members of the far-left have continued to push Biden

“President Joe Biden has tried to shift blame for the spike in gasoline prices, but most voters aren’t buying his excuses,” writes Rasmussen Reports. The cost of energy has close to doubled under His Fraudulency Joe Biden. In response, rather than actually

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said Wednesday "President Biden and his minions continue to lie to the American public" about the president's involvement with his son Hunter's overseas business dealings. Johnson said on "The Faulkner Focus" that meetings at

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday denied the fissures in his party’s ranks despite lawmakers’ public breaks with President Biden. Mr. Jeffries said that the Democratic Party is more united than ever and it is Republicans who suffer

Two-thirds of likely voters believe America is “more divided” under President Joe Biden, despite his repeated promises to unify the country, a new Rasmussen Reports poll found. A survey of 1,000 likely voters found that 66 percent of respondents believe America

President Biden next week will visit a Javelin anti-tank missile factory in Alabama, the White House announced Wednesday, the source of a weapon that is playing a key role in Ukraine’s defense against a two-month-old Russian invasion. Mr. Biden will visit

Tampa Bay Lightning players were all smiles at the White House on Monday after making their long-awaited trip to Washington, D.C., following back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, but it was a slip-up by President Biden that had one player holding back his

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday claimed Moscow’s war goals in Ukraine will be "unconditionally fulfilled" despite discussions this week amongst Ukraine’s allies to further support Kyiv’s government with weapons in the fight. Speaking to Russia’s

Hunter Biden's assistant said it was her "understanding" that Joe Biden would temporarily cover his business debts of up to $800,000, according to a 2019 email. Katie Dodge, Hunter's then-assistant, emailed Virginia-based Global DEEZ bookkeeping firm founder

FIRST ON FOX – Senate Minority Whip John Thune and a group of GOP senators are introducing a bill to ban President Biden from canceling student loan debt, amid news Biden is considering doing just that. The bill would also limit how long the administration

President Biden is considering wiping out a “significant” amount of the $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, according to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who attended a closed-door meeting with the president earlier this week. Rep. Tony Cardenas,

President Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the White House next month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Wednesday. Mr. Draghi and Mr. Biden will discuss their efforts to support Ukraine as the Russian invasion enters its

Oh, how Richard Nixon would have enjoyed today’s media on his side. In today’s environment, Joy Reid would have put on the blue dress, kept her mouth shut, and we would never have known the Bill Clinton meaning of “is.” If the media played fairly with Donald

What’s the relationship like between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden? We see her often standing there silently, behind Biden. One would think it can’t be all comfy, cozy because of the way that Harris went after him during the presidential debate. Indeed, as we

As the old saying goes, the chickens are finally coming home to roost. The revelation that a close business associate of Hunter Biden’s was granted access to the Obama-Biden White House on nearly 20 occasions is the just latest shoe to drop in a Pulitzer

585 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Schedule Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing Wednesday then attend a funeral and host a Teachers of the Year event. Please check back with CDN often as the White House frequently updates

Russia is reportedly planning to halt all natural gas pipeline flows to Poland and Bulgaria, a significant escalation in the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Russian energy giant Gazprom said it would stop sending natural gas to the two European Union member countries

A liquefied natural gas terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland. The facility allows the country to buy gas from suppliers other than Russia. Gazprom’s announcement on Tuesday that it would suspend natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria is not likely to have

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on President Biden to conduct a review of individuals sanctioned by the U.S. for their contributions to Iran’s ballistic missile program and state-sponsored terrorism apparatus. Rep. Michael

London (CNN Business) Russia has started to turn off the supply of natural gas to Europe, making good on a threat to halt deliveries to "unfriendly" countries that refuse to make payments in rubles. On Wednesday, state energy giant Gazprom said it had suspended

The Russian government has halted all gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria after, they say, a deadline passed for the nations to pay for gas in Russian roubles rather than western currency. Sources with the Polish government and the Polish Oil and Gas Industry

Fair spring weather in Europe at the moment may soften the immediate blow of the gas cutoff, but the need to replace the Gazprom supplies with alternative sources will be urgent. There is little doubt that already high gas prices will rise further, ultimately

Russian energy behemoth Gazprom on Wednesday shut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after the countries refused to pay in rubles. The decision is the latest instance of Russia lashing out at countries for supporting Ukraine as Moscow batters the Donbas

The border in Moldova of the breakaway region of Transnistria, which was hit with a series of explosions on Monday and Tuesday. BRUSSELS — A series of explosions on Monday and Tuesday has rattled Transnistria, a small breakaway region within Moldova and bordering

Head of the European Union accused Russia of "blackmail" Wednesday after it moved to cut gas access to Poland and Bulgaria for refusing to pay up in rubles. Russian-owned gas giant, Gazprom, said earlier in the day that it had shut off gas to the two EU

The border in Moldova of the breakaway region of Transnistria, which was hit with a series of explosions on Monday and Tuesday. BRUSSELS — A series of explosions on Monday and Tuesday has rattled Transnistria, a small breakaway region within Moldova and bordering

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russia opened a new front in its war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv off from its gas, a dramatic escalation in the conflict that is increasingly becoming a wider battle with the West. One

Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, hitting back at Europe over sanctions Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP via Getty Images Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP via Getty Images LVIV, Ukraine — Russian energy giant Gazprom says it

MOSCOW - Russia’s state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom says it has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after they have refused to pay for the shipments in rubles. Gazprom said in a statement that it hasn’t received any payments since April 1 from

Russia’s suspension of natural gas service to Poland and Bulgaria won’t do immediate damage to the European economy, but Europe could face a sharp slowdown of growth if the cutoff spreads to other countries — or if Europe imposes an embargo on Russian gas,

Image A liquefied natural gas terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland. The facility allows the country to buy gas from suppliers other than Russia. Credit... Agencja Gazeta/Reuters Gazprom’s announcement on Tuesday that it would suspend natural gas supplies to Poland

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russia dramatically escalated its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, cutting natural gas off to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatening to disconnect even more nations. European leaders decried the move

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, one of several Democratic lawmakers who have criticized Biden for his handling of the Southwest border, said the administration still has a lot of work to do before Title 42 is lifted next month, which is expected to lead to a surge

Border Patrol union chief Brandon Judd pushed back against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' claim the U.S. has "effectively managed" the ongoing border crisis, telling Fox News on Wednesday that he has heard "very few bigger lies" throughout

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas insisted during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will still maintain control of the border amid the expected tidal wave of migrants following

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., repeated calls for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign his post amid a crisis at the southern border Wednesday, calling his leadership a failure. "This disaster we have at our southern border,

A letter sent this week by more than 130 House Republicans that expressed "grave concerns" about Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ suitability for office is the latest instance of Republicans in the chamber ramping up their oversight efforts

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday admitted that some Border Patrol agents have said they want the Title 42 public health order, which the Biden administration plans to end next month, to remain in place. Mayorkas was grilled at

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed that his department is in talks to divert Veterans Affairs (VA) resources, doctors and nurses to help care for illegal immigrants Wednesday. Mayorkas made the statement during testimony before the

A pair of Democrats with national defense backgrounds says Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas needs to explain his plan for dealing with the fallout of rescinding Title 42 when he faces Congress this week. Democratic Reps. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claimed the U.S. has "effectively managed" the ongoing border crisis even as he appeared to pass blame for the surge in migration under the Biden administration, saying the increase was due to everything from

Homeland Security has spent $72 million in shutdown costs to stop building portions of former President Trump’s border wall, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress on Wednesday. That money went to cancel contracts and deal with supplies in the pipeline

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said Wednesday on "America's Newsroom" said Americans want a secure border but Democrats have refused to "do what is politically popular and secure the border." The Texas congressman spoke ahead of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas'

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., slammed the Biden administration Wednesday for "encouraging" an "overrun" southern border, arguing the White House is "luring" migrants to come to the United States. Rubio warned Biden's handling of the situation is a "joke" on "Fox

The nation’s pro-migration border chief, Alejandro Mayorkas, faces two House committees this week where he is likely to face down theatrical — but deliberately ineffective and uncoordinated — criticism from GOP legislators. At 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Mayorkas

President Biden's administration will comply with an upcoming order from a federal judge in Louisiana that is expected to block the removal of COVID-19 border restrictions. The restrictions, known as Title 42, are a Trump-era health measure that has been

The agreement was the result of “lengthy negotiations,” according to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Image Konstantin Yaroshenko’s mother, left, and his wife, with a picture of him during a news conference in Moscow in 2016.

The U.S. and Russia have carried out a prisoner swap Wednesday, exchanging Trevor Reed – a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow – for a Russian drug trafficker who has been serving time in America, a senior U.S. official told the Associated Press. The deal comes

“Today, we welcome home Trevor Reed and celebrate his return to the family that missed him dearly,” Biden said in a statement. “Trevor, a former US Marine, is free from Russian detention. I heard in the voices of Trevor’s parents how much they’ve worried about

Here are key events in the case of the U.S. Marine veteran. The U.S. is celebrating the release of Trevor Reed, a Marine veteran from Texas detained in Russia for 985 days, and who was headed back to the United States Wednesday after a prisoner exchange, according

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration and the family of Trevor Reed say the U.S. Marine veteran

Washington (CNN) American Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, has been released in a prisoner swap. The release ends a nearly three-year ordeal for Reed, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in July

Reed was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony. LONDON -- Trevor Reed, a former Marine from Texas who had been held in a Russian prison for nine years, has been released, according to a statement from Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. Reed

WASHINGTON — Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America, a senior U.S. official and the Russian

WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday asked Hunter Biden’s business associate Eric Schwerin to hand over documents that they believe would reveal President Biden’s involvement in his son’s overseas business deals. Schwerin frequently met with Joe Biden

World leaders and a bevy of U.S. political and foreign policy elite are preparing to pay their respects to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America’s first female secretary of state. Led by President

President Joe Biden’s ethics disclosure with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) omits over $5.1 million reported to the IRS. The OGE filing from 2017 to 2020 indicates Biden’s CelticCapri Corporation collected $8,065,464. But his tax returns filed to the

World leaders and a bevy of U.S. political and foreign policy elite are preparing to pay their respects to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America’s first female secretary of state. Led by President Joe

Hunter Biden ripped former President Bill Clinton as an ‘a—hole’ who ‘looks like s—t’ in a 2016 email exchange and took aim at multiple Clinton aides in 2015 emails with his longtime business partner Eric Schwerin and Delaware’s now-chief deputy attorney

Sen. Ron Johnson detailed how the liberal media have covered for President Biden Tuesday on "Hannity." SEN. JOHNSON: [N]ow we know from an email that [President] Joe [Biden] was apparently paying for Hunter's legal bills to set up his Chinese joint venture

WASHINGTON — Addressing world leaders and America’s political elite paying final respects to Madeleine Albright, former President Bill Clinton recalled in his final conversation with the former secretary of state that she didn’t want to talk about her declining

New York (CNN) Lawyers for the New York State Attorney General's Office said they are nearly finished with their civil investigation into the Trump Organization, after taking steps to unravel the real estate company's assets that they described as being as

Donald Trump Jr. launched the Second Amendment Task Force on Wednesday to fight the left’s efforts to cripple gun rights in the U.S. FOX News Digital quoted Trump Jr. speaking about the group, saying: The Second Amendment is the whole ballgame; it’s the freedom

Piers Morgan's full interview with Donald Trump airs after the former president claimed Morgan "deceptively" edited a trailer showing Trump storming off the set in anger. Source: CNN

Former President Donald Trump appealed a New York state judge's $10,000 per day fine for alleged contempt for failing to comply with Attorney General Letitia James' subpoena for Trump Organization records, CNN reported Wednesday. Trump attorney Alina Habba

FIRST ON FOX: Donald Trump Jr. is launching a new gun rights group that he says will be a vehicle for fighting against Democratic gun control efforts. Fox News Digital has learned that Trump Jr. will be launching the Second Amendment Task Force and will

Piers Morgan appeared to vindicate former President Trump on Tuesday when he aired the full interview between them and included the original, undoctored ending. “Piers Morgan screened the second part of his interview with Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon,

Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge’s decision to hold the former president in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a subpoena for evidence in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business dealings. Trump’s

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was mum Tuesday night when questioned by reporters about being heard on tape saying some Republicans incited violence around the Jan. 6 Capitol attack -- and that others could be kicked off social media platforms. But lawmakers

Despite House Democrats' efforts to undermine House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, former President Donald Trump is sticking strongly behind him, a source close to the former president tells Newsmax. McCarthy has distanced himself from comments he made

A leaked audio recording published by The New York Times reveals House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was concerned that his GOP colleagues’ rhetoric before and after the Capitol riot would inspire violence. His private remarks at the time sharply contrast

WASHINGTON — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told colleagues Wednesday he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol as he defended private conversations around the siege that have spilled into the open

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” when it comes to new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, but that it appears to be making a

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A state investigation launched after George Floyd’s killing in the custody of four Minneapolis police officers has determined that the department engages in a pattern of race discrimination. Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights announced

Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, launched four more astronauts into orbit on the Crew Dragon capsule on Wednesday morning. The crew includes Jessica Watkins, who becomes the first black woman to serve on an extended mission on the International Space Station