Discover the most impactful and widely discussed peace-oriented stories from the past week.
Longtime conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway, who successfully ran President Trump’s 2016 campaign, recalled fielding numerous high-paying offers before she accepted a job in the first Trump administration as senior counselor to the president. In an interview on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” Conway said prospective buyers and clients flocked to her polling firm after she shepherded...
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Facebook takes down page targeting ICE agents Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that Facebook has removed a page used to “dox and target” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Chicago after the Justice Department reached out to the social media platform. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana “The wave...
Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source:Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Trump advances IVF agenda with latest pricing deal The White House on Thursday announced dual actions aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), including the latest deal with a drugmaker...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who is overseeing the U.S. military’s strikes against boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration argues are smuggling drugs into the country, will retire at the end of the year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday. Holsey, a four-star admiral who is the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom),...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Most Americans pinned the blame on the government shutdown on all parties involved — Republicans, Democrats and President Trump — according to a poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Roughly three-quarters of Americans surveyed said Republicans, Democrats and Trump deserve "a moderate amount" of blame over the shutdown, with...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Senior Trump administration advisers said Wednesday evening they have not witnessed any violations of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and are urging patience as efforts to retrieve bodies of hostages have extended beyond the initial 72-hour time frame. Two senior U.S. advisers, speaking on the condition of anonymity, briefed reporters on progress of President...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing a curveball into the shutdown fight as he plans to bring a full-year spending bill for the Pentagon to the floor on Thursday, effectively daring Democrats to oppose it as part of their push to keep health care at the forefront of the impasse. Democrats have been...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said in an interview on Wednesday that it was “too early” to give President Trump credit for the Israel-Hamas deal. “When it comes to the ceasefire, I am thankful, and I have hope that it will actually endure and that it will be lasting. And I continue...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:The organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” protests succeeded in all their main aims: drawing huge crowds, keeping the events peaceful — and, apparently, getting under President Trump’s skin. The latter point appears to be borne out by Trump’s reaction. Having noted in advance of the protests that he is not, in fact, a king, the...
Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his meeting with President Trump was “positive” even though he failed to secure a commitment from the U.S. to provide Tomahawk missiles for his war-torn country. Zelensky met with Trump at the White House on Friday after Trump initially signaled Washington could provide Ukraine with the long-range...
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