Author: Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner

Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump are taking place on Tuesday afternoon, marking critics’ latest effort to frame him as a fascist. The “Free America” protests will launch at 2 p.m., when thousands across the country are set to join in walking out of work, school, and commerce. The protests fall on the first anniversary…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered a historic speech to the British Parliament on Tuesday, seeking to smooth over tense relations with one of the United States’s longest-standing allies.  Johnson reassured the body that the two countries will continue to “face and overcome together the challenges of our present day,” with his words coming at…

U.S. President Donald Trump told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store that he no longer feels obligated to think “purely of peace” in his quest to take over Greenland and cited not getting the Nobel Prize last year — when he stopped wars, he said — as a sore point. “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country…

China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy.  China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at 5.63 per 1,000 people, according to government data released Monday, marking the lowest on record since births began to be formally documented in…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday he is dropping special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, marking Ottawa’s latest move to deepen ties with countries it views as more “predictable” than the United States.  Under the “landmark” deal, Canada is allowing 49,000 of the vehicles into the country, dropping 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs…

One of the Secret Service agents on Vice President JD Vance’s security detail was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday after being accused of leaking sensitive information.  The agent was captured on video footage and in text messages published Tuesday by the O’Keefe Media Group telling an undercover journalist about sensitive information related to Vance’s…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Greenland is “vital” for the Golden Dome missile defense system, reiterating arguments that U.S. possession of Denmark’s territory is critical for national security.  The president also urged NATO to support Greenland’s acquisition on the basis that it will boost the alliance’s defense capabilities against Russia and China. His statement…

A man accused of breaking into Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home is in police custody, according to the Secret Service. The suspect was arrested overnight after allegedly shattering several windows with a hammer at the Vances’ Cincinnati residence and vandalizing a Secret Service vehicle on its way up the driveway. “An adult male was…

Moscow claimed Tuesday that an alleged Ukrainian attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s home earlier this week was meant to derail the United States’s work to end the Russia-Ukraine war.  The supposed attack is “aimed at thwarting President [Donald] Trump’s efforts to promote a peaceful resolution” to the war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.  Ukraine…