Stock futures climbed on Wednesday, driven by strong performances from Salesforce and Marvell Technology, following upbeat quarterly earnings. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 215 points (0.5%), while S&P 500 futures gained 0.3%, and Nasdaq-100 futures advanced by 0.7%. Salesforce surged 12% after reporting fiscal third-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations, showcasing robust demand in the enterprise ...

The returning head of the House Republican campaign committee says that ‘the battlefield is really playing out to our advantage’ as he works to defend the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the chamber in the 2026 midterm elections. While House Republicans held on to control of the House in November’s elections, the Democrats made gains, and the GOP will hold a ...

As Democrats aim to rebound following stunning setbacks in the 2024 elections, the race for Democratic National Committee chair is very publicly heating up. Getting less attention, but also starting to quietly commence, are moves by Democratic politicians who may have national ambitions in the next White House race. And while 2028 may seem like a long way away, recent ...

President-elect Donald Trump gave his ‘complete’ and ‘total’ endorsement of Mike Johnson ahead of next month’s expected fight to hold onto the House speakership.  ‘The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all of the destructive policies of the last Administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man,’ Trump wrote on TRUTHSocial Monday. ‘He will do the right ...

Warning: This article includes graphic accounts of what some prisoners experienced in Assad’s prisons. In the shadow of Syria’s brutal civil war, one institution stands as a chilling symbol of the regime’s systemic violence: Sednaya prison. Referred to as the ‘Death Factory’ or the ‘Human Slaughterhouse,’ Sednaya became a site of unimaginable suffering.  Around 100,000 individuals, according to reports, have ...

When it comes to Gallup’s ‘Most Admired Man list,’ Jimmy Carter is number three in the top 10 finishes, behind only Rev. Billy Graham and Ronald Reagan.  From 1946 to 2020, Carter made the list 29 times, according to Gallup.   Carter, the nation’s 39th president, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. He served a single term ...

After the passing of 100-year-old former President Jimmy Carter, many are recalling the ‘killer rabbit’ incident in which Carter had to fight off a berserk swamp creature while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. The bizarre incident occurred in April 1979 but was not known to the public until months later when, according to an account by then White ...

German government officials accused Tesla founder Elon Musk on Monday of attempting to interfere in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections on behalf of the country’s far-right political party, citing recent social media posts and a weekend op-ed doubling down on his endorsement. Musk has attempted to bill the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party as the party best positioned ...

As House Speaker Mike Johnson seeks to retain his grip on the gavel, Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., is demanding ‘assurances’ that Johnson ‘won’t sell us out to the swamp.’ Johnson, who secured the speaker’s gavel last year, got a major boost on Monday when Trump endorsed him to remain in the role. ‘I understand why President Trump is endorsing Speaker ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced two weapons packages for Ukraine on Monday, totaling $2.47 billion.  The first of the two, the Presidential Drawdown Authority package, with an ‘estimated value’ of $1.25 billion, is meant to ‘provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: missiles for air defense; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; and anti-tank weapons,’ ...