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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet before the start of the G7 summit at Parliament Hill on June 15, 2025 in Ottawa, Canada. Suzanne Plunkett/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Suzanne Plunkett/WPA Pool/Getty Images Canada, the U.K., Australia and other countries on Sunday announced they will formally recognize Palestine as a state — a move that has long been opposed by the U.S. and Israel. “We recognized the State of Israel more than 75 years ago as a homeland for the Jewish people. Today we join over 150 countries who recognize a Palestinian…

Washington — Gary Cohn, IBM vice chair and former National Economic Council director in President Trump’s first term, said Sunday that “we’ve seen the job market degrade,” though he noted that it may be “temporary.””The Federal Reserve itself and the board of governors admitted that we are having a declining job market. And we see that,” Cohn said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”Last week, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, in the first rate cut since December, amid slower economic growth and a stalling labor market. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who has…

  8m ago Trump calls it a “very tough day” ahead of memorial service Mr. Trump told reporters that it’s a “very tough day” as he departed the White House on his way to Glendale, Arizona Sunday morning for Kirk’s memorial service.”We’re going to celebrate the life of a great man today,” the president said, adding, “that something like this could have happened is not even believable.”Mr. Trump said of Kirk’s wife and family that he plans to continue to “give them my love.””There’s nothing much you can say,” the president said. “You talk about the great things he’s done.…

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands at a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday Sept. 18, 2025, at the conclusion of President Trump’s second UK state visit. Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Sunday that the U.K. is formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite vociferous opposition from the U.S. and Israel. His announcement follows those from Canada and Australia. Starmer said the move is intended “to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis.” Though…

On the eve of the Jewish New Year, we have thoughts from Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York. Her new book, “Heart of a Stranger,” is about her journey to becoming the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi.At Rosh Hashanah, we count the years since God created the world, this year being the year 5,786 (give or take a few billion years!).While this is a season of joy and community gathering, the New Year also begins a season of atonement, where we take an accounting of who we are, and how we can…

After the tabled hep B vote, some liaison members from top medical organizations shared their agreement for holding off on making changes to the current recommendations. Some also urged more transparency in how decisions will be made on future potential recommendation changes.”I would urge the committee to use the methodical scientific method to weigh the risks and benefits appropriately,” said Dr. Amy Middleman, a liaison for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. She added, “This is important for all vaccine decisions, and this is what I think some of us are really concerned about in terms of the absence…

FILE – Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would be nominating senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown into turmoil when its U.S. attorney was pushed out Friday. In a social media post just after he departed the White House for an event at Mount Vernon, Trump wrote he was nominating Halligan as U.S.…

Last September, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005. As heavy rains swept through the Appalachian Mountains, homes near Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond were demolished. “Seeing it on the news is one thing, but standing there amongst it is hard to get your head around,” Leicester resident John Saunby said about the debris from Helene.Despite the damage, Saunby realized some parts might be worth salvaging.He pulled his porch posts out of the wilderness, and found his kitchen floorboards inside an old cotton mill. “The woods are full of treasure,”…

Ad Policy Bari Weiss hosts Ted Cruz at a live event on January 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Leigh Vogel via Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press) Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has often been profiled in the media, but usually in a superficial way that focuses on her personality and disputes with fellow journalists. She is currently on the cusp of great power, reportedly working on a deal to sell The Free Press and take a senior position at CBS. David Klion, Nation columnist and frequent guest on the podcast, has written…

Glendale, Arizona — State Farm Stadium in Glendale, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, can hold more than 63,000 people. But police are anticipating more than 100,000 people coming to the stadium Sunday in an effort to attend the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week on a college campus in Utah. As a result, the organization Kirk co-founded, Turning Point USA, has also reserved the venue next door, the Desert Diamond Arena, for overflow. Desert Diamond, home to Arizona’s former NHL team, the Coyotes, seats about 18,000. President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other top…