Beijing has sworn to take Taiwan and has not ruled out using force, ramping up military pressure around the island in recent years.China conducts near-daily deployments of fighter jets and warships near the island and regular large-scale military drills.Taiwanese lawmakers have been at loggerheads over the government’s plan to spend NT$1.25 trillion (US$39 billion) on defence, which has been stalled for months in parliament, controlled by Cheng’s KMT party.DEFENCE SPENDINGCheng’s trip comes a month before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing for a summit with Xi.The United States has been piling pressure on Taiwanese opposition lawmakers to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Republican National Committee (RNC) is leading a lawsuit against Virginia, accusing the state of violating state law by allegedly accepting ballots from people who have never lived in the state.Under federal law, military service members stationed overseas and their spouses are allowed to cast absentee ballots based upon the state of their last residence. But a Virginia statute allows voters who have never lived in the state to cast a ballot based on Virginia being their parent’s last eligible voting location.The lawsuit comes just months away from a contentious midterm election cycle…
By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted April 9, 2026 8:02 pm Updated April 9, 2026 8:03 pm 1 min read Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on Alberta separatism doesn’t violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom that the need for consulting First Nations on the matter hasn’t emerged because the province isn’t taking action yet.Multiple First Nations are challenging the constitutionality of the province’s citizen-initiated referendum process in a multi-day hearing this week.Lawyers for the First Nations argue the referendum process and its use…
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President Donald Trump is facing backlash from his followers on his social media platform Truth Social after he posted a message railing against conservative commentators Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones.In a post on Thursday, Trump described them as “stupid people,” “NUT JOBS” and “TROUBLEMAKERS” after the formerly Trump-aligned commentators criticized his actions in the Iran war.Several of Trump’s followers criticized the president for appearing to turn on the four commentators despite their long history of supporting him.One user with the username Deportationnumber wrote: “Trump just going against everyone that fought for him to win, just because…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing increased scrutiny over allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with female staffers and other women, as several rivals take swipes at him ahead of the state’s June gubernatorial primary election.”I’m very disappointed in Eric Swalwell,” former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said on social media Wednesday. “As more and more women come forward with sexual harassment allegations, Swalwell skipped town to avoid facing tough questions about these allegations.””If Swalwell wants voters to trust him, he needs to show up, stop hiding behind his campaign staff…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is taking aim at Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger as he helps steer Republican efforts to defeat a Democrat-backed congressional redistricting referendum that would create up to four additional left-leaning U.S. House seats ahead of the midterm elections.”She told voters in August of 2025 that she had no plans, no intention to do redistricting. And then the very first bill that she signed into law was the enabling legislation for this monstrosity of gerrymandering to go forward,” Miyares told Fox News Digital on Thursday, as he pointed…
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Sometimes we get a little whimsy with our science, folks. A photo of a giant lunar crater taken by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts reveals that the man in the moon is not only real, but in a very good mood. “The Artemis II crew captured this image showing the rings of the Orientale basin during their lunar flyby on April 6,” NASA captioned the photo, posted to X. Viewers were quick to note that the basin looks a whole lot like a smiling cartoon face. Replies include zoomed-in images of the original photo, with many highlighting the smiling contours. “It appears highly…
