Trump's military threats alarm Democrats; GOP shrugs
President-elect Trump has talked about using the military against the “enemy from within” against cartels at the border and possibly in Mexico as well. The rhetoric has raised concerns among Democrats on Capitol Hill as President Trump heads toward a second term. But Republicans largely downplayed the concerns in interviews this week. Rep. Adam Smith […]
NATO chief shrugs off European allies’ fears of another Trump White House term
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed aside concerns in Europe that former President Donald Trump would return to the White House to yell. Rutte, 57, said the 45th president understood the need to support Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, despite Trump's frequent attacks on 32 member states. He claimed that there was. “Really, stop […]
Fed shrugs off downturn concerns in latest minutes
Despite recent concerns from business leaders that the economy could slide into contraction within the next six months, U.S. central bankers see the economic outlook as fundamentally sound. Minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee show that bankers are confident about the immediate state of the U.S. economy. “The majority of […]
Ramaswamy shrugs off GOP 'mistakes' in Springfield migrant claims
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami dismissed the “mistakes” made by Republicans about false claims about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and criticized the media for focusing on “peripheral aspects” of a larger incident. “So when people have heated exchanges about important issues that affect the American people, they're going to say things in ways that […]
McCaul says he will hold Blinken in contempt after State Department shrugs off his demands for testimony
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Tim Ryan shrugs off threat of RFK Jr. endorsing Trump
CHICAGO — Former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, on Wednesday dismissed a potential threat from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to drop out of the race and endorse former President Trump. Asked about concerns that such a move could affect the presidential election in battleground states, Ryan said: “I don’t think it will have a significant impact.” […]
Titmus shrugs off pressure to win gold as Peaty sets up Qin Haiyang showdown | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The race was billed as the fight of the century, featuring three world record holders and future Hall of Famers, but on that raucous night in Paris, hype and reality were far from mutually exclusive, as the Australian known as the Terminator once again defended his Olympic 400m freestyle title, standing at the end immortal […]
Zelensky shrugs off Biden’s ‘President Putin’ flub
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a scathing gaffe by President Biden in which he referred to him as his arch rival, Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is a mistake. I think the United States has given Ukraine a lot of support. I think we can forget about some mistakes,” Zelenskiy told reporters at Ireland’s Shannon […]
MSNBC host shrugs off illegal immigrant killing young girl: ‘That’s one out of 11 million’
An MSNBC host on Saturday took a negative stance when a conservative guest brought up the murder of a young girl by an illegal immigrant, seemingly suggesting it was an isolated incident meant to smear all immigrants. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, got into a tense discussion with several MSNBC personalities about deporting […]
US says Russia launched antisatellite weapon into space; Moscow shrugs off ‘fake news’
A senior Russian official on Wednesday rejected as “fake news” a US claim that Russia had launched a weapon into low Earth orbit that could attack other satellites. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said a day earlier that the Kremlin launched a satellite last week that was assessed as “likely an anti-space weapon capable […]