Kelly Macias, staff writer for the Daily Kos, discusses President Trump's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump is the first president to attend the conference since Bill Clinton in 2000.
Macias previews Trump's Friday speech touting his nationalist "America First" message. Will he be shunned as some think? Or will he be able to sell world leaders on his message?
President Trum[p will also meet with several world leaders including British Prime Minister Theresa May and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The timing of Trump's meeting with Kagame comes just a couple of weeks after he allegedly criticized African nations.
Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion.
Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post.
The number of U.S. citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to at least 22 with at least 17 more Americans unaccounted for, the State Department said Wednesday. That's an increase in the death toll from 14 the day before, in a war that has already claimed more than 2,200 lives on both sides.
The Israel-Hamas war is now in its fifth day with Israeli officials saying at least 1200 people have been killed in the country, including 150 soldiers. President Joe Biden has confirmed at least 14 Americans are among the dead.
Negotiations started on the Biden administration's latest attempt at student loan forgiveness after the Supreme Court blocked Biden's attempt to use the 2003 Heroes Act to advance student loan forgiveness.
