Melissa O'Rourke

Melissa O’Rourke is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation

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Iran averts US military action, for now

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – After a U.S. military strike on Iran appeared all but certain Wednesday, Iranian leaders may have averted a confrontation, at least temporarily, in announcing that… Read More

January 16, 2026
World
Trump administration launches 2nd phase of Gaza peace plan with warning to Hamas

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration on Wednesday announced the launch of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, seeking to shore up… Read More

January 15, 2026
World
‘Not a crisis’: NATO boss shrugs off Europe’s Greenland fears

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte struck a markedly different tone from several European leaders over President Donald Trump renewing his call for the U.S. to… Read More

January 13, 2026
Politics
‘Depart immediately’: armed militias hunting Americans in Venezuela, embassy warns

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The State Department is urging Americans to leave Venezuela immediately, after reports of armed pro-regime militias attempting to hunt down U.S. citizens in the wake… Read More

January 13, 2026
Government
Trump wants $1.5 trillion in defense spending

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the U.S. defense budget to be increased to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027 to build what he… Read More

January 8, 2026