President Trump announced Wednesday evening the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER” against Iran amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading waterway that has been effectively closed since early March. “This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump said any nation...
Kim Yo Jong, a top adviser and sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, denied knowledge of discussions between the country’s leader and President Trump in a message shared by state media on Wednesday. Trump told reporters earlier in the day that the country’s leader had responded to his request for a conversation and that...
Multiple Federal Reserve officials indicated the central bank may need to raise interest rates later this year, according to newly released minutes of the Fed’s July meeting. While most participants at the joint meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Fed’s Board of Governors "anticipated that inflation would step down over the...
Prosecutors allege the engraved bullet used to kill conservative commentator Charlie Kirk show alleged shooter Tyler Robinson targeted the commentator for his political beliefs. “Most importantly, Defendant ignores that he engraved one of the cartridges in his grandfather’s rifle with the overt political reference ‘Hey fascist, catch,’” they wrote. Prosecutors also cited an alleged text...
The Treasury Department and the IRS on Wednesday proposed stronger restrictions on certain immigrants’ ability to claim refundable tax credits — the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to curb access from non-U.S. citizens to federal benefits. The department suggested the refunded portion of four tax credits be classified as “federal public benefits," potentially disqualifying...
The top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing an ethics complaint with the Florida Bar after he launched a “Worst of the Worst” list for federal jurists, attacking their rulings. James Percival, the general counsel for DHS, has in recent weeks taken to social media to criticize judges who have made...
Trump declared "economic warfare" against Iran, warning that any nation or business providing a financial lifeline to the regime will face severe, unprecedented sanctions.
The hard-right Freedom Caucus is having a rough primary season.
Candidates with backing from the caucus and its allies flopped in primaries from Florida...
Abdul El-Sayed says he wants to go beyond Bernie Sanders' public ownership model for a major American industry, calling for "some system of public control."
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham has given opponents fresh ammunition to attack her on her biggest vulnerability: her inexperience.
She revealed a major blindspot...
