U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Adm. Brad Cooper said Saturday that the Pentagon's operation in Iran has struck more than 8,000 targets since the start of the Middle East conflict. In his update, posted to social platform X, Cooper said the campaign has weakened Iran’s combat capabilities and crippled its naval forces. He added that...
A slight majority of Americans support repatriating sites dedicated to Cesar Chavez, after the late civil rights leader was accused of sexually abusing minors, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll, released Friday, found that 51 percent of respondents believe these sites should be renamed, with 22 percent saying these locations should never have...
The idea that Jews manipulate powerful governments into waging war for their own self interest has fueled antisemitic conspiracy theories for centuries.
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday brushed off President Trump's ribbing of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Pearl Harbor amid the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran. "He was in the Oval Office yesterday with the prime minister of Japan ... and he was talking about our strike in Iran," Maher said on his "Real...
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to pay the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees as the partial government shutdown stretches into another week. “I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized Democratic lawmakers’ decision to walk out of a closed-door briefing with him and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday. The two Trump officials briefed the House Oversight Committee on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After clashing with Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) over...
America has an unfortunate weight problem. Not just stereotypically, but statistically, 42% of adults in the United States are technically considered obese.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,” again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assist the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Graham reupped the suggestion after Trump told reporters earlier on Friday that the senator...
Children still account for the most deaths on the waitlist — an unnecessary result of complex guidelines that disadvantage the youngest candidates and a dearth of policy to regulate technological advances that can save more lives.
Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures who believe Israel has pulled President Trump into a war with Iran. Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center before his resignation this past week, asserted that Iran posed “no imminent...
