The U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second night, with President Trump saying the Americans launched 49 Tomahawk missiles at targets in the Islamic Republic. On Thursday morning, Trump vowed to hit Iran again "very hard tonight." "At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other...
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed a watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) scrapped $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the request for a temporary restraining order by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The group, which bills itself as nonpartisan, argued in its...
President Trump on Thursday morning vowed more attacks on Iran and threatened to seize Kharg Island, after the two countries exchanged fresh strikes this week. “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY...
Republicans continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats 11-2 and extending the club’s winning streak to six consecutive seasons. See the gallery below.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rare Democrat in an overwhelmingly red state, is making waves on the campaign trail as the party searches for a new leader in 2028. Considered the most popular Democratic governor in the country, Beshear ticked up to sixth place in the latest Emerson College Polling survey of a hypothetical Democratic presidential field — climbing 7 percentage...
The U.S. and Iranian militaries continued to exchange strikes early Thursday in the Middle East region, sidelining negotiations between the two nations. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said it launched strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites. The agency added that U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy assets “fired precision...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s targeted blocks on the promotions of officers in the Navy and Air Force have intensified scrutiny from former military leaders, who call the moves unprecedented and a corrosive abuse of his power. A disproportionate number of the nine stalled promotions in the Navy were reportedly women or minorities, coming a few...
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed a third $350 billion reconciliation bill, urging Congress to “IMMEDIATELY” pass it with the Save America Act included. “I am hereby calling on Republicans in Congress to IMMEDIATELY advance and pass the forthcoming $350 Billion Reconciliation Bill (Recon 3.0) — which, at the request of our Great Department of War...
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years. Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. ...
Republican lawmakers continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats and extending the club's winning streak to six consecutive seasons. Behind a complete game performance that included five strikeouts and nearly 100 pitches on the mound from Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), the GOP...