The FBI's focus should have zeroed in on countering threats of Islamic terrorism rather than diverting agents onto immigration enforcement and other unrelated tasks, such as, reportedly, spending hours...
Javier Bardem is sharing a simple message from the Oscars stage: "No to war and free Palestine." The "No Country for Old Men" actor presented the International Feature Film category at Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Before reading his prepared remarks, Bardem delivered his brief anti-war call to action to applause from the audience....
President Trump on Sunday said he was “thrilled” to see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr reviewing license renewal applications for broadcast corporations after accusing the media of perpetuating lies about Iran. “I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of...
Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the Oscars stage with a dig at President Trump and Melania Trump, and a free speech-related knock at CBS. The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" personality, who hosted the Academy Awards four times, took to the stage on Sunday in Los Angeles to present Oscars in a pair of documentary film categories....
President Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S. “Cuba also wants to make a deal. And I think we will pretty soon make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” Trump said while traveling to Washington on Air Force One. “We have a lot...
Javier Bardem is sharing a simple message from the Oscars stage: "No to war and free Palestine." The "No Country for Old Men" actor presented the International Feature Film category at Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Before reading his prepared remarks, Bardem delivered his brief anti-war call to action to applause from the audience....
President Trump on Sunday said he was “thrilled” to see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr reviewing license renewal applications for broadcast corporations after accusing the media of perpetuating lies about Iran. “I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of...
Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the Oscars stage with a dig at President Trump and Melania Trump, and a free speech-related knock at CBS. The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" personality, who hosted the Academy Awards four times, took to the stage on Sunday in Los Angeles to present Oscars in a pair of documentary film categories....
President Trump told reporters on Sunday evening that Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S. “Cuba also wants to make a deal. And I think we will pretty soon make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” Trump said while traveling to Washington on Air Force One. “We have a lot...
Amid the one-liners, Conan O'Brien is striking a serious tone during his Academy Awards monologue, saying the annual Hollywood awards show brings some optimism in these "chaotic times." "Tonight is an international event," O'Brien said, following some rapid-fire jokes, as he kicked off the 98th Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday. "If I can be...
A group of 10 airline CEOs sent a Sunday letter to lawmakers urging them to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers during the government shutdown. The letter outlined an urgent need for TSA officers, U.S. customs clearance officers at airports and air traffic controllers to be paid during shutdowns as travel expectations for the summer...
Israel on Sunday said the suspect alleged to have conducted the recent Michigan synagogue attack was related to a Hezbollah commander. The suspect, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, died by suicide on Thursday after driving into Temple Israel in a suburb outside of Detroit. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon. The Israel Defense...
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said it’s planning to continue strikes on Iran for at least three more weeks. “We have thousands of targets ahead,” IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin told CNN. “We are ready, in coordination with our U.S. allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover, about three...
President Trump is downplaying concerns about rising gas and oil prices that have been badly exacerbated by the war in Iran. Both the president and members of his Cabinet have described rising prices as a “small price to pay” to achieve their goals in Iran. Trump also argued that rising prices are good for the...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration has “got what we need” when it comes to funding for the conflict in Iran. “Well, tell me how much is this war going to cost? Because I know the Pentagon briefed it's going to be about $11.3 billion. Do you need to...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Congress has been “feckless” in allowing President Trump's authority to expand and cited the war with Iran as an example of Congress failing to check the executive branch's growing power. “Well, listen, I'm going to be one of those Democrats that say I think both parties have been...
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said President Trump’s strikes on Iran are “finishing” a decades-long war with leaders in Tehran. “One administration after another has slashed at the tentacles of Iran that have taken violence to American forces, to American citizens, to our allies in the region, most especially Israel, and making that...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Sunday discussed a recent strike on an Iranian girls’ school, saying he desires “a thorough investigation” into the matter. “We've only got preliminary assessments, and I want a thorough investigation. But what I don't want to do is jump to the conclusion, whether it was [U.S. Central Command (Centcom)] or...
