Gavin Newsom has a long record of blunders, from the French Laundry to the Train to Nowhere. The latest is the Hollywood tax credit, which he canceled by mistake.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday night that it completed an additional round of strikes on "dozens" of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's coastal region at 10 p.m. EDT. The strikes came after the U.S. resumed a naval blockade at 4 p.m. EDT, with over 20 U.S. Navy warships and...
President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that the U.S. is "going to hit them very hard" after the fourth day of U.S. strikes on the Islamic regime. Trump spoke with Fox News's Trey Yingst about the conflict, saying that the U.S. will gradually expand its strikes across Iran's infrastructure. "We're going to hit them very...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday will hold the Economic Diplomacy Action Group's (EDAG) first meeting, two years after it was established during the Biden administration. The committee, made up of federal agency leaders, will "shape the contours and focus of U.S. economic statecraft to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities," including "American leadership in AI," a State...
President Trump asked Congress for a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an effort to give time to nominate and confirm a permanent director of national intelligence amid threats from Democrats to not renew the act if Bill Pulte remains acting director of the agency. In a TruthSocial post...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said he will launch an inquiry into entrance fees for the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) going toward President Trump's "vanity projects." Schiff, along with several other senators, wrote in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that visitors to the parks contribute to the NPS budget "by purchasing...
The mid-decade redistricting war is taking shape as states lock in their maps for the midterms. Where do things stand state-by-state and court-by-court? Join Legal Affairs Reporter Zach Schonfeld and Morning Report author Jared Gans for a discussion on all of that and more. They will also take your questions. The discussion is scheduled to...
The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the Iran war, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent over the past 12 months...
President Trump on Wednesday said Iran "will have to pay the price" for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. "Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Much of it, like their Navy and...
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President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series "The West Wing" dismissing the concept of a "proportional response" after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)...
