A handful of Democrats have either been arrested, detained or charged under the Trump administration due to the White House’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin has condemned their treatment, arguing lawmakers are being assaulted without reason. “Elected officials are being arrested for doing their jobs,” Martin wrote in a Wednesday...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday detailed a set of rules for when certain local actions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can be heard by regional courts or when they need to be heard at the D.C. Circuit. While technical, the decision may have some influence on actual policy outcomes since some regional federal courts...
Israel's military has expanded its strikes beyond Iran's military and nuclear facilities, destroying the headquarters of the Iranian regime's internal security arm, while the US has edged closer to intervention in the conflict to support Israel.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted conservative pundit Tucker Carlson over his comments on the escalating conflict in the Middle East and potential U.S. involvement in the war between Israel and Iran. "On foreign policy, Tucker has gone bat-crap crazy. He's gone off the rails. He is suddenly a hardcore isolationist," Cruz said on the latest...
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump, quipped that the president left the Group of Seven (G7) summit early this week because he was bored talking to allies. “I think one of the reasons President Trump left the other day, he was bored,” Bannon said. He added, poking at the other leaders in...
WhatsApp said on Wednesday it is "concerned" the messaging platform will be blocked in Iran after the country's state television urged users to remove the app. Iranian state television released reports Tuesday alleging WhatsApp was being used to gather and send information to Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Iran, the Associated Press reported. “We're...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei early Wednesday declared his nation "will never surrender" to threats from Israel's allies, including President Trump, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender," Khamenei said in a post on social platform X. "What should the Iranian nation surrender...
Iranian leaders issued a stark warning early Wednesday that any involvement of the U.S. military in its conflict with Israel could lead to an "all-out war." Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, in an interview with Al Jazeera English, said “any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region." The message...
In a polarized country, NPR and the PBS News Hour are too often comfort food for progressives — just as Fox News is for conservatives. But Fox is not subsidized by taxpayers.
The Supreme Court justices’ annual financial disclosures were released Tuesday, revealing millions of dollars in combined book payments to the justices in 2024. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took in the most, disclosing a nearly $2.07 million book advance from Penguin Random House, which published her memoir, “Lovely One,” in September. Jackson received nearly $894,000 the...
NATO's Annual Summit in the Netherlands provides an opportunity for the U.S. to strengthen the alliance, counter Russia's aggression, improve intelligence sharing, enhance cyber capabilities, and ensure the security of both the U.S. and Europe.
