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California Rep. Darrell Issa to retire, endorses Jim Desmond to succeed him

California Rep. Darrell Issa announces retirement after 25 years, endorses San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond for newly redrawn 48th District seat.

Why even the mayor’s not safe in San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie just found himself at the center of a quickly-escalating...

Why doesn’t Mayor Mamdani care about NYCHA affordable housing?

We're starting to wonder if Mayor Zohran Mamdani has any real interest in promoting...

The obvious signs the Iran war is part of larger contest with Russia and China

Critics who call Operation Epic Fury folly or a distraction are missing the point:...

Trump calls on Congress to pass bill aimed at bolstering college sports

President Trump on Friday called on Congress to establish a national framework to stabilize college sports amid court rulings, image and likeness deals and recruiting changes have put the multibillion-dollar collegiate NCAA system under siege.

Fetterman ‘baffled’ by some senators not supporting Iran operation

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he is “baffled” by some of his fellow senators not backing the recent U.S. military action against Iran. “Every member in the U.S. Senate agrees we cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” Fetterman said in a post on the social platform X Monday morning. “I’m baffled why so...

Americans stuck in Middle East speak out amid strikes: ‘Beyond scared’

Three dozen people, including a woman from Missouri, touring Israel together. A 17-year-old, her father, and their members of their North Carolina church. A husband and wife from Pittsburgh. They're all among the unknown number of Americans who found themselves stranded in the Middle East this weekend.

Anthropic’s Claude hits No. 1 in the App Store as users drop Chat GPT over recent news

Claude downloads spiked amid backlash to OpenAI’s "Department of War" deal.

Trump: ‘I don’t care about polling’ showing Iran strikes unpopular

President Trump dismissed polls showing low approval among Americans for the U.S. military operation in Iran, saying public sentiment actually reflects otherwise. “I think that the polling is very good, but I don’t care about polling. I have to do the right thing. I have to do the right thing. This should have been done...

Southwest Airlines ‘refining’ new seating process amid complaints over boarding, bin space

The announcement comes after complaints from some of Southwest’s longtime travelers.

Texas attorney general: ‘Illegal’ for mental health providers to ‘transition’ kids in state

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday issued a legal opinion that it is illegal for mental health care providers to "transition" children under state law. In 2023, Texas S.B. 14 went into effect, banning gender-affirming care to treat gender dysphoria in adolescents. The bill barred the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and...

Top Iranian official denies push for talks, rips Trump’s ‘delusional fantasies’

Ali Larjani, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, said his country will not negotiate with the U.S. amid the ongoing war and slammed President Trump as “delusional.” Larjani wrote on the social platform X late Sunday that Trump “plunged the region into chaos with his ‘delusional fantasies’ and now fears more American...

Trump says Iran operation will continue for at least ‘four to five weeks’

President Trump on Monday said U.S. military operations in Iran could go on for at least “four to five weeks” but acknowledged the situation may be ahead of schedule, or take longer. “We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail,” Trump said, speaking at a...

Democrats must not lose the plot on Iran

Democrats must hold Trump accountable for his actions in Iran, ensuring that any regime change is complete and democratic, or risk repeating past mistakes of supporting oppressive regimes.

UN watchdog chief rebuts Iran diplomat over Natanz nuclear site targeting allegations

The United Nations top nuclear watchdog on Monday rebutted allegations by an Iranian diplomat that U.S. and Israeli strikes have targeted the Natanz nuclear facility in the country.  Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told reporters that the agency had not seen major military activity targeting nuclear facilities, getting information...

US Embassy advises Americans to leave Lebanon ‘now’

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon is urging Americans to leave the country, as fighting breaks out between Israel and Hezbollah after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. In a Monday advisory, the embassy said U.S. citizens should “depart Lebanon now while commercial flight options remain available,” citing a “volatile and unpredictable” security situation....

Will Democrats ever learn their lesson?

The Democratic Party must recognize the role of the far-left wing of their party in their loss to Trump and take steps to remove the faction that allowed Trump to paint everyone on the left as more deranged than his own unhinged brand of populism.

Trump: Iran operation is ‘ahead of schedule’

President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. operation in Iran is “ahead of schedule,” noting the “big wave” has yet to take place in the operation. “I don’t want to see it go on too long,” Trump said in a phone interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I always thought it would be four weeks...

Khamenei’s wife dies from injuries sustained in US, Israeli attack: State media

The wife of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after her husband was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday, according to Iranian state television. In a post on the social platform X Monday morning, Iranian state television outlet Press TV said that the late supreme leader’s wife had been injured in a...

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