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...
Vice President Vance made a stop in Milwaukee on Wednesday to tout the administration’s crackdown on fraud, announcing that the Labor Department has launched investigations into foreigners involved in the H-1B visa program. H-1B visas are employer-sponsored, nonimmigrant visas that allow U.S. companies to hire foreign workers with specialty skills. “Here’s a simple principle, ladies...
The two Democrats vying for Massachusetts’s Senate seat wrestled to position themselves as the challenger in this race during a Wednesday debate, amid a growing appetite from voters across the country for antiestablishment candidates. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) launched his challenge for Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-Mass.) seat last fall. The 47-years-old congressman is calling for generational change...
The U.S. military resumed strikes against Iran on Wednesday, aiming to further decimate its ability to disrupt maritime traffic, hours after President Trump threatened to unleash a “big attack” on the country. "At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their...
An Iranian official on Wednesday warned Gulf states that Iran has “no red lines” when it comes to its defense, following a threat from President Trump to launch another “big attack” on Iran in retaliation for its attacks on commercial ships. “The Gulf states that have stood alongside Trump in the Iran-America regime conflict should...
President Trump on Wednesday kindled a significant thaw in relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, as Ukraine seizes the initiative in its more than four-year war against Russia. Trump announced the U.S. would buy Ukrainian drones and, even more importantly, gave a...
Five faith-based organizations are calling on the White House to release funding for HIV/AIDS prevention abroad that Congress already appropriated. In a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the groups urged full funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;...
An appeals court on Tuesday ruled that part of Florida’s law restricting how race and gender are taught in classrooms, specifically provisions restricting how those topics are taught in colleges, violates free speech rights. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit determined part of the Stop Wrongs Against Our...
President Trump and other leaders wrapped up the NATO alliance’s whirlwind summit in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday with a number of significant developments. Trump gave Ukraine the go-ahead to produce Patriot interceptors amid its ongoing war with Russia, a move that will be celebrated by NATO members. At the same time, Trump lashed out at...
The U.S. Department of Education has granted barbering, cosmetology and massage-therapy programs more time to comply with its new accountability rule, recognizing the skilled, tip-earning work of these professions and the need for a more accurate measure of their graduates' earnings.
The Supreme Court's decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC has strengthened the political parties, allowing them to spend without limit in direct coordination with their candidates, while still maintaining transparency and accountability.
President Trump said Wednesday he is undecided on whether to readmit Turkey into the U.S.'s F-35 fighter jet program after expelling the country during his first term. "I haven't totally made up my mind, but my inclination is to say, look, he's [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan] done everything, he's helped us in so many...
