The Democratic upset in two Florida state legislature races on Tuesday is raising warning signs for Republicans as the party faces divisions ahead of November’s midterms. Democrats flipped two state House seats, including the district where President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is located. The seat, located in the 87th district, has flipped in the past, so...
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday that Israel, through its recent actions in Lebanon and its fighting alongside the U.S. against Iran, has inflamed tensions in the Middle East as the conflict against Tehran rages on. “At this point, I really think that we need to focus on trying to bring the military operations...
More Americans believe U.S. military operations against Iran will diminish, rather than promote, global safety, according to a new survey released Wednesday. A Quinnipiac University poll found 42 percent of voters believe the conflict is making the world less safe, while 35 percent say it will increase global safety. Twenty percent of respondents said the...
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) introduced legislation on Tuesday to rename Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) as “Donald J. Trump International Airport,” just after a month after Republicans in the Florida Legislature voted to do so. Mast, who represents the Sunshine State’s 21st Congressional District, introduced H.R.8054 in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — chaired...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would give Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have been forced to work without pay during the shutdown a 10 percent bonus when the agency reopens. The bill would require that DHS employees, including more than 61,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, receive a one-time...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt signaled on Wednesday the U.S. was winding down its military operation in Iran, but vowed to ramp up attacks against the country if it does not agree to U.S. terms. “We are very close to meeting the core objectives of Operation Epic Fury, and this military mission continues unabated,”...
Iran on Wednesday threatened the safety of vessels attempting to pass through a key Red Sea strait amid the Strait of Hormuz’s closure. The Bab el-Mandeb strait, located approximately in between Yemen and Djibouti, is 1,200 miles off the Strait of Hormuz and could be subject to military threats from Iran’s proxies. “We are constantly...
President Trump made his first public call for a clean extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers Wednesday, pointing to the ongoing conflict in Iran as a rationale. Trump, through legislative channels, has called for an 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which authorizes the government to spy on...
President Trump on Wednesday praised U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers for their work at airports this week as lengthy security wait times stack up amid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse. “I am so proud of our ICE Patriots! They were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years, and now,...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a second Republican-only reconciliation bill, and that he is “glad” the Senate is moving forward on such a measure. Johnson in a press conference said that using the special reconciliation process —...
Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the drug mifepristone for use in terminating pregnancies is picking up Senate Republican support, as the push to stop its shipment across state lines is becoming a top priority of the anti-abortion movement. Hawley’s bill, which would make distributing...
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) responded with “love” after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pastor suggested the Democrat should be "crucified." “Jesus loves. Christian Nationalism kills,” Talarico wrote Tuesday in a post on social platform X. “You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you,” he continued. “I love you more than...
The U.S. Army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 and also relaxed rules on recruting individuals with drug convictions as the service continues to widen its recruiting pool. The maximum age for eligible recruits is a bump up from the previous enlistment age of 35 and will go into effect on April 20,...
