The U.S. military is readying to board ships linked to Iran and seize commercial vessels in international waters in the coming days as President Trump looks to expand a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a source familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal military planning, told The Hill...
Late night host Bill Maher slammed former California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) on Friday over the sexual misconduct allegations against the ex-lawmaker, who was previously a guest on his show. “I’ve always thought this guy was a f---ing creep,” Maher said. "I never liked him, and yet so many Democrats stood by him.” Swalwell resigned...
A new poll shows that more than half of Americans say they think President Trump's immigration agenda is "too aggressive." Politico's poll released on Saturday found that 51 percent of Americans hold this view, with 26 percent saying they think his immigration agenda is "about right" and 11 percent saying it's "not aggressive enough." The...
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked a merger between broadcasters Nexstar and TEGNA that has been challenged by DirectTV and a group of attorneys general. As part of his ruling, which came late Friday, Judge Troy L. Nunley ordered Nexstar to cease combining its operations with TEGNA until future legal proceedings play out. In a statement, Nexstar said...
Wall Street leaders are urging Americans to look towards independent political solutions, as the two-party system has failed to effectively govern and is threatening to destabilize the financial order.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton said that Democrats want “a fighter” to lead the party in the 2028 presidential election. “They want somebody that will get in the ring and say, ‘You knock me out or I’ll knock you out, Donald Trump,’” Sharpton told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Friday. “And that’s what they...
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday jabbed President Trump over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran and the reopening and closing of the Strait of Hormuz, musing that "we have a whole new plot." "I mean a couple weeks ago, because Iran would not open the Strait of Hormuz –– you've been following this –– Trump just...
Podcaster Joe Rogan joined President Trump and others in the Oval Office on Saturday as he signed an executive order accelerating research for certain psychedelic drugs used to treat mental health disorders. “Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier...
The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary last weekend was celebrated by many who saw the former president as establishing single-party rule in his central European nation. The irony is that this claimed victory for democracy may fuel the establishment of a global governance system that is neither democratic nor accountable to citizens. The European...
A federal judge on Friday tossed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit aiming to force Rhode Island to hand over its voter information as part of the Trump administration's push to acquire voter data from several states. Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy wrote that federal law does not allow the DOJ "to...
