This week, while Americans grapple with the war in Iran, spiking oil prices, massive corruption in blue states and other genuine problems, the left has topped its agenda with...
The U.S. is temporarily removing sanctions on Russian oil currently stranded at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced late Thursday — the latest move by the Trump administration attempting to stymie soaring energy prices amid the war with Iran. Bessent wrote in a post on the social platform X that the "narrowly tailored" measure "will...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified the suspect accused of attacking a synagogue in Michigan on Thursday as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a Lebanese citizen. DHS confirmed Ghazali's identity in a statement to The Hill. "He was born in Lebanon on January 4, 1985," a DHS spokesperson said. "He entered the United States on...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday night announced the formation of a new task force that would conduct a review of U.S. war colleges to ensure they are "effective" and focused on core national security issues. Hegseth said the task force, which will be established by the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Anthony...
President Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with “force never seen before” after the U.S and Israel's strikes on the country, with Israeli forces also launching a new set of strikes Sunday. “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT,...
Three people have died, and at least 14 were injured in a shooting on West Sixth Street overnight Saturday into Sunday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS
The fight for tariff refunds following the Supreme Court’s decision to void President Trump’s sweeping levies is underway. A Michigan auto parts store and New York wine importer are leading the charge, and they’re moving fast. Hundreds of small businesses and major corporations alike have rushed to court to reclaim the unlawfully collected funds, as...
The ongoing U.S. strikes on Iran could have a ripple effect across the region, triggering a barrage of attacks from Tehran’s proxy groups on American troops, allies and interests. The likes of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and various Shiite militias in Iraq could be called on to target U.S. service members, civilians,...
House Republicans won a political victory this week in hauling former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee to testify in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. But Democrats are already warning that the extraordinary development will boomerang on the GOP whenever Democrats win back the House...
Several Democratic primaries in Texas and North Carolina are teeing up generational battles in the party. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), 78, is facing a challenge from newly-elected 37-year-old Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) in Texas’s redrawn 18th Congressional District in the Houston area. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.), 69, is fending off a primary challenge from 32-year-old...
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran was met with praise from some lawmakers and world leaders, and left others condemning the Trump administration and declaring its actions illegal. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the only Iranian American member of Congress, called Khamenei the "epitome of evil" and said,...
Iran now stands without its supreme leader for 36 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after joint strikes from the U.S. and Israel on Saturday killed him and attacked military command posts and missile sites across the country. President Trump announced the strikes at 2:30 a.m. EST in a video shared on Truth Social. The mission, dubbed...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late on Saturday broke his silence about the U.S. strikes on Iran, which he described as the "most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history." "The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences," Hegseth said in a...
Tuesday is one of the most consequential days of the year in Texas politics. Voters will decide who appears on the November ballot - or in many cases, who advances to a May runoff.
American and Iranian representatives had a terse exchange Saturday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, hours after the U.S. and Israel attacked the Middle Eastern country with a barrage of missile strikes. "I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite," Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani...
The U.S. strikes on Iran early Saturday has become the latest major issue addressed by candidates running in some of the more competitive Senate races. Reactions came after the U.S. and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran overnight, attacking military command and control facilities, ballistic missile and drone launch sites, military airfields and Iranian...
President Trump on Saturday said he will offer immunity to members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country earlier in the day. "We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want...