Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told senators on Tuesday that she personally ran her plans by President Trump to spend more than $200 million on pro-deportation ads that have boosted her own profile.
Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican, is facing a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations she improperly billed her congressional office for expenses tied to her Washington, D.C., home -- and the fallout could shape the trajectory of her political future.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that her officers have used administrative warrants -- those that aren't approved by a judge -- to enter homes to make arrests 28 times so far.
Stocks on Wall Street opened sharply down Tuesday as investors digested surging oil prices and the realization that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is likely deepening instead of abating after days of military strikes.
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...
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...
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 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.
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...
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....
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.
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...
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...
Iranian-backed militias across the Middle East carried out strikes against American forces and partners across the region, a new escalation following the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, which killed the country’s supreme leader and much of its military leadership. An Iranian-backed militia in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon have joined the fight between Sunday and...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered a fiery defense Monday of the U.S. operations in Iran, arguing the Trump administration can achieve its objectives without being “foolish” about it. Hegseth during his remarks at a press conference appeared to be pushing back on any arguments the U.S. military operation, which President Trump said he hoped would...
The stock market opened with losses Monday as oil prices spiked in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 400 points, falling 0.9 percent shortly after the market opened. The S&P 500 index was down 0.6 percent, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.7...
