For years, radical socialist politicians insisted that corporate America needed more regulation, higher taxes and a greater role in advancing political causes. CEOs eagerly signed onto fashionable initiatives, from...
President Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz within the next two days. Trump's warning comes one day after he hinted that the U.S. was "winding down" its military operation in Iran, claiming the U.S. was "getting very close" to achieving its objective. "If Iran...
Trump warns Iran it has 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. will strike and obliterate its power plants, starting with the largest.
Fox News’s Martha MacCallum pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Friday afternoon about growing concerns about rising gas prices amid the U.S. war on Iran. “I think that this is a situation where people have to understand that this is temporary, this is not permanent,” Burgum said. MacCallum asked Burgum to respond to a clip...
Republicans are bracing for President Trump to deploy U.S. troops on the ground in Iran as the conflict in the Middle East crosses into its third week with no signs of slowing down. The administration is reportedly weighing missions to secure a safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and overtake Iran’s...
The leader of North Carolina’s upper Legislature is requesting another recount after a machine tally showed him losing a contested Republican primary for his state Senate seat by 23 votes. North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) asked the state’s Board of Elections in a letter Friday to grant a hand recount at a sample...
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DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump’s war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group’s inaugural security conference. The head of the influential conservative think tank said it support Trump’s decision to launch the war on Iran....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to dismiss a case against the two former officers connected to the Louisville, Ky., shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a Black woman, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers carrying out a warrant at her apartment in March 2020. The...
President Trump’s reluctance to endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate Republican primary race could prove perilous for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) bid in the upcoming runoff between the sitting senator and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). A new Change Research poll found that 42 percent of likely Texas Republican primary voters said they...
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Pentagon’s new policy restricting press access violates the First Amendment, siding with The New York Times. “The Court recognizes that national security must be protected, the security of our troops must be protected, and war plans must be protected,” U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman wrote in his 40-page ruling. “But especially in light...
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday subpoenaed a local Virginia prosecutor he’s accused of failing to take action against protesters outside the home of White House aide Stephen Miller. The subpoena is an escalation after Jordan demanded an interview with Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, prosecutor for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. The...
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in Iran as Washington considers scaling back its military operations in the region. “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist...
Ukraine has deployed military units to protect the civilians and infrastructure of five Middle Eastern countries against potential Iranian drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced the deployment on Friday and noted he had been visiting the five countries -...
Two vessels carrying Russian oil are reportedly heading for Cuba in the coming days in a move that could test President Trump’s longstanding blockade, according to the Financial Times, citing maritime intelligence companies. One of the tankers making its way to the Caribbean island is Sea Horse, a Hong Kong-flagged ship estimated to be...
President Trump ruled out a ceasefire with Iran on Friday, telling reporters, “we’re not looking to do that.” “Look, we can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters outside White House. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re obliterating the other side. They don’t have a navy. They don’t have...
