A conservative political advocacy group launched a digital advertising campaign Friday to shame Senate Democrats for shutting down the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. intelligence agencies have indicated that the Iranian government is not at risk of collapse amid the U.S. and Israeli offensive against the Middle Eastern country, Reuters reported Thursday. One source told the outlet that a "multitude" of intelligence reports show "consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger" of collapse, retaining "control of...
Outdated intelligence data may have led to a U.S. airstrike hitting a girls' school in southern Iran following the start of the military operation against the Middle Eastern country, killing around 175 people, according to multiple outlets. It remains unclear why the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school was hit. The New York Times reported that it...
President Trump on Thursday nominated a State Department official to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA), after a judge ruled Kari Lake was unlawfully running the agency as its acting CEO. The president tapped Sarah B. Rogers, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy, as USAGM's Senate-approved CEO....
The Trump administration is considering loosening shipping rules in an effort to lower fuel prices, which have surged as a result of the war in Iran. In particular, the administration is considering issuing a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires shipping between U.S. ports to be done by U.S.-flagged ships. “In...
The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other “landed safely.” It is unclear if there were any...
The U.S. has yet to begin escorting oil tankers through the treacherous Strait of Hormuz, something that increasingly looks like a high-risk proposition during the war with Iran. President Trump, who floated using escorts to reopen the waterway and avoid an oil crisis amid soaring global prices, so far has held off, opting instead for...
Time may be on Iran’s side in its conflict with the United States as President Trump faces domestic and international pressure to end the war. U.S. and Israeli military superiority has wreaked havoc on Iran, pounding its navy, missile launch sites and other assets. But the conflict is also inflicting pain on the president as...
In the week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the central bank head called 13 lawmakers. The calls, listed on Powell’s public calendar for January, were all 10 to 15 minutes in length. The Fed chair spoke with lawmakers from both chambers of Congress and...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is warning the Trump administration against drawing down hundreds of U.S. troops serving as peacekeeping forces in Kosovo as tensions rise in the region, according to a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill. The letter, sent Thursday, represents a rare moment of unity among Democrats and Republicans serving on key...
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FBI Director Kash Patel said the Thursday shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., is being investigated as “an act of terrorism.” The FBI responded alongside local law enforcement agencies to a shooting at the Virginia institution on Thursday morning. One person was killed and two people were injured during the attack, officials confirmed....
