Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Monday that while officials from his country have not negotiated with members of the Trump administration since the U.S.-Israeli war began, the U.S. has submitted a “negotiation request.” “We have had no negotiations with America in these thirty-one days,” Baqaei said during a press briefing. “What has occurred...
The Trump administration on Monday said it is renewing processing of asylum applications from some countries, a move that will have limited impact but nonetheless scales back current restrictions. The administration further paused asylum processing by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the wake of a November shooting carried out by an Afghan man...
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers started getting retroactive paychecks on Monday for the weeks they have worked without pay during the partial 44-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Republicans on Friday rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen much of DHS, including TSA, leaving the department unfunded as lawmakers left Washington...
Spain won’t allow American aircraft involved in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran to fly in its airspace, a move likely to further drive a wedge between the two NATO allies. Madrid on March 1 said it would not allow Washington to use its air bases for military operations in Iran, deeming the attacks a violation of international...
The Pentagon has spurned a federal court ruling that blocked its press policy meant to limit journalists’ access to the building, setting up new rules that are just as restrictive, an attorney for The New York Times asserted Monday. The Times claims the Defense Department isn't complying with a March 20 order from U.S. District...
Usha Vance said there’s “no expectation” in her relationship with Vice President Vance that the two will see “eye to eye” on everything, but she added the second spouses try to maintain an open mind with each other. “I’m not his staffer. I’m not involved in this in any professional sense. … There’s no expectation...
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Monday outlined six agenda items for Democrats to prioritize in the 2026 midterm elections. The former Chicago mayor and former U.S. ambassador to Japan pitched his “six for ’26” plan in a talk at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Monday, the New...
President Trump’s approval rating dipped to a new low, and even fewer people surveyed in a new poll said they support his administration's war efforts against Iran. In a University of Massachusetts Amherst poll released Monday, 33 percent of respondents said they approve of the president’s job performance. Of the 62 percent who said they...
The Army has launched an investigation into a recent fly-by of two AH‑64 Apache helicopters near singer Kid Rock’s Nashville, Tenn., estate after a video of the low-altitude maneuvers went viral online. “The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH‑64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he has encouraged President Trump to “wind down” the Iran war and “wind up” efforts for a peace deal while noting that it would take an agreement from both parties to resolve the conflict in the Middle East. “Keep it up Mr President. Wind down the war and wind...
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers started to receive paychecks Monday for back pay missed during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which first lapsed on Feb. 14. After Congress failed to secure a deal last week to reopen the DHS — which includes the TSA and other agencies — President Trump signed...
President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that Operation Epic Fury is "moving ahead successfully and according to plan," noting more than 11,000 targets have been hit and...
