President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he's escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November's midterm elections.
President Trump name-dropped several Persian Gulf countries Monday that he said should be reimbursing the United States for protection of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Yeah, I want to be reimbursed because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world, we're spending money, and so what we've done is we are going to...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Trump shrinks Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national...
President Trump is ramping up hostilities with Iran again, but critics question whether renewed U.S. military action can change the fundamental shape of the conflict. If it fails to do so, Trump could end up even more deeply entangled in an issue that is unpopular with the American people as the clock ticks down to...
Mark Lynch, who lost to late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the GOP Senate primary last month, said Monday he will seek the nomination to replace the longtime South Carolina lawmaker on the ballot after the latter died on Saturday. “A lot of you have asked. Yes, it’s official,” Lynch wrote on social platform X....
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. could soon attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran as American forces launched a new round of strikes against the country. “Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump said in an interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" Monday afternoon. “We're...
The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Monday, hours after President Trump announced the U.S. Navy would reinstate the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The fresh strikes, which kicked off at 4:45 p.m. EDT at Trump’s direction, mark the third consecutive day of U.S. attacks against Iran. “These...
{beacon} Technology Technology Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Data centers become flash point in gubernatorial races Political backlash to data centers is putting gubernatorial candidates in the hot seat as the presence of the massive AI...
Maine’s two senators are demanding an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by immigration authorities, with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) relaying claims from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the man had weaponized his vehicle. King told the Associated Press that he spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin about...
The federal watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over a six-month period, according to a report issued Monday, and barred just over 1,200 individuals and companies from federal programs. The HHS Office of Inspector General, in a semiannual report to Congress, said it...
A Mississippi man allegedly spotted with a handgun in his lap outside the U.S. Capitol's North Barricade is in custody, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Monday. Wendell J. Royster, 67, of Columbia, Miss., faces one count of carrying a pistol without a license and no permit, according to a USCP statement. At around 11:22 a.m.,...
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death over the weekend has prompted a frenzy among Republicans as they eye to succeed him in the Senate next year. Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, Graham’s sister, to fill the remainder of her brother’s term through January, while a special Senate GOP primary will take place...
The U.S. military used one-way attack seaborne drones in an assault on an Iranian port on Sunday — the first instance of U.S. forces utilizing sea drones in combat operations. The military utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a ship maintenance facility and a submarine at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the headquarters...
The sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has responded to a recommendation from President Trump for her to fill her brother’s seat. “Actually, I’m just kind of like devastated right now,” Darline Graham Nordone said during a call with The New York Post on Monday, according to the outlet. On Monday, President Trump...
