The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran was met with praise from some lawmakers and world leaders, and left others condemning the Trump administration and declaring its actions illegal. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the only Iranian American member of Congress, called Khamenei the "epitome of evil" and said,...
Iran now stands without its supreme leader for 36 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after joint strikes from the U.S. and Israel on Saturday killed him and attacked military command posts and missile sites across the country. President Trump announced the strikes at 2:30 a.m. EST in a video shared on Truth Social. The mission, dubbed...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late on Saturday broke his silence about the U.S. strikes on Iran, which he described as the "most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history." "The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences," Hegseth said in a...
Tuesday is one of the most consequential days of the year in Texas politics. Voters will decide who appears on the November ballot - or in many cases, who advances to a May runoff.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Thursday that Kathy Ruemmler, the investment banking company's top lawyer, will resign after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its remaining files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealing a close relationship between the two. Ruemmler said she will "step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel...
Rapper Cardi B on Wednesday joked about fighting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a concert in California, saying that federal officers "ain't taking my fans" — prompting a response from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "B----, if ICE comes in here, we’re going to jump their a--es," Cardi B said onstage in Coachella Valley...
Podcaster Joe Rogan on the Tuesday episode of his show explained his why his name appeared in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) last release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "The Joe Rogan Experience" host told guest Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...
The South Texas Builders Association said construction sites are seeing fewer workers because of immigration enforcement and it's costing Americans big dollars.
The FBI on Thursday raised its reward for information leading investigators to Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, to $100,000 amid the agency's search near Tucson, Ariz. The agency also revealed new identifying information about a possible suspect in connection with her disappearance, which investigators have ruled was a kidnapping. The...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the latest episode of Theo Von's podcast Thursday that he once snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat while talking about not fearing germs. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, appeared on "This Past Weekend" when he made the remark. He reflected on meeting with...
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday that Nicolás Maduro is still the “legitimate president” following his capture and arrest by the Trump administration. “Yes, I can tell you that President Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate president. I can, I will tell you this as the lawyer that I am. They are both, President Maduro...
A series of contradictions and reversals from the White House and National Governors Association (NGA) this week has bred widespread confusion over the fate of the bipartisan group’s annual meeting with the president. All governors are expected to gather Feb. 19-21 in Washington, D.C., for the NGA’s annual conference, which has traditionally coincided with a...
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Approval of President Trump's immigration agenda has seen a decline among independents, with most saying that the administration has overstepped with its deportation efforts, according to an AP-NORC poll released Thursday. Polling found that 23 percent approved of Trump's handling on immigration, down 14 points since March 2025. About 6 in 10 independents said the...
A federal appeals court allowed a judge’s order to take effect Thursday that requires the Trump administration to resume funding for the Gateway tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey. By declining to intervene, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit paved the way for the project to resume, at least briefly, as a lawsuit brought by the two Democratic-led states proceeds. The court will issue another ruling after holding...
