Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker warned European nations against criticizing President Trump’s military operations against Iran. “You might think that this is a huge folly and going to have terrible consequences, but you don't have to say it,” Volker said on the Friday episode of Politico’s "EU Confidential" podcast. “By saying it, you...
The U.S. military killed two “narco-terrorists” in a strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). The military unit announced the strike by posting a video of the boat exploding on the social platform X on Friday evening. Southcom commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced on Friday that he will call a special session to consider new voting maps after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a landmark redistricting case. Reeves said state legislators will return to Jackson, Miss., 21 days to redraw electoral maps after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Louisiana v....
President Trump raised the stakes on Capitol Hill after the White House budget office directed federal agencies to plan for mass layoffs, rather than traditional workforce furloughs, if Democrats don't agree to a short-term stopgap funding measure ahead of next week’s shutdown deadline. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget reviewed by The...
Two detainees are dead, and another was critically injured early Wednesday morning outside of an Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas. The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dallas police.
Federal and local authorities are still working to determine a motive after a gunman opened fire on an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas on Wednesday. One detainee was killed and two others were critically injured in the incident. The suspected shooter, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound....
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says a new memo from the White House budget office warning that mass firings could be on the table if there’s a government shutdown is “an attempt at intimidation.” Schumer, who was scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House Thursday to discuss a funding deal before Trump...
The firing of a Texas professor and subsequent resignation of the university's president are illustrating a statewide battle on when and how LGBTQ topics are discussed on college campuses. State lawmakers say what the Texas A&M lecturer did was illegal, opponents say academics are losing their free speech rights and at least one other...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s debut at the United Nations this week was met with fascination, excitement and optimism, even as Syria’s road to fully joining the international community is fraught with pitfalls. On Wednesday, al-Sharaa became the first Syrian head of state to address the U.N. General Assembly in nearly 60 years, presenting his new...
Lawmakers in both parties fighting to force the Trump administration to release all the federal files on Jeffrey Epstein took a big step closer to their goal this week. Adelita Grijalva’s victory on Tuesday in a special House election in southern Arizona sends another Democrat to Capitol Hill — and secures the deciding endorsement of...
Department of Justice (DOJ) officials’ public statements regarding Luigi Mangione have likely broken court rules, a federal judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, an appointee of former President Biden, directed the prosecutors to advise Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that “future violations may result in sanctions, which could include...
The White House budget office on Wednesday indicated mass firings could be on the table in the event of a government shutdown as Congress faces a stalemate on negotiations in the days leading up to the government funding deadline. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reviewed by The Hill indicates that...
