LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has stayed away from the World Cup after making himself the main character of the months leading up to it. Mexican President Claudia...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday urged President Trump to save surveillance powers authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by canceling Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s appointment to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “FISA gives us over 50 percent of our most sensitive intelligence and has enabled...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ campaign slammed her rival, the progressive candidate Nithya Raman, quickly on Sunday after Raman was projected as advancing to a run-off election for the position. Raman overtook Spencer Pratt, a GOP candidate and former reality television star. Bass said Raman had not done enough to reduce homeless encampments near schools...
President Trump said on Sunday that Israel “won’t have any choice" but to accept any potential deal to end the war with Iran. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots,” Trump said in a phone interview with the Financial Times, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The...
Israel and Iran traded attacks on Monday for the first time since a fragile ceasefire agreement was struck in April, sparking concerns of a resumed conflict in the Middle East. Israel said it struck petrochemical facilities in Mahshahr that produce “unique materials that serve as critical components for the development of ballistic missiles.” Israeli forces...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is blasting 4 GOP senators who voted against a motion to effectively add the SAVE America Act to a $70 billion budget reconciliation package, saying he couldn't understand why fellow Republicans would vote against a voter ID law. Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...
President Trump on Monday urged Israel and Iran to stop shooting “immediately” after Tehran stepped in to back its proxy, Hezbollah, in the wake of an offensive campaign by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon. “Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting,’” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Both sides, Israel and...
A loophole in the federal SNAP program allows households with significant assets to qualify for aid, diverting resources from those who actually need them and costing taxpayers billions.
In today’s issue: President Trump is leading Republicans’ unfounded claims of fraud in California’s glacial vote counting as his preferred candidate was knocked out of the runoff for Los Angeles mayor. Progressive Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman was projected by Decision Desk HQ to finish ahead of Republican Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality, as the two challenge incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D), despite Pratt’s significant lead on election night. “No...
None of the recent attacks on the integrity of the Supreme Court are about the rule of law or good social order. They are not being made in good faith.
The Treasury Department is planning to use Iranian assets to assist Gulf allies in the rebuilding process resulting from Iranian damage from the war, according to a new report. CBS News, citing a source aware of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s thoughts, reported Saturday that Iranian assets are set to be used by the department in...