Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that there could be a “potential” for “continued talks” with Iran about the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the country after Vice President Vance said no progress was made in the direction of a peace agreement in recent negotiations. “When you said the talks are still going...
Lawmakers are set to return to Washington this week as questions over future pay for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees — including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers — loom over efforts to end the partial shutdown. The impasse follows a last-minute split before the Easter recess, when Senate Republicans advanced a measure to fund most of...
In one of Europe's most consequential elections of the year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded to the party led by Péter Magyar, ending his run as Hungary's leader after more than 16 years. With 60 percent of the votes counted, Magyar's Tisza Party had more than 52 percent of the vote compared with Orbán’s...
President Trump late Sunday said there would be no deal to end the partial government shutdown until Democrats join with Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for the Marines to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, which lies about 20 miles off the coast of the mainland, declaring on Fox News: “We did Iowa Jima, we can do this.” “Here’s what I tell President Trump: Keep it up for few more weeks, take Kharg...
Two pilots were killed in a collision between a jet and a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. The aircraft was attempting to land when it struck the emergency vehicle, which was traveling across the runway to respond to an incident with a United Airlines flight, according...
There’s truth in the maxim that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. However, bad intentions, not a learning disability, are driving America back into the problems we hoped we solved generations ago.
President Trump on Monday said U.S. strikes on Iran energy infrastructure would halt for five days after “very good” and “productive” conversations with leaders in Tehran. In a Monday morning Truth Social post, Trump wrote in all-caps that the U.S. and Iran "over the last two days" have had "conversations regarding a complete and total resolution...
President Trump on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will help with airport security for “as long as it takes" as passengers complain of longer wait times amid the partial government shutdown. Earlier Sunday, White House border czar Tom Homan said ICE would assist at airports but would not be involved specifically in...
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) on Sunday said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was acting as if U.S. soldiers were “expendable cattle” following his comments about the possibility of losing servicemembers in battle. “I am deeply upset at the lack of respect for life Senator Lindsey Graham is displaying when talking about our troops. He...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said people need to give President Trump more empathy after Trump posted that he was “glad” former FBI Director Robert Mueller was dead. “I think that given what has been done to President Trump and his family it is impossible for either of us to understand what he has...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday said it was time to “stand up” to Senate Republicans who seek to abolish the filibuster. The filibuster, unique to the Senate, is more than 200 years old. The rule allows for debate until 60 votes are gathered to invoke cloture and end debate, a high bar when...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said his country would not be “swayed by more threats” after President Trump threatened to “hit” and “obliterate” Iran's power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. “Strait of Hormuz is not closed. Ships hesitate because insurers fear the war of choice you initiated—not Iran,” Araghchi...
The Senate’s marathon debate on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act is set to enter its second week, as President Trump and conservative allies ramp up pressure to push the measure through the upper chamber. Trump declared on Truth Social last week that the SAVE America Act is “one of the most IMPORTANT...
Democrats on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over the potential commutation of an election denier and convicted felon's sentence in Colorado, warning the state’s Democratic governor that clemency for Tina Peters would undermine the justice system and diminish the gravity of her crimes. Gov. Jared Polis (D) has been under heavy pressure from President Trump...
