President Trump said the U.S. needs to do “more of the same” when asked on Wednesday what he needs militarily for the operation in Iran to end. “Right now, they’ve lost their navy. They’ve lost their air force. They have no anti-aircraft apparatus at all. They have no radar. Their leaders are gone, and we...
If Vice President JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz are serious about restoring fiscal credibility to entitlement programs, Medicaid is where reform must begin.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is in the middle of a heated GOP runoff race, threw his support behind changing the Senate filibuster rule to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. “After careful consideration, I support whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary for us to get the SAVE America...
Lawyers for Anthropic warned a judge Tuesday that the Pentagon’s decision to label its products a supply chain risk could cost the artificial intelligence (AI) firm billions of dollars in revenue. Michael Mongan, an attorney for Anthropic, said during Tuesday’s status conference that the company is suffering an "irreparable injury” as a result of the...
Abby Phillip, one of CNN's prime-time hosts, corrected comments she made on the air Tuesday night about what police say was an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New York City earlier this week. As the host teased a segment going into a commercial break, Phillip said "Two [elected] Republicans say Muslims don't belong here after an...
President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed the incumbent's primary opponent,...
Lebanon's government has taken symbolic steps to ban Hezbollah's military and security activities, but without dismantling its financial and organizational core, these measures will not be effective in restoring Lebanese sovereignty.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Tuesday said he "was wrong" about past comments he made suggesting that it would take Iran years before it could restart its nuclear program, prior to the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes that hit the country late last month. Marshall previously said it will "take them years" to restart their program. CNN's...
President Trump’s nominee for a State Department role withdrew himself from consideration on Tuesday after lawmakers questioned his past comments on race. Jeremy Carl, who was nominated to be the assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, said the lack of support from senators on the Foreign Relations Committee posed a barrier to his...
A handful of special and primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi and New Hampshire on Tuesday underscored Democrats' overperformance streak as well as the enduring strength of President Trump's endorsement as midterm season ramps up. Democrats flipped a Republican-held state House seat in The Granite State while the party's candidate placed first in the special election runoff to...
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded on the first day of joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country that killed his father, according to multiple reports. Khamenei suffered a fractured foot, a bruise around his left eye and minor lacerations to his face in the bombardment campaign, CNN reported. Reuters also reported Khamenei was lightly...
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a state in the New Hampshire House, adding to the party’s string of special election wins as the midterm cycle kicks into high gear. Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher for Carroll County House District 7, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, filling a vacancy after Republican Glenn...
A van drove through a barricade near the White House early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. said officers responded to Connecticut Ave., NW and H Street, NW around 6:37 a.m. EDT for the crash. There were no injuries reported. The driver was detained and being questioned, according to a...
