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.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — USA Luge men's doubles slider Zack DiGregorio is a New England Patriots fan. Makes sense: He's from Massachusetts, his mother has worked for the Patriots for more than two decades and the Patriots are about to play in the Super Bowl for the 10th time since he was born. He...
More Americans are interested in watching Bad Bunny perform in Sunday's Super Bowl's halftime show than Turning Point USA’s Kid Rock-headlined alternative concert, according to a new poll. The YouGov America survey, released Friday, found that 35 percent of respondents prefer the Puerto Rican star’s halftime show, compared to the 28 percent who favor the...
The Washington Post’s publisher and CEO is stepping down amid widespread layoffs at the company, the paper announced on Saturday. In an all-company email sent on Saturday, Lewis said it’s the “right time for me to step aside” and thanked Post owner Jeff Bezos for his leadership at the company, The New York Times reported. ...
Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong on Friday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to "quit that s--tty job you have" during a pre-Super Bowl LX party in San Francisco ahead of their performance before Sunday's game. "This goes out to all the ICE agents out wherever you are," Armstrong said. "Quit...
President Trump’s suggestion this week that the federal government should “nationalize” elections in several states faced bipartisan opposition and inflamed Democratic fears that the president could attempt to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections. Trump made the comment on Monday during a recording of former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s podcast. “The Republicans should say,...
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is coming under scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties for delays in transmitting a whistleblower complaint and her involvement in two different seizures of voting records. On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Gabbard’s office had failed to relay a whistleblower report made last May accusing her...
Progressive Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) on Saturday made a last-minute bid to challenge Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the June primary election. Raman made the announcement hours before the 12 p.m. filing deadline for candidates be on the ballot. She praised Bass in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, calling the...
President Trump is planning to host the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace later this month, a source familiar with the plans told The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation. The meeting will coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, which had already been scheduled for the day before, Feb. 18....
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brad Arnold, the front-man for the rock band 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. Arnold passed away on Saturday at the age of 47. "With his beloved wife Jennifer and his family by his side, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep...
The Pentagon is severing its academic partnerships with Harvard University, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. The secretary said the decision was “LONG OVERDUE” in a post on the social platform X. “At the War Department, we will strive to maximize taxpayer value in building lethality to establish deterrence. It’s that simple,” Hegseth said...
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Saturday said President Trump suffers from "Obama Derangement Syndrome" after controversy erupted Friday when a since-deleted racist video depicting former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes was posted on the commander in chief's Truth Social account. "It was at the end of a video...
Lee Hamilton, a renowned foreign policy giant and congressional statesman, passed away at the age of 94, leaving behind a legacy of decency, bipartisanship and effective policymaking.
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted an Ohio man over alleged threats to kill Vice President Vance when the Republican made a trip to his home state last month. Shannon Mathre, 33, was charged with making a threat to kill or inflict bodily harm to a presidential successor, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said...
