Vice President JD Vance's marathon negotiations with Iranian officials in Islamabad failed to produce a deal, prompting President Donald Trump to order a Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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...
The American people must be given a meaningful voice and agency in the development of AI technology, and a unified American digital protection framework must be created to ensure that the benefits of AI are shared by all, regardless of their location.
President Trump on Saturday announced that "many countries" will send war ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, suggesting that its military is still capable of fighting back "no matter how badly defeated they are." "Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz...
Members of the mainstream media have every right to disagree with President Trump regarding Iran or any other subject. What they don’t have the right to do is join the “resistance” against him while feeding false information to the American people in a time of war.
From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell President Trump’s war with Iran. The videos follow a broader trend in the Trump administration’s social media strategy, which increasingly uses artificial intelligence, pop culture and at times sarcasm to promote Trump’s policy priorities...
A federal judge ruled Saturday that the Kennedy Center must provide Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) a “meaningful opportunity” to participate in next week’s board meeting on the storied institution’s revamp, but they don’t have to let her vote. Beatty, an ex-officio member of the board, alleged that she was being barred from the March 16 session. Her lawyer later conceded she was in fact extended an invitation; it...
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday swiped at President Trump for having no control over the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of which has led to oil and gas prices surging amid the Iran conflict. "Apparently, [the Iranians] have something left to bomb, which is the Strait of Hormuz," Maher told his "Real Time" panelists, former...
Mayors are increasingly taking on the role of geopolitical leaders, managing the consequences of immigration, climate disasters, and pandemics, while also leveraging their local knowledge and authority to build international partnerships and attract global talent.
The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restart its operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of California, which comes as oil and gas prices surge as a result of Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Energy Secretary Chris Wright's order for oil production, which...
Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Friday said he has been in contact with the Trump administration amid its conflict with Iran, which began with the killing of its former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah who was ousted from power in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, has...
We can either mimic a privatized version of failed handout welfare programs, or champion a return to the principles of charity that communicate a much-needed message: “You're not a charity case."
(NEXSTAR) - It's a number that continues to grow across the U.S. Unpaid student loan debt currently sits at over $32.4 billion across the United States as of the end of 2025. According to a new study by SmartAsset, that number affects an average of 12.55% of adults currently paying student loan debt. The average balance for...
