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NYC mayor touts ‘socialist’ wins in first 100 days alongside Bernie Sanders

Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights major policy wins in his first 100 days, crediting a democratic socialist agenda as Bernie Sanders praises the approach.

Democrats still have a math problem in governor’s race, even after Swalwell’s exit

Swalwell's that ends well. Or maybe not, for California Democrats.

Democrats hurt all women by covering up for Swalwell until now

What happened to Eric Swalwell, who suspended his campaign for California on Sunday, was...

Swalwell suspends California gubernatorial bid amid sexual assault allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor Sunday night, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic leaders after a wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women threatened to end his political career.

Oil prices surge above $100 as US Navy to blockade Iran’s ports after peace talks fail

Oil futures were at over $100 per barrel in the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. military would start blockading ships looking to enter the Strait of Hormuz. Prices of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude hovered just above $104 per barrel late Sunday night, with Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, prices...

Targeting the faces of evil: The US confronts a rogue state

President Trump's strategy to combat the Iranian regime draws on the same tactics used by presidents since Ronald Reagan to combat rogue states, including airstrikes against Libya and Iraq.

Pence: MAGA Republicans ‘overwhelmingly supportive’ of Trump Iran operation

Former Vice President Pence on Thursday said Republicans loyal to his former boss, President Trump, are “overwhelmingly supportive” of the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Pence told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert on “On Balance” that he favors the U.S. finishing “the job once and for all.” The former vice president also said, however, there exists “a...

What will Democratic naysayers do if Trump’s Iran war ends well for the US?

Democrats have predicted that President Trump's war against Iran will end in disaster, but if it does end well, they will have to face their own potential disaster of having declared the war a mistake and failure.

Florida passes voter measure modeled after SAVE Act

Florida state lawmakers on Thursday passed a voting requirements bill modeled after the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which has become President Trump's top legislative priority. House Bill 991 passed the state House by a 77-28 vote, hours after passing in the state Senate. The bill requires Floridians to show proof of citizenship...

Bice declines to run for Oklahoma Senate seat

Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice (R) said Friday she would not be running for the Senate after President Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to run the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and set off a scramble among Oklahoma Republicans.   “After prayerful consideration, I remain committed to serving the Fifth Congressional District, a place that I...

Honduran man accused of shoving 2 onto NYC subway tracks was deported 4 times: DHS

A Honduran man accused of shoving two people onto the subway tracks in Manhattan over the weekend has been deported four times and sneaked back into the country a fifth time, immigration officials said Thursday.

Trump’s warmongering in Iran will not make America secure again 

Donald Trump promised to avoid “forever wars.” It remains to be seen whether Iran will become one. However, there’s not much difference between forever wars and the continuous wars Trump has conducted in his second term. 

US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq: What to know

An American refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq on Thursday afternoon killed all six of the U.S. service members on board, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed on Friday morning. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, but Centcom said the crash was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” The tragic crash comes...

Democrats file war powers resolution to prevent Trump from attacking Cuba without approval

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would stop the U.S. from going to war with Cuba without congressional approval as President Trump has threatened a “takeover” of the country. Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine (Va.), Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) and Adam Schiff (Calif.) on Thursday filed the war powers resolution, which could receive a vote by the...

Senate Democrat links budget cuts to Iran school bombing

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who served on the U.S. National Security Council during the Obama administration, says that the missile strike on an elementary school in Iran may have been the result of Trump administration budget cuts. Kim told CNN in an interview Thursday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cut funding and staff at...

Putin’s prize: The oil price-spike

The hefty increase in the price of Urals oil will continue to ease pressure on the Russian defense budget.

Hegseth blasts CNN: ‘The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted CNN Friday morning for its coverage of the Iran war, exclaiming that the “sooner” Paramount CEO David Ellison “takes over that network, the better.” “Fake news from CNN reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz. Patently ridiculous, of course. For decades, Iran...

Both Trump and progressives are foggy on Iran  

Democrats shouldn’t let antipathy to Trump blind them to the strategic and moral necessity of defanging the Islamic Republic. 

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