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Trump brilliantly calls Iran’s bluff — with his own Strait of Hormuz blockade

Trump’s blockade and plans to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz aim to cripple Iran’s economy.

You never know what will happen at Mar-a-Lago — I stumbled into an Andrea Bocelli concert

Over hill and over dale I just hit the sunny trail. To Mar-a-Lago and...

LAUSD folds to unions to avoid strike in election year

The only good news about the weekend deal between Los Angeles Unified School District...

LA’s Skid Row a painful monument to failure of ‘Housing First’ policy

Skid Row in Los Angeles stands as a stark example of what happens when ideology overrides...

Justice Department repeatedly making unforced errors under Trump

One of the Trump Justice Department's most fervent missions has been to try to pry voting lists from states, including by suing, in an attempt to force them to clean up their rolls.

Former Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good blasts Trump’s endorsement record: ‘Trump IS the problem’

Former Rep. Bob Good blasted President Donald Trump's endorsement track record, asserting in a post on X, "you would literally do better by using Trump’s endorsement to know who NOT to vote for."

Tom Cotton puts Biden on notice while demanding answers on draining of nation’s oil stockpile

A top Senate Republican alleged that former President Joe Biden used the SPR as a political tool and demanded to know how his energy policy hampered the nation's oil reserves.

From Biden’s ‘war’ on gas prices to ‘small price to pay’: GOP shifts tone as Iran conflict hits pumps

Gas prices have surged 50 cents per gallon amid Trump's Iran conflict, putting Republicans in the same position they previously criticized Biden for during his presidency.

Pelosi backs former Capitol Police officer over Hoyer’s preferred successor in Maryland

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is going against retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the race to replace him in Maryland, teeing up what could...

Georgia voters are choosing a successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House

Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling-out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district voted for her successor in a special election Tuesday.

‘Dramatic departure’: Republicans challenge birthright citizenship for babies of illegal immigrants

Senate Republicans sought to add heft Tuesday to President Trump's argument that the Constitution doesn't -- and shouldn't -- require birthright citizenship, saying the great grant of American status shouldn't be reduced to a legal "loophole" of birth.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE says El Paso detention facility will stay open under new contractor after $1.2B deal scrapped

ICE detention facility Camp East Montana gets operational upgrade under Secretary Noem's new contract, expanding medical care despite previous closure reports.

Sen. Hyde-Smith set for November clash with Dem foe she once vanquished

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith wins GOP primary to defend her Mississippi Senate seat against Democratic challenger District Attorney Scott Colom in November's general election.

Trump-endorsed Republican advances to runoff in Georgia special election for MTG’s seat

Republican Clayton Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff in the special election to serve out the remainder of former Rep....

Exclusive: DHS Weighs Nixing Luxury Jet Acquisition amid Widening Fallout from Noem Tenure

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is also assuming a greater oversight role over DHS contracts, sources say.

Pentagon says 140 service members wounded in Iran war as U.S. launches ‘most intense’ attacks so far

About 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, as the U.S. looks to intensify its strikes against Iran and weighs escorting oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Loudoun sheriff says cooperating with ICE makes county safer

Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman said his willingness to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is one of the factors that has made his Virginia jurisdiction safer.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Sharia law in the U.S. is contrary to Constitution

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sharia law in the U.S. is a "serious issue," but that he spoke to two Republican lawmakers about their comments that have been slammed as Islamophobic.

Trump’s rewrite of SAVE America Act complicates already perilous path to passage

President Trump's push to rewrite the SAVE America Act with a ban on mail-in ballots and a crackdown on transgender policies is adding new roadblocks to the bill's survival.

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