“The Israeli hostages were held 296 days longer than the Iranian regime held the American hostages in 1979-1981,” notes National Review’s Jim Geraghty.
The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was "completely normal" before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness, according to newly released records.
Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as the administration aimed to pressure Democratic lawmakers to give in and end the nearly two-week-long government shutdown.
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to speak at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday - her first public appearance since being indicted on federal fraud charges related to her purchase of a home in Virginia.
Aboard Air Force One, en route to the Middle East to sign a landmark peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, President Trump was already planning his next intervention: Stopping a brewing war between Afghanistan and Pakistan.