The evidence that Iranian officials ran an influence operation that penetrated the State and Defense departments is damning. Not only did Iranian American academics and think tankers meet with Iranian officials, but leaked emails suggest they also took direction from them. Not only financial gain motivates espionage; ideological solidarity motivated some of the most damaging spies in American history.
A pro-abortion rights group is switching its support to Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)'s Senate bid, after having previously backed Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year. Reproductive Freedom for All announced the endorsement Wednesday, arguing Gallego's election to the Senate is vital to ensuring the passage of abortion and voting rights...
New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the White House is "wrong on immigration," reviving a line of criticism that's become an ongoing rift between him and the Biden administration. In an interview with Semafor's Ben Smith, Adams praised the Biden administration on other issues, but underscored his split on immigration. "I think the...
Education is vital to America’s national security, yet the inability of citizens to afford higher education has arguably become a security threat that undermines the United States’s standing in the world.
Roughly two in five American adults in a new poll said they support businesses weighing in on current events — and that number is drastically falling amid a wave of culture war clashes. Those who identified as Democrats were much more likely (61 percent) than Republicans (17 percent) to want businesses to pick a side,...
Someone called into Fox News pretending to be a student at Morgan State University, where a mass shooting injured several people on the Baltimore campus late Tuesday evening. As Fox was covering breaking news of the shooting, anchor Trace Gallagher introduced a caller who claimed they were a student at Morgan State and had details...
GOP leadership booted another top Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), out of his Capitol “hideaway office” Wednesday morning, amid the fallout from an unprecedented vote Tuesday to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Hoyer joins Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was told by Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to vacate her office so...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday that Congress is in a “dangerous situation” without an elected Speaker in place in the House and government funding due to expire next month. Schumer warned that Congress won’t be able to pass any appropriations bills while the future leadership of the House remains unresolved, heightening the...
Jill Biden is telling women that it’s time to take “care of yourself,” urging them to get mammograms as part of a breast cancer awareness push. “Right now, I bet you're busy taking care of everyone else in your life. The mental load of keeping up with work and family is exhausting,” Biden said in a...
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is backing efforts by some members of the House Republican Conference to nominate former President Trump to be the next Speaker of the House. “This isn’t crazy. We need to shake things up in there,” he said of the idea in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. Rep....