A Costco shopper in Illinois has sued the retail giant in an attempt to secure refunds for U.S. customers after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs last month. The proposed class action lawsuit seeks to prevent what is described as “double recovery” by Costco, arguing that the corporation should…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on an ABC News report that the FBI warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate over the U.S. military operation in the country, saying “no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did.” “This post and story should be immediately…
A United Nations panel issued a Wednesday decision condemning hate speech from President Trump and raising concerns with his administration’s immigration policies. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned that hate speech from political leaders including Trump combined with intensified immigration crackdowns near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions has sparked “grave human…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday went after President Trump over a post calling dyslexia a “mental disorder.” In a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday evening, Trump said that Newsom “said, in a speech, he was dumb, had low Boards, can’t read, has dyslexia, and has a mental disorder — A Cognitive…
Former national security adviser John Bolton urged the U.S. on Wednesday to seek out defectors in Iran as President Trump continues to push for regime change nearly two weeks into the conflict. “They need to look for defectors. People who, at this very fractured time at the top of the regime, are willing to consider…
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson said Tuesday that President Trump would be “smart” to “declare victory” in the conflict against Iran and “go home.” “Well, this war will end whenever Donald Trump says it’s going to end, whenever he decides to declare victory. And if he was smart, he’d declare victory today and go…
Current and former UFC fighters will train FBI agents in Quantico, Va., this weekend, the mixed martial arts company announced on Wednesday. The fighters will visit the FBI Special Agent Academy to host an “exclusive training seminar for academy students as well as senior FBI staff from around the world,” according to a UFC release.…
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Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first statement on Thursday, asserting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed and Tehran will continue attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors. In a message read on Iranian state television by a news anchor, Khamenei said the “lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely continue to…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that the U.S. Navy was not yet ready to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz but predicted it could begin to do so by the end of the month. “It will happen relatively soon, but it can’t happen now. We’re simply not ready,” Wright said during…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday said there will be a “surge of investment” in the Middle East after the Iranian regime is “defanged.” Wright has been a frequent face on television this week as he makes the case that the short-term increases in energy costs will be worthwhile by reducing Iran’s long-term ability to…
The White House is launching new investigations into alleged unfair trade practices involving a number of countries, weeks after President Trump imposed a 10 percent tariff on goods not covered under current exemptions. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters during a press call Wednesday that the Trump administration is opening probes into the tax…
President Trump claimed Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping traffic has been stymied for nearly two weeks amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, was in “great shape” despite growing concern about the effect of a prolonged blockade on global oil markets. “The straits are in great shape,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base…
Oil prices seesawed overnight on fears that Iran will attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even after an agreement Wednesday among nations to release a significant amount of petroleum reserves. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday morning told CNN high oil prices were a “short-term energy disruption for just huge long-term gain.” Brent crude…
What began in Fulton will not stay in Fulton.
Crude oil prices eased slightly on Thursday morning after briefly climbing above $100 overnight, as Iran moves to strengthen its hold over the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to ramp up economic pain amid the ongoing war. Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, was trading about 4.7 percent higher at about $98 per barrel…
And it’s “reeaallllly bad” with one particular group, said CNN’s chief data analyst.
“Umm. The split screen says No,” one critic responded to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations’ claim.
Rahm Emanuel has no shortage of action plans for Democrats, whom he thinks are poised for success in the fall midterms if they get their message right. The former Obama chief of staff was an instrumental player in 2006, when Democrats flipped control of the House and Senate after 12 years of Republican control —…
“My God, is this really what this country has become?” one critic asked.
The president has a long history of demeaning comments, especially toward the women of the news media.
The president’s claim inspired a withering one-word response.
The “Late Show” host mocked the president and his administration for a key failure.
The late night host mocked Rob Schmitt of Newsmax for calling on the FCC to take action against his show.
The president called the California governor a “cognitive mess” because of his dyslexia.