Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as the escalating conflict shows few signs of slowing down. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey, released Wednesday, found that 59 percent of U.S. adults said the American operation has been excessive,…
🧳 Plus: TSA reports highest wait times in history {beacon} It’s Wednesday. Happy Opening Day!! ⚾🌭 Have you seen the 🎥 clips of a robot walking out with first lady Melania Trump at the White House this morning? I don’t know how I feel about this… In today’s issue: Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire proposal…
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Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) moved Wednesday to subpoena Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the war in Iran. Meeks, the ranking member on the panel, introduced motions to subpoena Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner after his opening statement at a hearing…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. reportedly proposed a 15-point peace plan to bring an end to the Middle East conflict and as strikes in the region persist. Pakistani intermediaries who delivered the proposal to Iran told The Associated Press that it includes sanctions relief, civilian nuclear…
Peter Navarro said Wednesday that the Supreme Court striking down the bulk of President Trump’s emergency tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was the “best possible outcome” for the administration. “Even though we lost the IEEPA tariffs, it was the best possible outcome because the justices ratified and affirmed the use…
An assistant U.S. Attorney acknowledged to a federal judge earlier this month that the Justice Department had no criminal evidence against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Andrew Massucco, a deputy to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, made the admission to Judge James Boasberg on March 3, according to a sealed transcript…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that she would oppose any new funding for the U.S. war with Iran if it involved putting troops on the ground, becoming the latest Republican to show hesitation over the Pentagon’s $200 billion request. “I’ll be voting against the funding if we’re putting troops on the ground. I’m not…
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and other Dem leaders will speak with the media Wednesday morning as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown drags on, despite pressure on both sides to come to a deal to reopen the department. Democrats have largely held firm on their demands for reforms to the Trump…
White House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday expressed the Trump administration’s commitment to cracking down on sanctuary cities following the killing of a college student in Chicago last week. “President Trump wants to take sanctuary cities on, and we’re going to continue taking them on,” Homan told NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich. “We got to end…
Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), among others, will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday morning to outline impacts of the partial government shutdown. The agencies, housed under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have gone without funding for more than a month as lawmakers…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will give remarks Wednesday morning as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is up in the air, despite proposals from both sides of the aisle. Mounting callouts and resignations at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) amid the stalemate have caused travel delays and long wait…
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that senators should not leave Washington for recess without securing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) staffing problems snarl airport security lines. “You can’t leave until this is done,” McCarthy said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” “I mean,…
American Dennis Coyle, who the Taliban released on Tuesday after more than a year in detention, said the people of Afghanistan are “not all evil.” “People live life daily on the streets, doing their best to make do. So, there are not all evil, wicked people there,” he reflected in an interview with NewsNation’s Chris…
Lawmakers are scrambling to end the partial government shutdown ahead of a planned two-week recess as both Democrats and Republicans find fault with a compromise plan. President Trump indicated earlier this week he was open to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without new money for federal immigration enforcement — an idea that GOP…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday that he was not aware of connections his longtime friend, former Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), had to Venezuela. Rivera, who represented Florida’s 25th Congressional District from 2011-2013 and roomed with Rubio early in their political careers, is facing federal criminal charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent…
The U.S. sent a 15-point ceasefire proposal to Iran through intermediaries, Pakistani officials unveiled Wednesday, though the Islamic Republican seemingly dismissed the terms, according to The Associated Press. The Iranian military launched more strikes on Israel and the Persian Gulf region overnight, including an attack that sparked a massive fire at Kuwait International Airport, the…
The Lone Star State, home to one of this year’s marquee Senate contests, will play host to a mix of Republican candidate hopefuls, influencers and activists, and Trump administration officials at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) beginning on Wednesday. The gathering, which has historically served as a temperature check for the Republican Party, has…
Multiple Iranian officials on Tuesday denounced negotiations with the Trump administration amid a push for a ceasefire in the region, despite President Trump’s characterization of the talks as “productive.” “This is the tip of the iceberg,” Saeed Jalil, the Supreme Leader’s representative to the Supreme National Security Council’s Secretariat, said, according to a translation during…
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) union workers on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at select airports, saying the move will do little to reduce the long security lines driven by the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. At a virtual press conference hosted by the American…
The Big Story Hegseth ‘disappointed’ with possible ceasefire with Iran, Trump says President Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine were “disappointed” by the prospect of a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire with Iran. AP The president said in the Oval Office, following the swearing in of Homeland Security Secretary…
Former NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder on Monday said the results of the Iran war will have “far greater reverberations” than the war in Iraq and will rock economic security, alliances and world order. “Less than a month in, the world is now witnessing the largest oil and gas disruption in history. And as the fighting…
One survey has the public grading his handling of the economy worse than former President Joe Biden.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday accused the Trump administration of “politicizing” the death of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman, who was killed in Chicago last week. “Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and Loyola University community grieving the senseless murder of Sheridan Gorman,” Pritzker’s office said in a statement obtained by NewsNation,…
Democrats are looking to flip the Florida state House district, which includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, in a Tuesday special election. Small business owner Emily Gregory (D) is facing off against Trump-backed Jon Maples to take over the Republican-held seat vacated by Mike Caruso in August. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee views the district as…