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President Trump tapped Mullin, a first-term Oklahoma GOP senator, to replace Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary earlier this month.

The president’s random “field trip” to Graceland on Monday was truly bananas.

Admitting that the additional military funding request comes with a “big price tag,” Sen. Jim Banks argued why it’s worth the costs.

The newly reinstated, taxpayer-funded newsroom is suing its oversight agency over attempts to censor its independent news coverage.

Ted Chaiban, the deputy executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said Monday that 324 children have been killed in Iran and Lebanon since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started. At a press briefing in New York City, Chaiban said that 206 children in Iran and 118 children in Lebanon have been killed…

Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump, Iran give conflicting signs on negotiations President Trump said Monday that the U.S. held “very good” and “productive” conversations with leaders in Tehran as he pledged to hold off on strikes on Iran energy infrastructure for…

Experts weigh in on the former White House press secretary’s response after she said she was kicked out of a restaurant in her home state. 

President Trump seemed to begin a de-escalation of the war on Iran on Monday, sparking a relief rally in financial markets and sending the price of oil tumbling. But Trump did not dispel confusion over exactly what’s going on, nor did he erase deeper doubts about what comes next. It seems clear that Trump is…

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Monday that President Trump is “lying” about holding talks with Iranian officials.  “We know he’s lying when he says that the Iranians are talking with us and they’re about to give Donald Trump everything he wants. Yes, that’s a lie,” Van Hollen told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The…

The U.S. government has issued a “worldwide caution” alert for American travelers, with the conflict against Iran nearing the one-month mark. “The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution. Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate,”…

The Trump administration’s response to the president’s grammatical nightmare of a Truth Social post doesn’t make them look competent, either. 

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, on Sunday warned that his country will target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds. “In addition to military bases, those financial institutions that fund the U.S. military budget are considered legitimate targets,” he wrote on the social platform X. “U.S. Treasury bonds are tainted with the blood…

The president now insists any bill to pay TSA workers also makes new election rules in all 50 states. 

Noem lost her spot as homeland security’s top leader earlier this month after getting grilled about the sky-high ad budget she approved.

ATLANTA – The two candidates running to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District faced off in a debate Sunday, offering a contrast in both tone and policy ahead of the April 7 runoff election. Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller, President Trump’s endorsed candidate, used the stage to…

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, and has spent decades inside the political circles of Tehran that wield power and influence in the country. On Monday, sources told multiple outlets that Ghalibaf is leading talks with President Trump on behalf of Iran as both sides contemplate their strategies and the potential for de-escalation…

As part of the deal, the company will invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead, the Interior Department said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that President Trump sees an opportunity for a deal with Iran as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with the Middle Eastern country rages on. “Earlier today I spoke with our friend President Trump. President Trump believes there is an opportunity to leverage the tremendous achievements we have reached alongside the…

The president denied Iran’s claims after Iranian officials called reports about the so-called talks “fake news.”

Donald Trump rambled on to the press about his plan for Iran.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is not ruling out another White House bid after his failed 2024 campaign. “We’ll see,” he told Fox News host Sean Hannity on his podcast, “Hang Out with Sean Hannity.” The full interview with DeSantis will be released on Tuesday.  The term-limited Florida governor will leave office in January 2027,…

The host of “The View” said the president’s history of showing a “dark heart” in the wake of big-name deaths could come back to haunt him.

Across the country, gas costs $1 more per gallon than it did less than a month ago.

The president’s plan is an unhelpful distraction at best and could actually make things more dangerous, TSA union leaders say.

The president has a history of insulting reporters who ask him questions he doesn’t like.