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Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned last week over the Iran war, accused Israel on Monday of attempting to undermine President Trump’s attempts to de-escalate conflict with Iran.  His comments follow Trump’s Monday decision to issue a five-day pause on strikes he’d threatened to make against Iran’s energy infrastructure….

Donald Trump is governing without the consent of the governed.

President Trump has placed a statue of the explorer Christopher Columbus, an increasingly controversial figure, near the White House. In a Sunday press release, the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) said that the statue, a replica of one that originally stood in Baltimore, “now stands on the White House grounds in…

President Trump said Monday he has not been in contact with Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during ongoing negotiations with the country.  “We’re dealing with a man who I believe is the most respected and the leader,” Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Fla.  “We have not heard from the son,” he said, referring to…

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R ) on Sunday said President Trump’s response to former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s death was comparable to that of a child having a temper tantrum. Soon after Mueller’s death was announced Trump wrote that he was “glad” the former FBI director was deceased, arguing that he “can no…

A senior Iranian security official on Monday said Tehran is not in talks with President Trump adding that Trump “backed down” from further attacks on energy infrastructure due to pressure from the markets and allies. “Trump backed down from attacking critical infrastructure as Iran’s military threats became credible. Financial market pressure and the threat of…

A scary situation at Laguardia airport, TSA lines continue to grow and Donald Trump called out for being a “demented narcissist” — just some of the stories HuffPost is following.

Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month.

Iranian state media cited Iranian officials as denying any such talks, and said Trump had backed down “following Iran’s firm warning.”

Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is warning President Trump against deploying U.S. soldiers to Kharg Island, saying it would be a “disaster.” “I just think that would be a disaster,” Kent told The Washington Post when asked of a potential invasion of Kharg Island.  “It would essentially be giving Iran…

When it comes to promoting candidates for political office, the FCC is obligated to enforce the congressionally approved Section 315 rules. 

President Trump on Monday morning said attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure would be put on hold for five days as “constructive conversations” continued over “total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.” Stock market futures soared on the news before trading opened. On Capitol Hill, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is top of…

The new tribute to the president was mocked in all sorts of ways.

President Trump late Sunday said there would be no deal to end the partial government shutdown until Democrats join with Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to…

There’s truth in the maxim that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. However, bad intentions, not a learning disability, are driving America back into the problems we hoped we solved generations ago. 

The newspaper told the president “exactly” why his insults weren’t valid.

President Trump on Monday said U.S. strikes on Iran energy infrastructure would halt for five days after “very good” and “productive” conversations with leaders in Tehran. In a Monday morning Truth Social post, Trump wrote in all-caps that the U.S. and Iran “over the last two days” have had “conversations regarding a complete and total…
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Former FBI analyst John Sullivan, who recently dropped a New York congressional bid, is launching a new group to support former public servants running for office, according to plans first shared with The Hill.  The group, a hybrid political action committee called Integrity PAC, is looking to support candidates who have served in the government or military and are fighting back…

The “Last Week Tonight” host tore into the “pretty s**tty” operations of undercover cops and government agents.

The first U.S. pope said that he continues to follow with “dismay” the situation in the Middle East.

The CNN data analyst also found a number that made him say “yikes.” 

Henrietta Treyz placed a possible timeline on prices returning to normal, but with a major caveat.

The newspaper’s editorial board dropped a damning reality check on the president’s war messaging.

The Republican senator from South Carolina urged Trump to seize a key Iranian island. 

President Trump on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will help with airport security for “as long as it takes” as passengers complain of longer wait times amid the partial government shutdown. Earlier Sunday, White House border czar Tom Homan said ICE would assist at airports but would not be involved specifically in…