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Stewart’s panel can’t seem to agree on anything. 

Representatives for the four living former presidents said none have been in touch with Trump recently.

In the wake of U.S. and Israeli attacks, Iran has effectively shut down the waterway by threatening to target ships that pass through it.

The Homeland Security adviser has largely shaped President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy.

President Trump’s push to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is taking center stage this week in the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle amid unified Democratic opposition.  The legislation — which is a top priority for the president — is unlikely to muster enough votes to pass the upper chamber,…

The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that their father did not issue an endorsement for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Senate Democratic primary to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), explaining a drafted ballot “was released without authorization.” Yusef D. Jackson, one of the civil rights leader’s sons…
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President Trump suggested on Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) dyslexia should prevent the governor, who’s widely seen as a 2028 candidate, from being president. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office while talking about voter identification in California, he described Newsom as a “low IQ person.” “Gavin Newsum has admitted that he is…
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Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that President Trump did not adequately prepare the American public for war with Iran, calling that his “biggest mistake” in the lead-up to the conflict. “I would say the biggest mistake is just not preparing the American people for it,” Kinzinger said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”…

The president is again threatening to wreck the NATO alliance if members don’t help with Iran, even though the treaty is for mutual defense, not offense.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing the duo lack a strategy in the war against Iran as the conflict stretches into its third week. “The ‘no quarter’ comment by the SecDef and this ‘just for fun’ remark by the President tells me there was never a clear strategy…

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Americans won’t stick with President Trump “forever” on the Iran war and noted the spike in oil prices could be an early deterrent for his supporters. “I think they will back him for a little while, but they will not back him forever,” Gingrich said in regard to Americans…

“That wasn’t public,” said a mortified Mike Johnson (R-La.). “But … OK.”

Cuban officials on Monday said that a blackout affecting the whole island had occurred, according to The Associated Press. The incident follows recent pressure on the island country’s energy resources from the U.S. According to the Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines, a “complete disconnection” had affected the Cuban electrical system, the AP reported. On…

Donald Trump let it slip that Congressman Neal Dunn had a terminal diagnosis.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who is opposed to the Iran war, on Monday said the issue is hurting other figures in the administration known for being against foreign wars, namely Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.  “The longer it goes on, it definitely does hurt JD Vance, and…

To avoid scrutiny, some outlets have adjusted how they cover those in power. We refuse to do so.

The late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly was wary of his son, newly elected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding him, according to U.S. intelligence reports. CBS News reported Sunday that President Trump, Vice President Vance and other senior officials have received intelligence that the new Iranian leader’s father believed his son was…

This latest attack comes amid a string of insults Trump has directed at female journalists in recent months. 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is launching an effort to force a vote on legislation to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus funding for the immigration enforcement agencies at the center of controversy on Capitol Hill. In a letter delivered Monday to fellow Democrats, Jeffries said party leaders this week will unveil…

Weeks after bombing Iran and watching gas prices soar, Donald Trump has now told the press he’s questioning why the U.S. went into Iran in the first place.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Sunday an upcoming meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is not “in jeopardy,” but she acknowledged it could be rescheduled amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  “I don’t think the meeting is in jeopardy, but it’s quite possible the meeting could be delayed,” Leavitt said…

Do not assume Iran will magically open the strait: It will extort a price.

The president said his chief of staff would continue to work at the White House while undergoing treatment.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries Monday. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, gradually restarted operations after a drone struck a fuel tank and started a fire. Tehran has accused the…

The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is entering its third week, and tensions are rising in one of the world’s most critical oil shipping lanes. Donald Trump says the U.S. is working with several allied nations to form a naval coalition to help protect ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz after…