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A super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for Senate is airing television ads in Palm Beach, Fla., where President Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, as his endorsement in a competitive primary runoff hangs in the balance. Lone Star Liberty PAC came out with a new television ad on…

The president shared an image on Saturday celebrating his impact on the free press.

President Trump on Friday said he was looking at loosening shipping rules in the Jones Act as a method to lower gas prices that have skyrocketed since the U.S. launched its military offensive in Iran two weeks ago. Fox News host Brian Kilmeade pressed Trump on the issue during an interview on Kilmeade’s eponymous podcast,…

The U.S. Embassy in Iraq was struck by a missile earlier on Saturday, with no reported injuries, several outlets reported. The missile attack destroyed the embassy’s air defence system, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera. The Associated Press also reported that the missile struck a helipad inside the compound. Agence France-Presse, however, reported that…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Friday told comedian and HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher that he refused “to take any of your bait” in speculating on his chances of running for president in 2028. Twice did Maher suggest Shapiro was running while interviewing him about his new memoir, “Where We Keep the Light.”…

The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was struck by an overnight missile attack. 

But he did not provide details on which countries would do so.

The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela raised an American flag on Saturday, seven years to the day since officials last flew the stars and stripes there. “The morning of March 14, 2019, the American flag was lowered for the final time at U.S. Embassy Caracas,” U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Venezuela Laura F. Dogu wrote on the…

The “Real Time” host on Friday expressed bewilderment about the U.S. failing to secure the Strait of Hormuz after previously admitting support for the war.

The former Trump ally weighed in on an eyebrow-raising comment from the president about when the war in Iran might end.

President Trump on Saturday announced that “many countries” will send war ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, suggesting that its military is still capable of fighting back “no matter how badly defeated they are.” “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz…

From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell President Trump’s war with Iran. The videos follow a broader trend in the Trump administration’s social media strategy, which increasingly uses artificial intelligence, pop culture and at times sarcasm to promote Trump’s policy…
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A federal judge ruled Saturday that the Kennedy Center must provide Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) a “meaningful opportunity” to participate in next week’s board meeting on the storied institution’s revamp, but they don’t have to let her vote.  Beatty, an ex-officio member of the board, alleged that she was being barred from the March 16 session. Her lawyer later conceded she was in fact extended an invitation; it…

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday swiped at President Trump for having no control over the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of which has led to oil and gas prices surging amid the Iran conflict. “Apparently, [the Iranians] have something left to bomb, which is the Strait of Hormuz,” Maher told his “Real Time” panelists, former…

President Donald Trump lambasted news outlets over a report on Iranian missiles hitting U.S. tanker planes.

The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restart its operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of California, which comes as oil and gas prices surge as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s order for oil production, which…

President Trump late on Friday declared that Iran is “totally defeated” and “wants a deal” with the U.S., two weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched joint military operations on the Middle Eastern country. “The Fake News Media hates to report how well the United States Military has done against Iran, which is totally defeated…

The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites, the U.S. military said in a post on X.

Trump already endorsed the Republican running in the coming special election, even though his home is not in the district and he is registered to vote at a motel a half hour away.

Iran’s military on Saturday threatened to attack multiple cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it claims the U.S. used in its attack on Kharg Island, a vital economic outpost. The claim made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters was that the U.S. launched its attack from “ports, docks…

It’s a caricature of femininity, and a must for any woman who wants to climb the ranks in MAGA world. But there are deeper reasons the look is so in demand, experts say.

“It’s really different than how he typically posts.”

President Trump is facing a difficult set of options in attempting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian attacks on tankers in the vital shipping route. Trump on Friday evening said the U.S. had conducted heavy strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s key oil export location, in what appeared to be a warning of what…

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics particularly caught in the crossfire. Colleges are being forced to navigate both threats to federal funding and immigration roadblocks, a landscape that many find increasingly untenable to navigate. The U.S. has a reputation for research that some say will…
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Trump announced the strike on Kharg Island just hours after the interview aired.