Iranian officials show defiance amid talk of negotiations
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…
TSA officers say ICE deployment won’t ease security lines
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…
Hegseth disappointed with possible negotiated ceasefire with Iran, Trump says
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…
Ex-NATO ambassador: Iran war will have ‘far greater reverberations’ than war in Iraq
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…
Trump Hits New Levels Of Unpopularity In Public Polling
One survey has the public grading his handling of the economy worse than former President Joe Biden.
Pritzker: Trump administration ‘politicizing’ case of slain Loyola student
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,…
Live results: Florida holds state House special election in Mar-a-Lago district
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…
AFGE president tells lawmakers ‘do not get on a plane’ for Easter recess without paying TSA
The president of the largest federal workers union warned lawmakers on Tuesday not to leave Washington for Easter recess without first striking a deal to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and other government employees, as the partial government shutdown has now stretched to 39 days. “Don’t even think about going home for Easter recess…
Newsom: Trump needs to be ‘needed,’ ‘loved’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday gave tongue-in-cheek praise to President Trump, swiping at what he said was the commander in chief’s need to be “needed” and “loved.” Newsom told Politico’s Jonathan Martin on his podcast, “On the Road with Jonathan Martin” that Trump wants to win people over in person. The governor said…
Trump preemptively endorses Sydney Gruters, wife of RNC chair, for Congress
President Trump announced Tuesday that he would endorse Sydney Gruters, the executive director of the New College Foundation and wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters, if she decides to run for retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan’s (R-Fla.) seat in Congress. “A Highly Successful Civic Leader and Public Servant, Sydney has dedicated her life…
NTSB Had To ‘Beg’ To Get Specialist Through 3-Hour TSA Line To Investigate LaGuardia Crash
National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said Monday that some of her team were still “en route” due to airport delays.
Jeffries bashes Trump as hypocrite for voting by mail: ‘King-like behavior’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) bashed President Trump on Tuesday for voting by mail while simultaneously fighting to prevent others from doing the same. “For years, Donald Trump has been railing against voting by mail, only to turn around and vote by mail in the special election that’s taking place today in Florida,” Jeffries…
Tuberville proposes bill to limit college athlete transfers
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday touted a bill that would limit college athlete transfers, saying that the unlimited transfers of the last few years have “screwed up” college sports. Tuberville, a former head football coach at Auburn, Mississippi, Texas Tech and Cincinnati, said his bill would allow athletes a one-time transfer but would require…
‘Yikes!’: This Key Group Is Pulling A Big ‘Switcheroo’ On Trump, CNN’s Harry Enten Says
The data guru declared that there’s “no way on God’s green earth” that the GOP retains the House majority if such numbers hold until the midterms.
Bill O’Reilly Reacts To Trump’s Post About Robert Mueller: ‘I Certainly Understand’
The former Fox News host said it’s “generally not noble” to speak ill of the dead, then pointed out that Mueller “put the Trump family through hell.”
Keith Kellogg ‘big believer in boots on the ground’ on Kharg Island, Strait of Hormuz
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg asserted on Tuesday that deploying American ground troops may ultimately be required to seize Iran’s Kharg Island and secure the Strait of Hormuz, as the struggle for control of the flow of oil escalates. Kellogg, who served as President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine until January, told Fox News…
Ex-CIA Boss Believes Iran Over Trump When It Comes To Truth Of War Talks
During a stop by MS NOW, U.S. intelligence expert John Brennan said the president is “flailing” and doing anything he can to move the needle.
Judge refuses to drop lawsuit over Musk role as Trump adviser
A federal judge on Monday determined a lawsuit against Elon Musk for his former advisory role in the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can move forward. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a memo Monday tossing out a dismissal request from the federal government, stating the claims that Musk and other DOGE…
Ron DeSantis tells Hannity he might run in 2028, wants to abolish TSA!
Ron DeSantis is full of good ideas. Here’s one I like in particular: Abolish the TSA and replace it with standard security measures that are used by large event venues all over the country.
Watch live: Jeffries speaks amid DHS funding battle
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Tuesday afternoon amid new GOP optimism over a potential deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Republicans seem more optimistic about a deal after a meeting with President Trump this week. The White House indicted Tuesday that Trump is on board to back…
Conservatives Trash GOP Plan To Fund TSA Without SAVE Act
The proposal nevertheless seems to have backing from the White House.
Here’s where ICE officers have been spotted assisting TSA with airport security lines
President Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to select airports on Monday in an effort to ease shutdown-related staffing strains that have contributed to long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints and flight delays. Border czar Tom Homan, whom Trump tasked with overseeing the deployment of the federal agents, said ICE is…
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Former DNC, RNC lawyers launch group to stop Trump effort to federalize elections
A group of lawyers from both parties on Monday formed the Bipartisan American Election Project (BAEP), an attempt to preserve election procedures after President Trump called to nationalize elections last month. The organization, led by attorneys Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg, who previously co-chaired the Presidential Commission on Election Administration in 2013, is “dedicated to…
‘What Do People Want From This Guy?’ Jimmy Fallon Asks Amid Trump’s Polling Fall
The “Tonight Show” host took on the president’s approval ratings.
German president scolds US over Iran war: ‘Breach of international law’
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday described President Trump’s conflict with Iran as a “disastrous mistake” that violates international law, with the unusually strong criticism underscoring European anger toward the U.S. As part of a speech at the German Foreign Ministry, Steinmeier warned that Trump’s second term marked a rupture in foreign relations with his…