Graham to Trump: Consider removing ‘US bases from countries who won’t let us fly from them’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,” again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assist the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Graham reupped the suggestion after Trump told reporters earlier on Friday that the senator…
Taiwan seeks to keep China threat front of mind in MAGA world
DORAL, Fla. — Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. is trying to keep China front of mind in MAGA foreign policy, sounding warnings that Beijing’s “threat is active” at the Heritage Foundation’s Miami Security Forum this week. America’s intelligence agencies recently assessed that Beijing is not planning a military invasion in 2027. Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui…
Infrastructure strikes in Iran war escalate global energy crisis
Strikes on infrastructure amid the Iran conflict are worsening a global energy crisis. Energy supplies were already tight and prices were soaring due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which about a fifth of the world’s oil typically flows. But recent strikes on oil and gas infrastructure are…
MAGA battle over Iran, Israel intensifies with Joe Kent resignation
Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures who believe Israel has pulled President Trump into a war with Iran. Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center before his resignation this past week, asserted that Iran posed “no imminent…
GOP braces for Trump to possibly deploy troops inside Iran
Republicans are bracing for President Trump to deploy U.S. troops on the ground in Iran as the conflict in the Middle East crosses into its third week with no signs of slowing down. The administration is reportedly weighing missions to secure a safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and overtake Iran’s…
Still trailing by 23 votes, NC Senate leader asks for hand recount
The leader of North Carolina’s upper Legislature is requesting another recount after a machine tally showed him losing a contested Republican primary for his state Senate seat by 23 votes. North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) asked the state’s Board of Elections in a letter Friday to grant a hand recount at a sample…
Heritage president: MAGA tensions over Iran war ‘good’
DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump’s war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group’s inaugural security conference. The head of the influential conservative think tank said it support Trump’s decision to launch the war on Iran….
Poll shows Paxton beating Cornyn in Texas if Trump doesn’t endorse
President Trump’s reluctance to endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate Republican primary race could prove perilous for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) bid in the upcoming runoff between the sitting senator and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). A new Change Research poll found that 42 percent of likely Texas Republican primary voters said they…
Trump says US ‘getting very close’ to meeting Iran objectives ‘as we consider winding down’
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in Iran as Washington considers scaling back its military operations in the region. “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist…
Ukrainian counter-drone unit deployed to 5 Gulf states amid Iran war
Ukraine has deployed military units to protect the civilians and infrastructure of five Middle Eastern countries against potential Iranian drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced the deployment Friday and noted he had been visiting the five countries — the…
Russia may test Trump’s Cuba’s blockade with oil tankers crossing Atlantic
Two vessels carrying Russian oil are reportedly heading for Cuba in the coming days in a move that could test President Trump’s longstanding blockade, according to the Financial Times, citing maritime intelligence companies. One of the tankers making its way to the Caribbean island is Sea Horse, a Hong Kong-flagged ship estimated to be…
Trump says he does not want a ceasefire with Iran
President Trump ruled out a ceasefire with Iran on Friday, telling reporters, “we’re not looking to do that.” “Look, we can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters outside White House. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re obliterating the other side. They don’t have a navy. They don’t…
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Trump calls UK move to allow US to use bases ‘a very late response’
President Trump described the U.K.’s move to allow the U.S. to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz as “late” on Friday. “Well, it’s a very late response, the U.K.,” Trump said in response to a question by The Hill as he spoke to reporters outside of the White House…
UK allows US to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom will allow the U.S. to use British military bases to carry out strikes against Iranian missile sites being used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.K. government spokesperson confirmed Friday. The decision came after British ministers met Friday afternoon to discuss the ongoing conflict, including Iran’s continued blockade of…
GOP senator suggests 2-step move to break DHS funding deadlock
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Republicans should move to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through a two-step funding process to overcome Democratic opposition. The department has been shut down for more than a month as Democrats continue to demand major reforms to DHS’s immigration enforcement arms, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs…
New York AG sues to uphold national emissions rules
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 40 states, counties, cities, and state agencies have sued the federal government to stop the EPA from repealing the 2009 endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare.
Kent says FBI probe meant to ‘steal a narrative’ from true intentions of Iran war
Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCC), said an FBI probe investigating him for leaking classified information is a mechanism to “steal a narrative” to cover the Trump administration’s true intentions for entering war with Iran. “If you’ve been in MAGA circles for this long, you kind of understand what this…
Israel: Top Iranian spokesperson killed
The Israeli military announced Friday that the top spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by airstrikes as part of the U.S. and Israel’s joint military offensive in the Middle East nation. The Israeli military, in a post on social platform X, said its strikes took out IRGC Public Relations Array head…
Trump Touts ‘Greatest Military In The World’, Honoring Navy Football Team Amid Iran War
President Donald Trump honored the Navy football team with a trophy Friday in the White House East Room. In his remarks, he touted the ongoing military operations in Iran, praising the American military as the “greatest military in the world.” Read more: Live updates: Pentagon accelerates Mideast deployments; Senate set to vote on DHS funding.
House GOP pushes spy powers vote to April amid opposition
House Republican leaders will not bring a “clean” reauthorization of foreign surveillance powers up for a vote next week as they had hoped, a source familiar with the schedule confirmed to The Hill, as opposition to the program in both parties prevents swift passage. House GOP leaders had eyed a vote next week on an…
Scott Perry: ‘I would actually like to see Iran pay’ for war
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) suggested Friday that the Iranian regime should be the one to fulfill a $200 billion supplemental funding request from the Pentagon for its ongoing military operation, not Congress, arguing the country that “started the war” ought to foot the bill. Perry raised the idea during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source,”…
CBS News cutting 6 percent of staff, shuttering radio operation
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski announced Friday that the outlet will cut 6 percent of its staff and shut down CBS News Radio after almost 100 years in operation, multiple outlets reported. “We recognize that this is a difficult time for those who will be leaving CBS News,” Weiss and Cibrowski…
Chuck Norris dies at 86
Chuck Norris, a martial artist who starred in several blockbuster action movies, has died at the age of 86, according to a Friday announcement from his family. “It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning,” the family wrote in a statement posted on Instagram….
Netanyahu says revolution in Iran will require ‘ground component’ to war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that overthrowing Iran’s regime will require a “ground component” along with a revolution, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with the Middle Eastern country nears the start of its fourth week. “It is often said that you can’t win –– you can’t do revolutions from the air, that is…
Key House Republican: We don’t know who’s in charge of Iran
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said Thursday that the U.S. does not “really know who’s in charge” in Iran amid reports that the country’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was “wounded and likely disfigured” in the early days of the war. “I think, so what we have is a fragmented leadership cadre,” Crawford said during an…