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A retired general on Monday accused President Trump of having “completely mismanaged” the U.S. conflict in Iran. Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson, in a guest appearance on “The Weeknight” on MS NOW, slammed the president for “single-handedly bringing about a new era in which American stature and influence is greatly reduced.” “He has completely mismanaged this…

A federal judge seemed freshly skeptical of President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project as he weighed a new bid by preservationists to halt it.   U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday sharply pressed the Justice Department (DOJ) over the varying authorities it listed as reasons the president’s $400 million construction project should be allowed to proceed without congressional approval. “This has been a case…

North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) has requested a recount after unofficial election results showed him narrowly trailing his challenger in the GOP primary race for his state Senate seat. Berger and his opponent, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page (R), were separated by just 23 votes following the March 3 election, according to Decision…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Tuesday are seen laughing in a video about scratching off the names of Iranian leaders on a “punch card,” while also mocking online claims that the prime minister was dead and recreated through AI. The video, shared on Netanyahu’s profile on the…

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday said President Trump “concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action,” her first comments that come in the wake of a top aide of hers resigning in protest of the conflict against Iran. “Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by…

President Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin will participate in the annual Shamrock Bowl presentation on Tuesday afternoon at the White House. The St. Patrick’s Day tradition, which began during the Truman administration in 1952, is meant to symbolize the enduring diplomacy between the U.S. and Ireland. During the event, Martin will present Trump with…

The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a long and contentious debate over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require people to show documented proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot. President Trump has called the measure his No. 1 legislative priority. The Senate voted 51-48…

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country “will never take part” in operations to open the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump pushes for other countries to do so amid the conflict with Iran. “We are not party to the conflict and therefore France ​will never take part in operations to open or liberate the…

Carrie Prejean Boller, a former Trump administration appointee, proclaimed on Monday that the MAGA movement was “dead,” accusing the president of following Israel’s lead when it comes to foreign policy toward Iran. Boller told host Piers Morgan that she no longer “recognize[s] our president,” whom she called a “dear friend.” “I think that a foreign…

President Trump has begun to define Gavin Newsom — signaling that the California governor has moved into a small circle of Democrats he and his allies view as a serious threat. In recent days, Trump has been road-testing attacks on Newsom’s dyslexia — which the governor recently wrote about in his new book — trying to…
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday pushed back on personal attacks against judges, calling it “dangerous” and a “problem.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don’t, their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said while responding to a question about handling criticism during an event at Rice…
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Former National Security adviser John Bolton on Monday said President Trump failed to make a “compelling case” to the American people about the threat Iran’s nuclear program and terrorist network pose to the United States. “Trump made some critical mistakes that are becoming – the effects of which are becoming more apparent. Before the war,…

A retired admiral on Monday accused the U.S. of having “been a little late” to ask for help from allied countries in its conflict with Iran and with reopening the closed Strait of Hormuz. “Well, I definitely think we want allies,” Vice Adm. John W. “Fozzie” Miller told “On Balance” host Leland Vittert on NewsNation,…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said Cuba needs to change its political leaders after reports this week that the Trump administration is seeking to push President Miguel Díaz-Canel from power. Rubio did not rule out relaxing the U.S.’s long-standing embargo on Cuba in exchange for political reform.  “Suffice it to say that the…

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday said that “neocons will now try to destroy” Joe Kent, who resigned earlier in the day from his role as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the Trump administration’s conflict with Iran Carlson praised Kent’s decision to resign, he told The New York Times in a…

President Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday railed against Joe Kent after he resigned from his post as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. “I read his statement. I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security. I didn’t…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday lambasted European allies over their reluctance to send military assets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening “wide and deep” repercussions for alliances. In a post to social media, Graham said he had spoken with President Trump “about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait…

GOP Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Tuesday blasted Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, for resigning over the war in Iran.  “Good riddance. Iran has murdered more than a thousand Americans. Their EFP land mines were the deadliest in Iraq,” Bacon wrote in a Tuesday post on X. “Anti-Semitism is an evil…

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Tuesday ripped into her Senate Republican colleagues for failing to advance President Trump’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act after weeks of pressure. The legislation, which has faced an uphill battle in the Senate due to talks around the filibuster, would require Americans to show proof of citizenship…

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Tuesday said that the economic toll that American consumers are feeling as a result of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is “the last of our concerns right now.” “The fact is that the U.S. economy is fundamentally sound and that if it were to be extended, it wouldn’t…

The man accused of planting two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack says the sweeping clemency President Trump bestowed on rioters extends to his alleged conduct. Lawyers for Brian Cole Jr. said in a Monday motion that the suspect maintains his…
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President Trump will meet with Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday morning in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The event comes as many European leaders have balked at Trump’s request for help in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Iran conflict. Martin has thus far tried to strike a careful balance ahead of the…

Iran is in talks to move its World Cup games out of the U.S. and into Mexico, the Middle East nation’s sports minister said this week. “When [President Trump] has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” Mehdi Taj, president of the…

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) will speak with reporters Tuesday as negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remain stalled after a partial shutdown began over a month ago. Despite President Trump’s ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Democrats have remained adamant about their…