Pentagon officials will testify before the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning on the U.S. military’s posture in the Western Hemisphere and potential national security challenges. Among the witnesses are U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. Francis L. Donovan, U.S. Northern Command Chief Gen. Gregory Guillot and Joseph Humire, the acting assistant secretary of Defense for homeland…
Aides who served under former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton denied speaking with President Trump about military action in Iran — after Trump suggested one told him they wished the U.S. had bombed the Middle Eastern nation earlier. “Look, for 47 years, no president was willing to do what…
“That’s a problem,” noted the late night host.
Israel’s military said Tuesday that its latest strikes on Tehran have taken out two top Iranian officials, Ali Larijani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s Basij unit. Larijani is the second-most senior leader to be killed in the conflict since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s death on…
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Israel claimed Tuesday that two top Iranian officials were killed in its latest round of strikes on Tehran. Ali Larijani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, was pronounced dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). His alleged death makes him the second most senior leader to be killed in the conflict since…
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have launched a costly and unnecessary war in Iran, which has further eroded public opinion of Israel in the United States.
“When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America.”
“Yes … yes, that is ironclad logic,” mocked the “Late Show” host.
Several of this year’s creations have depicted the president in unflattering, grotesque ways, alongside Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Trump’s push to eliminate voting by mail without excuses such as illness or military duty, a component of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, has put him on a collision course with Republicans from states where absentee voting is widespread and popular. The SAVE America Act’s core reform would be to require…
Tensions are running high between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its inspector general, a Trump appointee who is pushing back on agency leadership, claiming they are trying to stifle his investigations. DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari has had his own rocky tenure as the head of that office, but he’s clashed with outgoing…
The president’s claim was slammed as “nuts” and likened to how dictators talk.
“Did you follow that? We had a hard time following that,” admitted anchor Kasie Hunt.
“STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?” the president asked on his Truth Social platform.
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…