Two North Carolina Republicans signaled support Thursday for a change in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if it meant disaster aid would start flowing more quickly to areas in their state hit hard by recent storms. President Trump announced Thursday that he was replacing Kristi Noem as DHS secretary with Sen. Markwayne…
The funeral for civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson is being held Friday afternoon at the House of Hope in Chicago. The service at 752 E. 114th St. will begin at noon EST, with the doors opening to guests at 10 a.m. Former Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden are expected to attend the memorial…
The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, two months after President Trump launched a military operation that resulted in the capture of the country’s president and U.S. control of its oil industry. The State Department said Thursday the agreement with Venezuela’s interim authorities is an effort to “promote stability, support economic recovery,…
As the legal battle over the firing of Yosemite National Park ranger Shannon “SJ” Joslin heats up, Joslin tells The Hill that their termination is part of a broader Trump administration campaign against the transgender community and the federal workforce. “Yes, I lost my job for this flag. But this wasn’t the first way that…
For many Cubans who care deeply about their country’s independence, American interest inspires less hope than unease.
Former acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Friday said “we saw this coming” after President Trump announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as DHS chief. “There have been a series of unfortunate incidents that have overshadowed the great success and progress the Trump Administration has made when it comes to securing the…
The files had previously been missing from the database Congress forced the Justice Department to create this year.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus, who also previously served as commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), argued Wednesday that the U.S. military has achieved “air supremacy” over Iran as conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Petraeus was asked by NewsNation host Blake Burman what he made of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion that firepower over…
The funeral for the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is being held in Chicago on Friday afternoon. Jackson, 84, died earlier this month after battling the neurodegenerative disorder progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), his family said in a statement. The political sphere — including President Trump and former Vice President Harris — mourned the loss of…
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President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East. When asked during a phone call with TIME Magazine’s Eric Cortellessa on Wednesday about whether Americans should be concerned about a potential strike on the homeland, Trump said, “I guess.” “But I…
Despite its flaws and shortcomings, polling remains the primary prism through which journalists, pundits and the public at large evaluate the ebb and flow of political campaigns.
President Trump on Friday called for Iran’s unconditional surrender as necessary to end the war, which was launched by the U.S. and Israel last week. The war has engulfed regional neighbors in the fighting, disrupted the global economy, killed scores of people and stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers. “There will be no deal with…
Oil prices hit their highest levels in almost two years, and Qatari officials warn they could spike as high as $150 per barrel.
Iran and Lebanon were pummeled overnight, as President Trump said he wants to “clean out everything” when it comes to Iranian leadership as the conflict expands in the Middle East. “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social. Without naming names, Trump told NBC News…
President Trump is mourning the death of legendary football coach Lou Holtz, who passed away Thursday at the age of 89, remembering him as a “true American patriot.” “The wonderful Lou Holtz passed away yesterday, so sad. Lou was an absolute WINNER both on and off the field,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post…
The job market had been expected to rebound this year from a lackluster 2025.
President Trump reupped his calls on Thursday for regime change in Iran, nearly a week after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on the Middle East nation that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We want to go in and clean out everything. We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year…
The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The February jobs report showed the nation’s labor market rapidly losing steam last month, defying the expectations of experts. Economists expected the U.S. to have gained roughly 60,000…
President Trump on Thursday confirmed his dissatisfaction with a pricey ad campaign that featured Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The comments to NBC News come after Trump announced that Noem would soon be replaced as DHS chief. The $220 million advertisement depicted the former South Dakota governor on horseback, encouraging immigrants to…
The war in Iran is once again proving that oil is an essential geopolitical weapon.
The president has made anti-trans policies a focus of his second term, but he got swift backlash for a proclamation he shared.
But the president said “we think that we want to fix, finish” Iran first.
Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war.
America’s pressure campaign on Cuba is pushing the country to the breaking point, with President Trump and Republicans in Congress predicting the communist regime’s imminent fall. A major blackout across the western half of Cuba on Wednesday underscored the energy crisis exacerbated by Trump’s fuel blockade. Some analysts warn the Cuban government will exhaust all…
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is rapidly expanding across the region, sucking in Gulf allies and pulling European countries and Iranian proxies into the fight. Since the joint operation was launched over the weekend, Tehran has retaliated by firing thousands of drones and missiles against Israel and the U.S. interests in Gulf states, further inflaming…