President Trump on Saturday evening dismissed one of Tehran’s few surviving leaders’ threats against the U.S as its military campaign in Iran enters its second week. “I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I couldn’t care less,” Trump told CBS News, when asked about Ali Larijani, who has vowed to retaliate…
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said in an interview Sunday morning that the U.S.’s ongoing military operations with Israel on Iran could have an impact on geopolitics elsewhere. Cramer, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told host John Catsimatidis on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show that the strikes send “a message” to adversaries like…
The NBC comedy sketch show hit the departing head of Homeland Security with a “big, beautiful” farewell in the cold open.
New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle the issue. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report late last month showed more than 1 in 5 U.S.…
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President Trump on Thursday tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), creating a vacancy in the U.S. Senate and setting off a scramble to replace him. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has 30 days to appoint someone from Mullin’s party to temporarily fill the seat after the senator…
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President Trump is facing an economic squeeze as the Iran war drives up oil prices and the U.S. job market sputters. Friday brought a double dose of bad economic news for Trump: an unexpected loss of jobs in February and another surge in oil prices driven by growing conflict in the Middle East. Trump and…
A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause…
The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still evolving after primary night, with a looming endorsement from former President Donald Trump expected to shape the Republican runoff.
President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom’s reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, warning that the U.S. “will remember” — seemingly alluding to the U.K.’s hesitance to get involved in the war. “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of…
President Trump on Saturday accused Iran of bombing an Iranian girls’ school, while several media outlets reported that the explosions were likely caused by U.S. airstrikes. A reporter asked Trump about the strike while aboard Air Force One, after the president attended the dignified transfer of six U.S. service members killed in Kuwait on March…
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary on Saturday vowed that Tehran will respond to attacks from U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf amid the U.S. military operations. “When the enemy attacks us from regional bases, we respond to it and will respond; this is our right and a consistent policy,” secretary Ali Larijani wrote…
MS NOW political analyst Charles Blow demanded clear answers Friday from conservative talk-radio host Jason Rantz.
President Trump on Saturday said attending more dignified transfer proceedings for slain U.S. service members is a “part of war” after attending the dignified transfer of six service members killed in Kuwait following the start of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. A reporter asked the president while aboard Air Force One if he will attend…
President Trump on Saturday honored the six U.S. service members killed by an Iranian retaliatory strike in Kuwait during a dignified transfer event at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Trump attended the proceedings for Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor of White Bear Lake, Minn.; Capt. Cody Khork of Lakeland, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah…
The Trump administration’s launch of joint strikes with Israel on Iran last weekend has put the Middle East on edge as the countries ramp up military operations in the region. President Trump said during an event with Latin American leaders on Saturday that “tremendous progress has been made” during Operation Epic Fury and that the…
The U.S. military and its allies across the Middle East are struggling to combat Iran’s swarms of cheap attack drones as the war enters its second week. Pentagon officials this past week reportedly conceded in closed-door briefings with lawmakers that waves of Iranian-launched drones are punching through air defenses, leaving American troops and bases in…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to direct the more than $220 million that went to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ad campaign that led to her firing toward the Los Angeles fire recovery. “While Kristi Noem poured $220 million of taxpayer money into a political…
The growing conflict in Iran, spearheaded by U.S. and Israeli strikes followed by retaliatory attacks by Iran on Gulf partners, has resulted in a surge in domestic gas and oil prices. The U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 14 percent since last week to $3.41 as of Saturday, according to data…
A majority of Americans are opposed to ongoing U.S. military action in Iran even as President Trump forcefully vows to press on with the operation until the Iranian regime surrenders, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. The poll, released Friday, found that 56 percent of Americans opposed or strongly opposed military action in the…
“No, no, please, president,” President Donald Trump said in his imitation of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The longtime Democratic strategist didn’t mince words in addressing the accusation, launching into a 12-minute R-rated monologue.
Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain (R), said she was one of the thousands of Americans fleeing Middle Eastern countries amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “I want to thank all who were involved in getting me and my party out of Dubai,” McCain wrote on the social…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday reupped his warning about retaliation against the U.S. as conflict in the Middle East persists after last week’s strikes. “If [President Trump] seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get,” Aragchi said in a statement shared…
“Does the White House even care who the good guys and bad guys are these days?” Tapper said.
The dedication ceremony for the Obama presidential library will be held in June, former President Obama announced on Saturday. Obama thanked residents in the south side of Chicago, the project’s building site, for their support throughout the lengthy construction process in a video message. “Thank you for raising [former first lady] Michelle [Obama], for welcoming…