An overwhelming majority of Americans expect oil and gas costs to keep rising amid economic strain sparked by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Friday, shows that 87 percent of Americans believe gas prices will go higher over the next month, with 11 percent who say they…
If nothing else, we are confronting a dynamic that could possibly be described as ironic.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe President Trump will send U.S. ground troops to Iran as the Middle East conflict rages on, despite Trump saying the opposite, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Thursday, found that while some 65 percent of U.S. adults think Trump will eventually order troops into a large ground-scale…
The Senate will stick around Washington for an uncommon weekend session, as conservatives work to get the SAVE America Act, and other legislative priorities, passed. Lawmakers on Friday will vote to advance funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is in Day 35 of a shutdown. Saturday and Sunday will bring an amendment…
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Thursday said she will not back the Pentagon’s bid for $200 billion in supplemental funding amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as her GOP colleagues grapple with how to approve such a request with a slim majority. “I’ve already told leadership, ‘I am a no on any war supplementals,’” Boebert…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel “acted alone” in its attack on Iran’s largest gas compound, action that President Trump said he did not approve of. Netanyahu, during a press conference, said despite the strike, there is no disagreement between him and Trump over the ongoing military operation in Iran. “It’s been…
The show’s live audience grimaced and groaned while the clip was shown.
The former agents allege the sole reason they were fired was their involvement with investigations into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Sanae Takaichi turned her Barron Trump shoutout into a baller diplomatic move.
His administration is going after a nonpartisan group that more than 1,000 universities and colleges rely on to boost student voter engagement.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) formally voted to oppose reauthorization of the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, a move that could signal difficulty for a House GOP tasked with meeting President Trump’s demand for an 18 month extension of the program. It is the first time the caucus has formally agreed to vote against renewing Section…
The “Late Night” host tore into the president’s failure to deliver on one key promise.
The CNN data analyst warned Republicans of the “political nightmare waiting to happen.”
The Economist’s front page also came with a chilling warning.
The president has been ridiculed at the annual festival for years.
A tide of political danger is rising around President Trump as criticism grows that he may be losing control of the war in Iran. The conflict that he started almost three weeks ago, in conjunction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was a war of choice. But even a weakened regime in Tehran still has…
No baseball cap this time, though.
Breaking off the student loan operation would mark the biggest step yet in closing the department.
President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for a White House dinner Thursday evening. The event comes after the world leaders held a bilateral meeting in the afternoon, when Trump ribbed Japan over its bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The president endorsed Takaichi, a staunch conservative, ahead of last month’s election. Japan’s…
The podcaster’s spot-on impersonation left the head of Canada’s Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, laughing.
Two top-ranking Democrats are seeking more information regarding Jared Kushner’s business dealings in the Middle East following reports that he has been attempting to shore up billions of dollars for his private equity firm while also helping lead negotiations with governments in the region. Rep. Robert Garcia (R-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote in…
A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary urged Congress on Thursday to reverse a shutdown at the department that has lasted for more than a month. Jeh Johnson, who served in the Obama administration, called on legislators on both sides of the aisle to pass the necessary funding package to reopen the DHS during…
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery.
The Kremlin said Thursday peace talks with the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war are on a “situational pause” amid the war in Iran. “This is a situational pause, for obvious reasons,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday in reference to the Ukraine talks, according to Reuters. Peskov’s Thursday comments regarding the state…
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows a remarkably small percentage of Americans support boots on the ground in Iran.