Recent U.S. intelligence reports have assessed that after nearly two weeks of Operation Epic Fury, Iran’s government leadership is not in danger of imminent collapse. The evaluation comes after 12 days of regular military strikes by United States and Israeli forces, which led to the deaths of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, daughter, son-in-law, […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) is introducing his inaugural piece of legislation on Thursday, marking an effort to raise the “death gratuity” for Gold Star families for the first time in decades. Fresh from a special election win last December, Epps framed the bipartisan HONOR Gold Star Families Act in the context of […]
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana the previous day, including […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media on Wednesday night to blast the “left-wing media” for claiming that the Trump administration has delivered “mixed messaging” regarding the objectives in Iran and Operation Epic Fury. Leavitt insisted the administration has been consistent in its communication about the overall goals of the military operation. […]
Two oil tankers were set ablaze in the Persian Gulf after Iran conducted a suicide boat attack, local officials said, marking the latest escalation of Iran’s threat to stop the flow of oil globally. The vessels caught fire in waters off the coast of Iraq, near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crewmember dead while […]
The United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the request of President Donald Trump as part of a coordinated international effort aimed at stabilizing energy markets amid the war in Iran. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the drawdown follows an agreement among 32 member nations […]
President Donald Trump tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Wednesday in Kentucky, suggesting that the governor’s dyslexia diagnosis makes him unfit to be president. Newsom, a frequent Trump critic widely acknowledged as a top contender to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, has recently begun discussing how the learning disability affected him as […]
President Donald Trump suggested social media influencer and professional boxer Jake Paul may run for office while speaking at the Verst Logistics packaging facility in Kentucky. “He’s a great guy. He’s a courageous guy and a talented guy,” Trump said after inviting Paul onstage to address the rally on Wednesday. “He’s a hell of a […]
EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is using a new deepfake ad generated by AI to spotlight past tweets from Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico that the GOP hopes will undermine his bid to flip the Lone Star State. In a nearly 1.5-minute digital ad first seen by the Washington Examiner, an […]
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift the latest lower court block on ending temporary protected status for people from various countries, also asking the justices to consider formally taking up the case to stop lower court judges from blocking a policy they have already allowed the Trump administration to pursue. Although the […]
