Federal authorities have arrested a 33-year-old California man accused of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group as national security officials warn of increased threats from possible terrorist sleeper cells operating in the United States. Ammaad Akhtar was taken into custody Monday and charged in federal court with attempting to aid a […]
The recovery of three bodies on Sunday is the latest in a more-than-yearlong campaign by Israel to bring home hostages taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. The bodies of Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 71; and Shay Levinson, 19, were recovered by Israeli forces on Sunday. They were killed in the […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stressed that Iran must change its regime policy of opposing Israel as a “prerequisite” to future peace negotiations between the nations. President Donald Trump has said Iran will never rebuild its nuclear sites after bombing three of them over the weekend, a strike that Graham called “flawless.” While he argued that […]
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell panned an invite-only pride event that the team behind the hit musical Hamilton organized in coordination with five Democratic senators on Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s takeover of the national cultural center. In a lengthy statement, Grenell said he was “disappointed to learn” that Jeffrey Seller and Lin-Manuel […]
Democrats on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of stonewalling Congress by withholding vital information about the U.S. strike on Iran, following the abrupt postponement of two scheduled briefings on the escalating crisis in the Middle East. The House and Senate were scheduled to receive separate all-member briefings Tuesday afternoon from senior Trump administration officials, including […]
President Donald Trump said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) should be required to take a cognitive test in response to her calls that he be impeached for calling for a military strike against Iran. In a lengthy post shared on Truth Social, Trump mocked Ocasio-Cortez, calling her “one of the dumbest people in Congress.” “AOC should […]
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker predicted that “history” will be accomplished at this year’s NATO summit, which is being held just after President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran. On Monday, Iran launched short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar at 7:30 p.m. Qatar time. No casualties were reported […]
Amazon Prime announced a collaboration Tuesday with a faith-based studio to stream its biblical stories. The Wonder Project will release over 1,000 hours of content to the Prime Video service for a price of $8.99 a month. Earlier this year, the studio, which, according to Wonder Project CEO Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten, has the goal of […]
The first direct war between Israel and Iran halted on Tuesday after President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between the two nations, just two days after the United States launched strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. If the fragile ceasefire holds, it will mark the end of what Trump is calling the “12 Day War.” The […]
Katherine Buchanan, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, and veteran of dozens of Democratic political committees, pleaded guilty to embezzling campaign contributions from three federal candidates and tax evasion, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. Buchanan worked in politics for over two decades, frequently serving as a campaign committee treasurer — the official responsible for […]
