President Donald Trump shared on Tuesday morning a series of texts received from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte ahead of his arrival at this week’s summit, where he’s expected to clinch a long-sought defense spending agreement. In the series of messages sent to “dear Donald,” Rutte congratulated Trump for the United States’s strikes on Iranian nuclear […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Monday that the Justice Department is actively investigating “countless” threats to the United States, as concerns mount over potential Iranian sleeper cells and rising instability in the Middle East. During testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Bondi said she could not disclose classified intelligence regarding suspected sleeper cells but confirmed her department is on “high […]
(The Center Square) – More examiners are needed at the Division of Motor Vehicles in North Carolina, an audit says. Wait times at the offices are a common complaint throughout the state. First-term Republican Auditor Dave Boliek and his staff have released preliminary findings that back up the howls of taxpayers from Murphy to Manteo. […]
Amsterdam‘s Schiphol Airport rail system caught fire Tuesday, with authorities suggesting sabotage may have been at play ahead of the NATO summit. Those attending the summit in The Hague were supposed to fly into the airport on Tuesday morning so they could attend later that day. The Hague is about 30 miles from the airport, […]
Three years to the date since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade with its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, recent polls show a majority of Americans continue to support legal abortion in most circumstances, even as the issue remains highly divisive. About 63% of Americans believe abortion should be legal, while […]
Federal immigration officers carried out the arrests of 11 illegal immigrants from Iran who were living in the United States, a precautionary move that unfolded over the weekend amid rising tensions between both nations. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday morning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested 11 Iranian nationals, including one […]
Fourteen people were arrested in France after 145 people reported being stabbed with a mysterious syringe containing an unknown substance at a Saturday music festival. The French Interior Ministry said the needle attacks involved 145 victims, including 13 in Paris. Thousands of people across the country were participating in the Fête de la Musique events. […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) signaled Tuesday that four Republican senators will be working to improve what he referred to as the current “weak” and “anemic” spending cuts to the Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Paul is not the only critic of the tax legislation. Republican senators have scrutinized it for costing some $400 billion in tax cuts. […]
House Republicans are contemplating speedy passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” if the Senate can finish the legislation by the end of this week. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told GOP lawmakers at Tuesday’s conference meeting to remain “flexible” if the House needs to stay in session past the weekend, when Senate Republicans are […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urged Senate Republicans against changing the state and local tax deductions in President Donald Trump‘s reconciliation bill, citing the need to get Republican lawmakers in “swing districts” reelected. The Senate’s version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reverts the SALT cap to $10,000, a stark contrast from the barely […]
