Senate Republicans voted against a last-ditch effort from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to fund the Transportation Security Administration, as a shutdown fight over Department of Homeland Security funding barrels on. Schumer introduced a bill to solely fund TSA, suspending Senate rules and advancing it through the Rules Committee, which doesn’t handle appropriations legislation. […]
Both Iran and Israel said they were targeting each other’s nuclear research and development facilities as the war between Iran and U.S.-Israeli forces stretches into its fourth week. The continued strikes between Iran and Israel come after Tehran claimed that the Natanz Nuclear Facility had been hit by an airstrike early Saturday. Iran blamed the […]
Democratic lawmakers are calling out President Donald Trump over a recent social media post where he said he was “glad” former FBI Director Robert Mueller died. Mueller, who led the FBI for 12 years, died on Friday at age 81. The former director became a target for the president after he was appointed to serve […]
The Group of Seven has signaled it is committed to protecting the global energy supply as the Iran war continues to roil the oil trade and market. In a statement on Saturday, the leaders of the G7 said they “stand ready to take necessary measures to support global supply of energy,” while also reaffirming the […]
Former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller has died at age 81. Mueller directed the bureau for twelve years, starting just before the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and working until September 2013. In 2017, Mueller was appointed to serve as the Special Counsel in charge of investigating alleged ties between […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said opposition movements have had a “hard time” getting “traction” during President Donald Trump’s second administration. York criticized the opposition’s movements ahead of a nationwide “No Kings” protest scheduled for March 28. This will be the third protest organized by the group since Trump took office for his […]
President Donald Trump announced he would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to conduct security screenings at airports if Congress does not fund the Department of Homeland Security. “If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our […]
The United Nations nuclear safety watchdog said on Saturday that no radiation has been leaked from the premises of the Natanz Nuclear Facility after Iran said the site was hit in an airstrike. This marks the latest targeted strike on an Iranian nuclear facility since the United States and Israel began their military operations against […]
The U.S. Central Command said Operation Epic Fury has deteriorated Iran‘s ability to threaten oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz with several targeted strikes this week. Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said in a Saturday morning update that the United States remains “zeroed in” on breaking down Iran’s threat to choke off the […]
The United Kingdom‘s Ministry of Defense called Iran‘s strikes against its military base at Diego Garcia island “reckless,” reaffirming its stance to allow the United States to use its bases in the war. “Iran’s reckless attacks, lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz, are a threat to British interests and […]