The United Nations said fighting in southern Lebanon has “significantly” decreased since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was announced. Israel and Hezbollah resumed fighting days into Operation Epic Fury for the first time since their November 2024 ceasefire, when Hezbollah joined the fight to back its patron. Israel has continuously expanded operations in southern Lebanon, […]
Voters across the country delivered a mixed verdict in a series of high-profile primary contests Tuesday, elevating political outsiders, boosting progressive candidates in deep-blue jurisdictions, and offering fresh clues about President Donald Trump’s hold on the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. Kemp and Trump both lose in Georgia’s gubernatorial race Republican businessman Rick Jackson […]
The Department of Labor threatened to withhold funds from states if their governors didn’t take further action to combat unemployment fraud and waste. As part of the Trump administration’s wider efforts to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, Vice President JD Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is now focusing on state unemployment programs. Acting U.S. […]
President Donald Trump championed the memorandum of understanding with Iran during a bilateral meeting with President Abdel Fattah el Sisi of Egypt at the Group of Seven summit, though he conceded the details of the deal remain unknown to the wider public. “It’s a very strong deal,” said Trump, speaking in Evian, France, where the […]
Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was set to be grilled at a confirmation hearing Wednesday that Republicans hoped would break the gridlock on an expired foreign spy program. But the president suddenly announced Republicans were “canceling” the hearing until the Senate allows Jamie McDonald to become the next U.S. attorney for […]
President Donald Trump’s decisions to start and end the Iran war will eventually be judged for their global impact, but the effect on domestic politics should come much sooner. Republicans are trying to defend their congressional majorities in an election year. The question is whether Trump’s Iran deal will make that task easier or harder. […]
President Donald Trump said early Wednesday morning that Bill Pulte would remain as acting director of national intelligence amid the legislative stall involving the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Trump blasted “Dumocrats” for playing political games involving FISA and his political appointments and accused them of “breaking a deal.” The […]
Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of a fragile deal to wind down the war in Iran, an assignment that could help or hurt his 2028 aspirations depending on how the public receives his messaging blitz. The vice president has been the White House’s top messenger since late last week, when President Donald […]
Former President Barack Obama‘s reemergence is looming over President Donald Trump‘s peace deal with Iran as the incumbent tries to sell his deal to an increasingly skeptical public after the nearly four-month war. Obama’s return to the headlines as he prepares to open his presidential library in Chicago on Friday has heightened comparisons between his […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was years ago nicknamed “The Magician” for his ability to win seemingly unwinnable elections and marshal governing coalitions out of parliamentary chaos. He will need those magical powers in this year’s national vote as he plans to stand for reelection — the first time he will be judged at the […]
