The Houthis, an Iranian-backed terrorist group based in Yemen, declared a seaborne blockade of Saudi Arabia, escalating rising tensions in a front that had gone mercifully quiet during recent upheavals around Iran. The Houthis and the Saudi-backed anti-Houthi coalition have been largely at peace since a ceasefire was agreed upon in 2022, though Saudi Arabia […]
President Donald Trump on Monday shared the first public photo of Vice President JD Vance’s fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, congratulating the family in a Truth Social post. “Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family,” Trump wrote alongside a photo of newborn Alec being held by one of his older siblings, Vivek, with […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) endorsed Abdul el Sayed in the highly contested Democratic primary for Michigan’s next senator, adding to the list of national progressives standing behind the candidate. Warren previously backed state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat who dropped out of the race earlier this month after el Sayed surged ahead in polls. McMorrow’s […]
Law enforcement arrested an individual in connection with the detonation of an incendiary device near 26 Federal Plaza in New York City on Monday morning, a FBI spokesperson said. The explosion was heard around 8:30 a.m. Immigration officers and FBI agents rushed to the scene, filled with smoke and a small fire, videos posted to […]
DETROIT — Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is making a closing pitch focused heavily on the black community, a demographic that could swing a tight Michigan Senate race in her favor. In the final days of her primary against Abdul el Sayed, voters are being inundated with PAC-funded commercials that highlight former President Barack Obama and […]
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) will be running in the Aug. 11 primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the Senate, he announced Monday morning. “Too many South Carolina families are struggling to make ends meet. High gas prices and soaring grocery costs are hurting hardworking people. We need a conservative fighter in […]
Andy Burnham was sworn in as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, taking over from the historically unpopular Keir Starmer. The former Manchester mayor has taken the country’s top elected office just four weeks after entering parliament, having been floated as Starmer’s most likely successor since his premiership entered its existential danger phase earlier this […]
President Donald Trump said the new Air Force One jet is being sent to have its antimissile defense systems “maxed out,” after security concerns pushed him to take another aircraft back from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Speaking to reporters as he flew back from the World Cup match in New Jersey, Trump downplayed […]
House Republicans are expanding their midterm election map, adding seven Democrat-held districts to their 2026 target list. The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Monday that districts in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee will be targeted as prime pickup opportunities for the GOP in November. “Vulnerable House Democrats are stuck defending a wildly unpopular […]
Some of the nation’s largest labor unions representing nurses and public school teachers are spending heavily on leftist causes and candidates ahead of the 2026 elections. While their ostensive purpose is to negotiate wages, employee benefits, and workplace conditions, these unions continue to pour resources into critical races that could change the political makeup of […]
