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 […]
A top former aide to former President Joe Biden testified behind closed doors Tuesday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into his mental fitness to serve and his White House’s use of an autopen, confirming she was authorized to use the automatic signature device while pushing back on concerns about alleged manipulation or malfeasance. Neera Tanden, […]
Wall Street hedge funds are swooping in to buy possible insurance claims tied to California’s Eaton fire, a move that has rattled state officials and raised ethical concerns about profiting from catastrophes. The investors are targeting so-called subrogation claims, a process in which an insurance company, after paying a policyholder for a loss, assumes the legal right […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) mocked her Democratic counterparts for condemning President Donald Trump for ordering a strike similar to that of his left-wing predecessors. Trump ordered three of Iran’s nuclear sites destroyed by six 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs and 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles over the weekend. Blackburn compared it to military action past presidents took without congressional […]
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attempted to silence Rep. Melanie Stansbury’s (D-NM) interruptions during a hearing on the Department of Government Efficiency, proceeding to cite a “point of order.” Greene, the chairwoman of the subcommittee of Delivering On Government Efficiency, recognized Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) during Tuesday’s hearing, in which the lawmaker expressed concerns about […]
