The Israeli Defense Forces warned Iranians within the area of Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor to evacuate on Wednesday. The Farsi-language warning included a red circle around the reactor that indicated it would be targeted for a military strike. The reactor is 155 miles southwest of Tehran. It noted that any presence within the area […]
The White House is staying mum about its plans for Juneteenth, with official guidance released Wednesday night listing no events for the federal holiday. On Thursday, President Donald Trump will receive an intelligence briefing at 11:30 a.m. and hold a swearing-in ceremony for the ambassador to the Republic of Ireland at 2:30 p.m. There will […]
Manhattan Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) blasted New York City mayoral candidate and socialist Zohran Mamdani for refusing to condemn the “globalize the intifada” slogan associated with violence against Jewish people. Mamdani has drawn fire from both ends of the political spectrum for his views on Israel, and his latest take has earned him condemnation from […]
Political fireworks erupted across the state after Virginia’s high-stakes Tuesday primaries, with top candidates wasting no time going on offense slamming their opponents, invoking President Donald Trump, and setting the tone for what’s expected to be a bruising general election. Democratic nominee for Attorney General Jay Jones lit the match Tuesday night, telling supporters that […]
After campaigning as a peacemaker, President Donald Trump is publicly teasing military action in Iran — and splitting his base in the process. “I’m not looking to fight,” Trump said Wednesday in the Oval Office. “But if it’s a choice between them fighting or having a nuclear weapon, you have to do what you have to […]
Morgan Ortagus has taken a new job in the Trump administration after several months serving as a deputy envoy to the Middle East. Starting this week, Ortagus began a senior political role at the United Nations, according to a source familiar with the matter. She previously oversaw Lebanon policy under Steve Witkoff, the lead Middle […]
A provision added to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would require Washington, D.C., airports to renegotiate their leases, potentially increasing costs for airlines and passengers alike. The Senate Commerce Committee’s version of the budget reconciliation bill directs the federal government to renegotiate its operating leases with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) for Reagan […]
House Judiciary Democrats are making the case that President Donald Trump’s more than 1,600 pardons could prove to be a major cost. A memo Democrats released on Tuesday reports that the controversial, blanket pardons the president made at the beginning of his second term for Jan. 6 defendants, charged with taking part in the 2021 […]
The Department of Justice is suing Kentucky over a state regulation that allows illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. “Federal law prohibits aliens not lawfully present in the United States from getting in-state tuition benefits that are denied to out-of-state U.S. citizens,” the lawsuit stated. “There are no exceptions.” The […]
Police arrested and removed nearly a dozen union workers protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie during a San Francisco City Hall meeting on Tuesday, showing the new mayor’s rocky relationship with Big Labor. More than 100 workers in attendance were upset with Lurie’s plan to eliminate around 100 jobs and hundreds of vacant positions as part of his […]
