President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday morning to open the Strait of Hormuz to all nations, including Iran, if the country agrees to the current proposed peace deal with the United States. The president said that if Iran refuses the deal, the U.S. will start bombing the regime again. “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has […]
There are a few confirmed cases of hantavirus in the Netherlands and South America as the trans-Atlantic cruise ship on which the virus was detected heads toward an island south of Spain. Three patients have been evacuated from the ship to receive medical care in the Netherlands, the World Health Organization confirmed. The intergovernmental organization […]
Democrat Chedrick Green won his Michigan state senate race against Republican rival Jason Tunney on Tuesday, delivering a crucial victory for his party. The special election in the 35th District was significant because if Tunney had prevailed, Democrats would have lost their majority in the state Senate, resulting in an even split. As it stands, […]
The presumptive front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028 spent Tuesday defending President Donald Trump’s Iran war in dramatically different settings, offering an early glimpse into two competing political styles inside the GOP. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the administration’s case from the White House briefing room, where he condemned Iran over the […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is shutting down talk of a party switch, but the speculation itself is already reshaping the early contours of Pennsylvania’s 2028 Senate race. The Democratic senator has become the subject of growing chatter in Washington and back home about whether he could leave the party, driven by his repeated breaks with […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is quickly emerging as a rising force in MAGA circles, building a national profile that far outpaces her tenure in Congress. In recent days, that momentum has spilled into online chatter about a future in House GOP leadership. The rumor mill was sparked by a social media post that suggested […]
Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert interviewed former President Barack Obama on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night. It was a prerecorded interview that took place at the yet-to-open Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois. Colbert’s interview with the former president comes a little over two weeks before the final episode of […]
Seven candidates vying to be the next California governor participated in a primary debate on Tuesday night that featured a lot more fiery exchanges and aggressive verbal attacks than previous debates. The debate was hosted by CNN and moderated by Kaitlan Collins and Elix Michaelson. Two Republicans, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and businessman and […]
Five incumbent Indiana Republican state senators lost their primaries to candidates backed by President Donald Trump and only one survived with one race yet to be called, capping the president’s retribution campaign in the state. Trump-backed candidates Trevor De Vries, Brian Schmutzler, Blake Fiechter, Tracey Powell, and Michelle Davis defeated state Sens. Dan Dernulc, Linda […]
The Council of the District of Columbia voted Tuesday to approve a long-term youth curfew measure, extending the police chief’s power to declare special 8 p.m. youth curfew zones through 2028. The approval could take months to take effect, as the measure still faces congressional review. The council did not choose to approve an emergency […]
