Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened sanctions against officials in the northern state of Chihuahua after two American operatives were killed in a car crash following a counternarcotics operation in the region. Sheinbaum said her administration is considering punitive measures against Chihuahua officials following the deaths of Americans, who were reportedly Central Intelligence Agency officers, under […]
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday that he expects a 15%-20% increase in ticket prices as the aviation industry struggles with jet fuel shortages and surging oil prices amid the Iran war. “Yields need to increase by about 15% to 20%,” Kirby said on the company’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2026. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wants to see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade after Virginia voters passed a referendum redrawing theirs on Tuesday. Johnson said he was not worried that such a push by DeSantis could backfire on Republicans as some have warned. “Florida has the right, […]
President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as “RIGGED,” and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the legitimacy of the Tuesday voting results, which narrowly passed with 1,575,288 “Yes” votes and 1,486,230 “No” votes, with over 95% of […]
James Blair, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, said Wednesday that Virginia passing a redistricting referendum is not a concern for Republicans as the midterm elections approach. Speaking with CNN’s Dana Bash, Blair said the GOP still retains the ability to come out on top in the midterm elections despite potentially losing seats in […]
It’s not entirely clear who in Iran is the final decision maker when it comes to making a deal with the United States to formally end the war and move toward a day-after plan. Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as the Supreme Leader of the country in […]
President Donald Trump celebrated the “very good news” on Wednesday that eight Iranian women, who were to be executed, have been spared by Tehran leaders. “I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Four […]
The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II. Over 120 Japanese lawmakers visited Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, including ministers within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government. The premier herself sent a ritual offering to the […]
Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor behind Cost Plus Drugs, announced he is teaming up with the Trump administration and TrumpRx to try to make prescription drugs more affordable. “We do manufacturing in Dallas,” Cuban said Wednesday on Fox News’s Fox & Friends. “We’re working really close with TrumpRx, which I love. We’re going to be […]
Rep. David Scott (D-GA) died Wednesday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Scott, 80, was first elected to the House in 2002 to represent Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. The seat, which includes parts of Atlanta and its suburbs, is safely Democratic. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris carried the district by 43 percentage points over President Donald […]
