The newest Iran crisis, triggered by the weekend’s U.S.-Israeli strikes and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, has become the first major foreign policy test for 2028 presidential hopefuls. Two days before President Donald Trump authorized those strikes, Vice President JD Vance, a likely Republican candidate, told the Washington Post there was “no chance” military strikes […]
A mosque in Northern Virginia, located near Washington, D.C., held a remembrance service for Iran’s supreme leader, who was killed over the weekend following joint U.S. and Israeli strikes against Tehran. Manassas Mosque, a Shia Muslim religious center with alleged financial ties to the Iranian regime, hosted an iftar, a fast-breaking meal eaten at sundown […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said he hasn’t heard any Republicans label President Donald Trump, 79, “too old” in response to primary challenger Rep. Wesley Hunt‘s (R-TX) call for the ‘next generation.’ Hunt and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are challenging Cornyn in the Texas Senate primary as the incumbent seeks a fifth six-year term. Hunt, 44, […]
President Donald Trump justified launching strikes against Iran by saying the regime was working on missiles that could have reached the United States, but refused to answer questions from the press two days after the stunning joint operation with Israel. After speaking about the Iran conflict and then awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award […]
Federal authorities are intensifying counterterrorism monitoring across the United States amid concerns Iran or its sympathizers could attempt retaliation following U.S.-backed strikes on Iranian leadership, according to administration officials and a former FBI counterterrorism supervisor. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, addressing the strikes on Iran for the first time since they took place just after […]
President Donald Trump said Monday that Operation Epic Fury, the major joint military offensive by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, was moving “ahead of schedule: against its targets. “We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail,” Trump said during a Medal of Honor ceremony on […]
President Donald Trump stated Monday that he will maintain the ongoing military operations in Iran to honor the four American service members killed by Tehran’s retaliatory attacks. Trump’s comments came during the president’s first public comments following Saturday morning’s offensive. He released two prerecorded videos over the weekend, giving brief updates on the operation, including […]
HOUSTON — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) didn’t land President Donald Trump’s endorsement, typically a boost in competitive primaries, but Texas voters don’t seem to mind. Crenshaw is fending off state Rep. Steve Toth in a competitive Republican primary, without the help of either the president or Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). In a series of interviews […]
Graham Platner captured his second endorsement from a sitting senator on Monday, with Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joining Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in backing the progressive outsider in a contested primary against Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for Maine’s battleground seat. “Graham Platner is the kind of fighter Maine hasn’t seen in a long time, someone […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is channeling the atomic spirit of his predecessor Charles de Gaulle with orders for the French military to “increase the number of nuclear warheads” in the nation’s arsenal. Macron announced the seismic shift in France’s defensive posture during a speech at the Ile Longue naval base on Monday, adding that his […]
