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Israel pounds Beirut suburb with strikes in offensive against Hezbollah infrastructure

The Israeli Air Force has launched a new wave of 26 airstrikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah facilities as part of its defense against the Iranian-backed group based in Lebanon. Israel’s strikes on its northern neighbor are part of its broader aerial offensive against what it has called the Iranian regime’s “terror network,” expanding beyond Iran’s […]

Trump confirms frustration over Noem’s $220 million ad campaign: ‘Didn’t know about it’

President Donald Trump questioned former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s approval of a costly ad campaign prominently featuring herself.  Noem has repeatedly claimed, including during congressional testimony on Tuesday, that Trump personally asked her to craft the DHS ad campaign, which cost over $220 million. But the president publicly disputed the secretary’s story on Thursday, […]

Trump says there will be no deal with Iran outside of ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’

President Donald Trump laid out his first clear terms for the end of the war with Iran on Friday morning, saying he would accept nothing short of capitulation. “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “After that, and the selection of a GREAT & […]

Lindsey Halligan under investigation by Florida bar after DOJ weaponization accusations

Lindsey Halligan, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is being investigated by the Florida bar after her brief tenure with the Justice Department became mired in controversy.  Trump appointed Halligan to be Virginia’s top prosecutor, but her appointment was ruled unlawful last fall for technical reasons. Halligan was ordered to leave […]

Economy lost 92,000 jobs in February: The key facts and figures

The headline: The economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday in a surprisingly bad employment report that raises doubts about the health of United States commerce.  Forecasters had expected the unemployment rate would hold at 4.3%, and that job growth would […]

Hundreds turn to private rescue company for Middle East evacuations

A small non-profit organization that specializes in rescuing Americans in conflict zones has been flooded with requests since the Middle East erupted following the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran last Saturday. Grey Bull Rescue — a veteran-led, donor-funded nonprofit organization — has received between 700-800 requests since the start of the conflict less than a […]

Noem ouster shows limits of Trump’s TV star Cabinet strategy

A key trait President Donald Trump values in members of his team let him down with departing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: the ability to perform well on camera. Paradoxically, a $200 million ad campaign and televised hearings on Capitol Hill played a significant role in Noem’s ouster. The telegenic 54-year-old was initially tapped […]

Legal war over Trump tariffs still raging despite Supreme Court ruling

The war in the courts over tariff refunds took a key step forward this week as President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs are facing a new legal challenge, less than a month after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was foreclosed by […]

Congress attempts a $39 billion return to the public

Americans are owed $39.2 billion by the federal government, according to a Treasury Department tabulation. These funds are in the form of mature, unredeemed savings bonds that individuals bought but have not claimed. Most of these bonds date to the 1980s, when investors eagerly snatched up bonds carrying annual interest rates topping out at 9%. […]

Succession, Tehran style

Within hours of Israeli and American attacks on the government and military infrastructure of Iran, President Donald Trump made it clear the United States’ goal was not to enforce its view of Iran’s future. Instead, Trump insisted the joint military operation offered the people of Iran seeking a secular government an opportunity to establish their […]
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