White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media on Wednesday night to blast the “left-wing media” for claiming that the Trump administration has delivered “mixed messaging” regarding the objectives in Iran and Operation Epic Fury. Leavitt insisted the administration has been consistent in its communication about the overall goals of the military operation. […]
Two oil tankers were set ablaze in the Persian Gulf after Iran conducted a suicide boat attack, local officials said, marking the latest escalation of Iran’s threat to stop the flow of oil globally. The vessels caught fire in waters off the coast of Iraq, near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crewmember dead while […]
The United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the request of President Donald Trump as part of a coordinated international effort aimed at stabilizing energy markets amid the war in Iran. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the drawdown follows an agreement among 32 member nations […]
President Donald Trump tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Wednesday in Kentucky, suggesting that the governor’s dyslexia diagnosis makes him unfit to be president. Newsom, a frequent Trump critic widely acknowledged as a top contender to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, has recently begun discussing how the learning disability affected him as […]
President Donald Trump suggested social media influencer and professional boxer Jake Paul may run for office while speaking at the Verst Logistics packaging facility in Kentucky. “He’s a great guy. He’s a courageous guy and a talented guy,” Trump said after inviting Paul onstage to address the rally on Wednesday. “He’s a hell of a […]
EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is using a new deepfake ad generated by AI to spotlight past tweets from Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico that the GOP hopes will undermine his bid to flip the Lone Star State. In a nearly 1.5-minute digital ad first seen by the Washington Examiner, an […]
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift the latest lower court block on ending temporary protected status for people from various countries, also asking the justices to consider formally taking up the case to stop lower court judges from blocking a policy they have already allowed the Trump administration to pursue. Although the […]
Every member of the Senate Democratic Caucus signed a letter Wednesday to War Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers on the deadly school bombing in Iran, with one exception — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). On Feb. 28, the first day of Operation Epic Fury, missiles destroyed an Iranian girls’ elementary school in Minab, killing around 175 […]
The pause in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is creating economic disruptions beyond the oil and natural gas markets, affecting the shipment of goods and commodities needed for semiconductors, fertilizer, and more. Since the start of the war in Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, a key trading route, has been effectively closed. The most […]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States has won the Iran war despite his previous vague statements that the conflict would end when the Islamic Republic presents an “unconditional surrender.” While speaking in Kentucky, Trump bragged that “Operation Epic Fury,” the joint U.S.-Israel operation against Iran, was a “great name.” “Is that […]
