Israeli officials targeted Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Several media outlets reported on Thursday that an Israeli official claimed he was killed during a military operation. Tangsiri was appointed as commander in 2018 and was the mastermind behind ordering the closure of […]
One of the main fronts in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is in Lebanon, an intricately related conflict that could be decided in negotiations with Tehran, or continue well beyond it. Hezbollah entered the war on March 2 with a barrage of missiles against Israel, breaking the fragile November 2024 ceasefire. Israel quickly responded with […]
Democrats are laying the groundwork to oppose a photo ID bill Republicans will bring to the Senate floor Thursday, arguing that voting laws are best left to the states or that the legislation before them is too restrictive. The vote, on a proposal that requires a driver’s license or comparable ID to cast a ballot […]
War is big business in Washington. Close to three dozen firms have registered to lobby the federal government on issues related to energy and defense since Israel and the United States launched strikes against Iran in late February, disclosures show. In the weeks following Feb. 28, the day the war began, a Washington Examiner review […]
EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is rolling out 22 digital ads across a majority of states up for reelection this November to promote President Donald Trump’s mega One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last year by Republicans. In a one-minute spot first seen by the Washington Examiner that will be altered to […]
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning the transatlantic slave trade that occurred between the 16th and 19th centuries and also urged reparations for it “as a concrete step toward remedying historical wrongs.” The resolution was led by Ghana and received 123 votes in support and 3 against. An additional 52 […]
Russia is sending military aid, including drones, to support Iran’s war against the United States and Israel, according to Western intelligence reports. Iran has backed Russia’s war against Ukraine by sending hundreds of its one-way attack drones to Moscow and helping to create manufacturing plants in Russia for it to produce additional drones. Russian President […]
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte on Wednesday sought to revive the Justice Department’s investigation into allegations that New York Attorney General Letitia James committed insurance fraud. Pulte issued two criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern […]
A federal appeals court grilled lawyers for California on Wednesday over the state’s law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases as judges weighed whether it violates the Second Amendment. The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in a case challenging the legality of a California law that […]
The White House on Wednesday suggested it is unlikely Elon Musk’s offer to pay airport security workers during the partial government shutdown could be implemented. Musk said Saturday he would be willing to pay Transportation Security Administration employees as paychecks for thousands have been halted due to the Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown. The […]
