Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was set to be grilled at a confirmation hearing Wednesday that Republicans hoped would break the gridlock on an expired foreign spy program. But the president suddenly announced Republicans were “canceling” the hearing until the Senate allows Jamie McDonald to become the next U.S. attorney for […]
President Donald Trump’s decisions to start and end the Iran war will eventually be judged for their global impact, but the effect on domestic politics should come much sooner. Republicans are trying to defend their congressional majorities in an election year. The question is whether Trump’s Iran deal will make that task easier or harder. […]
President Donald Trump said early Wednesday morning that Bill Pulte would remain as acting director of national intelligence amid the legislative stall involving the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Trump blasted “Dumocrats” for playing political games involving FISA and his political appointments and accused them of “breaking a deal.” The […]
Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of a fragile deal to wind down the war in Iran, an assignment that could help or hurt his 2028 aspirations depending on how the public receives his messaging blitz. The vice president has been the White House’s top messenger since late last week, when President Donald […]
Former President Barack Obama‘s reemergence is looming over President Donald Trump‘s peace deal with Iran as the incumbent tries to sell his deal to an increasingly skeptical public after the nearly four-month war. Obama’s return to the headlines as he prepares to open his presidential library in Chicago on Friday has heightened comparisons between his […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was years ago nicknamed “The Magician” for his ability to win seemingly unwinnable elections and marshal governing coalitions out of parliamentary chaos. He will need those magical powers in this year’s national vote as he plans to stand for reelection — the first time he will be judged at the […]
Canadians have boycotted traveling to the United States for more than a year, but new tourism data compiled by the Canadian government show more are choosing to head south of the border. May marked the second consecutive month since before President Donald Trump returned to office that more Canadians traveled to the U.S. than in […]
President Donald Trump’s Florida residence was an inspiration for X-Men actor Sir Ian McKellen while filming an action sequence in the latest installment of the Avengers movie franchise. The longtime British actor admitted he shouted “Mar-a-Lago” to appear enraged during a scene in Avengers: Doomsday. While speaking to a crowd at the “Il Cinema in […]
Councilman Robert White has won the Democratic primary to be Washington, D.C.’s, next delegate to the House of Representatives, beating out his colleague Brooke Pinto in their race to replace retiring Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). With 64% of the vote counted early Wednesday morning, White was declared the winner of the Democratic primary with […]
The United States and Iran are set to meet in Switzerland on Friday to sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries that halts hostilities in the region for 60 days, ends Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and conditionally lifts widespread sanctions on Tehran, among other points. The reported 14-point plan, as seen by Bloomberg, calls […]
