President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for his annual physical and dental checkup, marking his third visit in the last year. The appointment had appeared on Trump’s public schedule in advance and is expected to include routine medical and dental evaluations, according to the White House. […]
Northern Nigeria is facing an ascendant ISIS insurgency, drawing Washington into the fray. Since the jihadist insurgency in northern Nigeria began 13 years ago, the conflict has drastically changed in scope, amid concerted counterterrorism efforts from the Nigerian government, countless jihadist ideological splits, and international interventions. The 2020s began with ISIS and other terrorist groups […]
The national average price for regular gas continued its 2026 fluctuations on Tuesday, falling by seven cents in five days to $4.491 per gallon. Fuel costs decreased over Memorial Day weekend, when typically the opposite occurs, after gas prices reached a new high for the year last Thursday at $4.564 per gallon. With the latest […]
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, arguably the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group in the country, has long treated support for the Jewish state as an issue that rises above partisan politics. As a single-issue organization, AIPAC maintains it is party agnostic, especially when it comes to political spending. But in recent years, AIPAC’s relatively […]
President Donald Trump is making another trip to the doctor’s office. The White House announced earlier this month that Trump, who turns 80 on June 14, would undergo his annual, routine medical and dental examination on Tuesday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “as part of his regular preventive healthcare.” “The president will also spend […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the grave of Staff Sergeant Alan W. Shaw at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Under normal circumstances, Gabbard’s visit would be an extraordinary gesture, honoring the life and legacy of a soldier killed in combat. However, what happened on Monday was no ordinary circumstance. Gabbard visited Shaw’s […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) blasted a since-deleted social media post by the Democratic National Committee for politicizing the deaths of 13 soldiers killed during the military conflict with Iran. It featured the images and names of the deceased under the words “Remembering the Americans who have died in Trump’s war with Iran.” Duckworth criticized the […]
A major opponent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the emerging peace deal between the United States and Iran as talks progressed Monday. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid reprimanded an “old” and “tired” Netanyahu over the deal’s reported terms, which he did not specify. “The emerging agreement with Iran is a disaster,” Lapid posted […]
With the UFC cage match at the White House less than three weeks away, construction for the ambitious mixed martial arts event officially started Monday. Workers began assembling what appeared to be a lighting structure for the temporary “claw” stage under construction in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Numerous social media posts in Washington, D.C., highlighted photos of […]
The United States has launched “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday, as peace talks continue. The action was taken to “protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, told the Washington Examiner. “Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting […]
