Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, knocked back a report that she is set to quit her demanding role, describing it as a “piece of Friday fiction.” A story posted on Friday evening by the Daily Mail, citing five insiders, claims Wiles, 69, is planning to depart after the November midterm elections.  “She […]

LOS ANGELES — Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary, advanced to November’s general election in California’s gubernatorial race on Friday. With roughly 66% of the vote counted, Becerra emerged from a crowded field of more than 60 candidates with about 26.7%, according to the Associated Press, inking the first spot for […]

The U.S. military downed four Iranian drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, marking the latest scuffle as the fragile ceasefire holds in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. “The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. “U.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal […]

President Donald Trump dinged California for its delay in reporting all the results from this week’s primary elections. During his opening remarks at an agriculture policy roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Trump alleged without evidence that the delay was due to California “rigging the election.” “Can you imagine?” Trump asked the roundtable and surrounding crowd. […]