A former top law enforcement official under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was later fired after reporting the GOP Senate nominee to the FBI, is backing Democrat James Talarico in the closely watched Senate race. David Maxwell, who served as Paxton’s director of law enforcement for nearly a decade, endorsed Talarico on Tuesday and […]

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is denying claims that he was warned by neighboring world leaders about the Oct. 7 massacre days before the attack occurred, as blame for the tragedy becomes a hot potato ahead of next month’s elections. A report published by Haaretz — citing the newly released book “Kidnapped: 843 Days of Abandonment” […]

U.S. Central Command said it hit five Iranian crude oil carriers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles on two occasions over two days. “In response to Iran’s most recent failed attacks, CENTCOM destroyed the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1, […]

The Supreme Court denied an effort by Missouri officials to reinstate a new congressional map for the November election after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled voters would have to approve the new map via a ballot measure. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the justice assigned to handle emergency petitions from Missouri, denied the emergency application, declining to […]