President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is colliding with political reality, as surging gas prices threaten Republican control of Congress ahead of the 2026 elections. Pocketbook issues are expected to dominate the midterm elections, and the recent spike in gas prices is emerging as a potential political liability for the president. Iran has choked off […]

Three former FBI agents on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over accusations they were unlawfully terminated from the agency. Jamie Garman, Blaire Toleman, and Michelle Ball filed the lawsuit in the D.C. U.S. District Court against Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. The former agents claimed they were among roughly 50 individuals […]

U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, the country’s Ministry of the Interior confirmed. Kittleson, an award-winning journalist with Al-Monitor, was reporting on regional developments in Baghdad at the time of her kidnapping. No group immediately claimed responsibility. The Iraqi MOI announced it was carrying out an operation to find and retrieve her, […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expects the Strait of Hormuz to “automatically open” at the conclusion of the Iran war, which he said will likely end soon. Trump said the United States’s forces are “obliterating” Iranian military forces, but there is more work to do to rid the country of its offensive capabilities.  […]