The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic
William Lawrence, a progressive running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House in Michigan, is responding to backlash over his previous criticism of Black political leaders. The Huffington Post on Saturday published Lawrence’s comments from a 2024 episode of his podcast,
A preliminary hearing for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk unfolded in Utah this week, offering the first comprehensive look at the evidence prosecutors say ties Tyler Robinson to the shooting at Utah Valley University last fall. Judge Tony
A cryptocurrency regulation bill is facing a make-or-break moment as senators seek to resolve remaining policy disputes in the next four-week stretch, which experts warn is likely the last window to pass the legislation before the midterm elections. Bipartisan negotiations over
President Trump’s trip to Turkey this week for the NATO alliance’s summit made big headlines over his comments about the state of U.S.-Iranian negotiations and security risks posed by the Iran war. The president told reporters on his way back from the summit on Wednesday that
President Trump slammed New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman after she questioned his physical and cognitive fitness during an appearance on MS Now, warning that she will “pay the price” when his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Times reaches court. In a lengthy
The cost of America’s military operations against Iran is steadily growing, with continued escalations over the Strait of Hormuz this week as President Trump threatens to blow up negotiations and return to all-out war. The immediate cost of military actions in the Middle East
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again for another round of repairs, marking another setback in President Trump’s multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic Washington, D.C. landmark. Trump had hoped to have the pool ready to be showcased by July 4,
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers arrived on the scene. “Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s,
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But
English striker Harry Kane said Friday that he played a round of golf with President Trump around 18 months ago in Florida after receiving an invite from the president himself. Speaking at a press conference in Miami ahead of England’s World Cup quarterfinal match against
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned Tehran on Saturday not to “test” the U.S. military after repeated threats from President Trump in recent days to carry out further strikes on Iranian infrastructure if the regime does not back down to U.S. demands. “The president’s
Democrats must unify around winners of primaries across the ideological spectrum and focus on opposing Trump, solving the affordability crisis, and keeping America out of wars in order to win a majority in at least one congressional chamber in the midterms.
A Senate Democrat is expanding a probe into alleged corruption within the ranks of the renowned Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, accusing its leadership of mismanaging federally appropriated funds “to the detriment” of the venue. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote in a
Big Tech companies are spending billions to build AI data centers across the country, creating temporary jobs for blue-collar workers while draining local resources and potentially replacing them with automation, all to benefit a handful of tech lords.
Democratic strategist James Carville tore into progressive and “insurgent” Democrats on Friday, arguing that inner-party division will lead to the same problems he believes helped the GOP elect President Trump in 2016. In an interview with Politicon, the veteran strategist
Republicans in swing-seat House districts are welcoming President Trump to their districts and embracing him as the leader of the party despite his underwater approval ratings. It is a somewhat surprising move for vulnerable lawmakers who might be expected to distance
Crunch time is rapidly approaching for both the Democratic and Republican leadership. The 2026 midterms are now less than four months away. The results of those races will not only have a massive impact upon how our nation is governed — or not — over the next two years, but on
Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said Friday that his office “will not rest” until there is a “thorough and independent” investigation into the deadly shooting of a 52-year-old Mexican national by a federal officer, vowing to move forward with a city-level probe on the latest
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, was awarded $1.7 million in damages on Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Byrne, a known denier of Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election,
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warned Friday that President Trump’s decision to fire the remaining Democratic members of an independent election administration commission this week is part of a “deliberate plan” to put his thumb on the scale of the upcoming midterm
The message to communities is unmistakable: Your water, your pregnancy, your child's health, are acceptable losses.
The U.S. and Canada have reached an agreement clearing the way for the long-delayed opening of a $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, the Canadian government announced late Friday. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which was originally set to open on
"He was the kind of man who showed up: for his family, for his friends, for his neighbors, and on every job he ever took."
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and "the intelligence community." The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the
A federal judge on Friday agreed to drop the remaining cases against four leaders of the right-wing extremist Proud Boys who were convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the Justice Department’s (DOJ) motion to
It's been a gnarly year for ticks already in the U.S., but the ticks you're seeing will vary depending on where you live.
At least Tokyo Rose (shown here in 1976 and ultimately pardoned by President Gerald Ford) could credibly claim she had been held in Japan against her will.
The Trump administration hit four New York Times journalists with subpoenas on Friday, after the outlet published a story outlining risks involving President Trump’s Qatar-gifted Air Force One plane that recently entered into service. The Times reported that the refurbished jet
President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran late Friday, after the Islamic Republic reportedly plotted an assassination attempt against him. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the U.S. has missiles “Locked and Loaded” and aimed at Iran, should the regime act on its death
A bipartisan housing bill automatically became law early Saturday without President Trump’s signature, after Trump sought to stall it in protest of the Senate's failure to pass his voter ID legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is a comprehensive measure aimed to
President Trump late Friday threatened to “decimate and destroy” Iran if it carries out a reported assassination plot against him, saying he has already directed the U.S. military to be prepared to respond. “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic
Fostering the Future shows that federal and state governments can be partners in enrolling children into Trump Accounts to achieve full participation.
Leave your politics at the door — it rarely works out well.
President Trump’s decision to fire multiple members of a bipartisan election administration-focused commission is sparking concerns that the White House is looking to meddle ahead of the November midterms. Trump fired the remaining two Democratic members on the U.S. Election
With Graham Platner bowing out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine following allegations that he raped his former partner, the scramble to replace him is well underway—and the field of possible alternatives is starting to get considerably crowded. Since the allegations that
The killing of a man in Houston at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has reignited the controversy over President Trump’s hardline policies, which critics contend are gratuitously aggressive and open the door to abuses. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an
In recent days, President Trump has touted 25 “Freedom Fuel” gas stations, but little is publicly known about the stations or who is running them. The gas stations, located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are selling fuel at relatively low prices, and Trump’s admiration comes
The recent momentum of far-left candidates has divided the Democratic Party as it seeks to define itself going into November’s midterms and beyond. That divide has come into sharper focus following a string of successful primary campaigns by candidates endorsed by the
Donald Trump's Homeland Security regime has been at the center of two critical stories in the past two weeks. In the first, federal agents shot and killed a man and quickly got to work justifying the use of force under the flimsiest of pretenses. In the other, it made house
Rosie O’Donnell on Friday dismissed an AI-generated video shared by President Trump portraying himself as a doctor treating celebrities for “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as proof that the president is “obsessed” with her. The video, posted earlier this month on Trump’s Truth