The Pentagon is working with private companies to control what we know about Donald Trump’s reckless military campaign in Iran. Leaked U.S. military guidance obtained by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein Tuesday revealed instructions to dozens of commercial satellite
Journalist Kara Swisher on Monday said she will leave the network if Paramount buys Warner Bros. and takes over CNN. "I don't think they'll be good owners, I don't," she told reporter and Syracuse University professor Margaret Talev at an awards ceremony. "I think they've
At least one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer believes President Trump's decision to deploy federal immigration officers to airports nationwide to assist with security is not a legitimate solution to lengthy wait times. Angela Grana, a TSA officer and union
✈️ Plus: White House says ICE will ‘arrest criminals’ at airports {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Have you seen the new trailer for Disney’s live-action “Moana”? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is getting a lot of attention for his wig. In today's issue: Trump backs DHS shutdown deal Homan
Trump’s top adviser couldn’t hold back a sigh as the president scrambled to justify the war in Iran at a roundtable event in Memphis on Monday. A stream from Memphis ABC showed Miller turn his head, puff out his cheeks, and take a deep breath as the president urged the
The turmoil and incompetence in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department is alienating federal judges and jeopardizing thousands of criminal cases.
Despite the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to strangle clean energy, wind and solar are winning.
Millions of people are expected to take to the streets Saturday for another round of “No Kings” demonstrations, against a backdrop of escalating tensions over immigration enforcement and the war with Iran. The protests against the Trump administration — which swept across the
Federal regulators are asking consumers in five states and the District of Columbia to check their freezers for possibly contaminated ground beef.
Dumb comments from Lauren Boebert aren’t exactly rare , but her latest is a real doozy. “You can’t make this stuff up!!” the Colorado representative wrote on X Monday. “ICE agents show up at airports, and suddenly TSA wait times in Minneapolis drop to less than five minutes!
President Trump will host a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday afternoon for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump tapped Mullin late last month to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon on its probe into the recent deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Dozens of passengers were injured, and two pilots were killed in the collision between a jet and a fire truck on
Republican Senator John Kennedy is blaming President Trump for blocking legislation that would have paid Transportation Service Administration agents and ended the present air travel nightmare lines. “Senator Cruz and I came up with a plan.… The Democrats have offered to open
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) commended President Trump’s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports across the country this week to manage airport staffing shortages resulting from a monthlong
Every state saw record gas prices in 2022. Some are getting close to surpassing those milestones.
Democratic lawmakers on Monday slammed the detainment of two individuals by federal immigration officers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an incident that occurred before officers were deployed to multiple airports to assist with security. Video of the incident
Comedian Jon Stewart went after President Trump over comments he made about talks with Iran, saying they sounded “like bulls‑‑‑.” “So, you didn’t even talk to them?” Stewart said mockingly on “The Daily Show” on Monday after showing a clip of Trump explaining that special envoy
As Iran has lashed out at the region amid joint U.S.-Israeli strikes this month, no Gulf state has come under more fire than the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The semiconstitutional monarchy, situated at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, has intercepted the majority of
The Trump administration has stopped tracking billion-dollar disasters and is attempting to dismantle FEMA, leaving American communities vulnerable to the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events.
As investigators probe what contributed to a deadly collision between a jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Sunday, a former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator said they are likely to focus on whether an air traffic controller had a
Donald Trump is about to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to make Elon Musk’s fantasies a reality. Speaking on Fox News Tuesday, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman formally announced that the agency was planning to go back to the moon. “But this time, when we go back, we’re
President Trump is on board with the Republican-backed effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security without money for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal and enforcement efforts, the White House confirmed to The Hill. The proposed plan would involve using the
The president’s newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has “no problem” with physically punishing his children, according to a newly resurfaced video. “I’ll tell you right now, I do spank, I have no problem with that,” the Oklahoma senator
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is reportedly pressuring President Donald Trump to intensify his unpopular and unauthorized war in Iran. Multiple sources who were briefed on the conversations told The New York Times that the prince sees the conflict
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday said the U.S. has a "few more levers" to lower gas prices after they skyrocketed in the weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign on Iran late last month. "There’s things we can do on refinery efficiencies," Wright
The list is being circulated by House Administration Chair Bryan Steil.
Meet Tiffany Henyard, the Democratic former “super mayor” of Dolton, Illinois — now, apparently, a Republican.
It will be the first time a British royal has addressed Congress since Queen Elizabeth II's joint address in 1991.
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. ending the war in the Middle East would practically cede control of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil travels, to Iran. “Iran right now, if we declared victory, they would now say they own the
The comprehensive strategy of the the new axis of evil is succeeding — at least, to a limited extent. The swarming, Lilliputian approach of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran against the American Gulliver (the Great Satan, by the Islamic Republic’s telling) has already stoked
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders on Tuesday released a U.S. researcher who had been detained in the country for over a year following pressure from the Trump administration. Dennis Coyle, who had been in captivity since January 2025, was released after his family asked the
White House border czar Tom Homan said Monday that federal immigration officers will make arrests at airports, where they are assisting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. “We’re going to arrest criminals going through the airport. We’re going to look for
Armstrong will fill Markwayne Mullin’s Senate seat until the November election.
President Trump, an outspoken critic of voting by mail who called it "mail-in cheating" on Monday, voted by mail ahead of a special election in Florida on Tuesday. Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website show that the president mailed his ballot
The Iranian regime can withstand the joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country for “a couple of years, minimally,” predicted retired Army Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks. Speaking on MS Now, Marks said President Trump is facing a choice of maintaining the current U.S. bombing
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act) is a poorly-crafted and undemocratic piece of legislation that would not solve a non-existent problem of voter fraud, but instead would disenfranchise millions of voters, including Republicans.
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rolling out new insider trading bans, the companies said Monday. Kalshi in its announcement said that it was “launching new technological guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, and other relevant people from
A U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday evening in southeast Washington, D.C., authorities said. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters Monday that officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, near the border with
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to represent the state in the Senate, replacing outgoing Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R), who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At a Tuesday press conference announcing
Oil traders wagered bets worth $580 million just minutes before Trump announced he had “productive conversations” with Iran to end the war, suggesting that the president’s announcement was nothing more than a ploy to manipulate markets. Fifteen minutes before the president’s
An oil executive accused of being a “Never Trump” Republican will be filling Markwayne Mullin’s Senate seat in Oklahoma. On Tuesday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced that Alan Armstrong, executive chairman of the board of natural gas pipeline firm Williams Companies,
With betting apps—sorry, “prediction markets”—like Kalshi and Polymarket, it’s easier than ever to profit off of deadly conflicts. An anonymous user made nearly $1 million on Polymarket with dozens of eerily accurate bets about the ongoing Iran war, CNN reported on Tuesday. The
President Donald Trump hasn't yet publicly backed off his SAVE America Act ultimatum.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, is bashing a proposal that some GOP colleagues are floating to reopen the Department of Homeland Security by funding emergency removal operations through a budget reconciliation package as a
President Donald Trump has once again voted by mail while railing against so-called “mail-in cheating.” Trump, who has staunchly opposed mail-in voting as part of his delusions of mass voter fraud, voted by mail in a special election in Florida, according to The New York Times
Trump is working to turn back the clock on decades of progress.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will weigh the legality of asylum claims from migrants who have not physically crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump has defended an immigration policy known as "metering," which dates back to the Obama administration and was
Delta Air Lines is suspending its dedicated flight assistance service for members of Congress as airport security lines grow longer amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution The decision comes days after the Senate unanimously
Congress is set to vote on a funding bill for President Trump's war with Iran, which has been met with criticism due to its unilateral initiation and potential economic and human cost.
A fire at Valero's largest oil refinery in Texas was put out on Tuesday after an explosion prompted a shelter-in-place order for residents in the area. The explosion occurred at a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, around 90 miles east of Houston. Mayor Charlotte Moses told