Iran’s surprise attack on U.S. forces in Jordan is threatening to blow up the temporary pause in fighting between the two sides. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan on Tuesday evening, before the U.S. and Saudi Arabia
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Oil prices were back higher on Wednesday as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate again. As of late Wednesday afternoon, international benchmark Brent crude was trading at about $91 per barrel, up from as low as about $83 earlier this week. That price is still well below the
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady again despite continued inflation pressure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1,153.18 points, or 2.19 percent, for its worst decline since April 2025 — when President Trump unveiled his
Former White House medical adviser and COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to face a contempt vote in a Senate panel next week after he asserted his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing about his response to the pandemic. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Donald Trump has bought into the unfounded rumor that the families of New York City’s 9/11 victims don’t want Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the tragedy’s 25th anniversary ceremony in September. When asked about the conspiracy during a White House press conference Wednesday, Trump
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI giants back employee-led push to pace development Anthropic and OpenAI both backed an employee-led initiative asking the U.S. government to “deliberately pace” frontier AI development. © AP Photo/Patrick Sison More than 1,200
xAI is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a law passed back in May that broadly targets "nudification" apps, claiming that the statute's punitive provisions leave the company with "no practical choice but to restrict Grok Imagine's image-editing features in
President Trump has announced yet another renovation project that will cost billions, while in the midst of a failing, unpopular war with Iran. The president revealed plans for a $22.5 billion renovation of Dulles International Airport at a press conference on Wednesday
President Trump brushed off concerns that Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) could hold up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination in the Senate on Wednesday, saying he heard the process is going “quite nicely. "I don't know what it is, but I haven't heard that there's a
President Trump announced a $22 billion makeover for Dulles International Airport Wednesday that includes new terminals and will do away with the airport's infamous “people mover” shuttles. "Whether you're Republican or Democrat, you don't want to be subjected to this airport.
Indie singer Noah Kahan slammed President Trump on Tuesday over the use of his song “American Cars” in a recent Instagram post by the White House. “Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” Kahan said in the comments. “Made in America
President Trump on Wednesday issued a new demand for lawmakers to amend a Russia sanctions bill and grant him authorities to tariff Iran, likely complicating the legislation's path forward as it heads to a vote in the House. Democrats, while largely supporting the legislation,
Under the Trump administration plan, a subsequent bill could boost military funding to $1.5 trillion and raise the debt limit.
Cornyn holds a key vote over the president’s attorney general nominee.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he’d asked President Trump for a “winter package” consisting of 300 Patriot interceptors to fend off the Kremlin amid Kyiv's war with Russia. The request follows Trump’s approval for Ukraine to manufacture its own
Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing Wednesday ended up being an hours-long opportunity for Republicans to vent criticisms, arguments and theories on the COVID-19 response as the veteran government scientist adamantly refused to answer any
As public criticism of President Trump’s job performance persists amid the months-long Iran war and resulting strains on the U.S. economy, the president is losing support from some voters in his party, according to a survey released Wednesday. The latest Quinnipiac University
The Pentagon said its new category for the number of U.S. deaths and injuries to service members for renewed fighting with Iran is tied to the end of Operation Epic Fury. The department removed the four service members who died and dozens of those injured in the recent
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Wednesday urged Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to stay in the Senate Democratic Conference and praised him as a “very good” member of Congress, despite growing tensions between Fetterman and the progressive Democratic base. Asked if
TMZ founder Harvey Levin is sticking up for Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation's former top infectious disease expert was hit with attacks from Republicans during a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday. "I have not used TMZ's YouTube channel to vent personal feelings, but I am
The Senate unanimously agreed Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex offender and collaborator of Jeffrey Epstein, should not be allowed a presidential pardon or clemency of any kind. The resolution was brought by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who said it was to prevent
Sheriff Chris Nanos say FBI Director Kash Patel was "misinformed" and revealed the two have never spoken.
Americans are split on their understanding of democratic socialism as candidates aligned with the movement lock down wins in Democratic Party primaries across the country, according to a new poll. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 27 percent of respondents said democratic socialists
Texas’s Republican Senate nominee, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, is struggling to raise funds thanks to his scandal-laden career and a nasty primary. The New York Times reports Wednesday that major Republican donors have so far refused to spend money on Paxton’s campaign,
American taxpayers are about to get hit with additional charges for the Trump administration’s Great American State Fair. The Department of the Interior asked Congress for an additional $10 million to cover portions of the Freedom 250 event, including the state fair, a prayer
President Donald Trump has blamed improper forest management for Canadian wildfires whose smoke drifted into the Midwestern and Northeastern U.S. earlier this month. But climate change — and not a lack of “Debris Removal,” as Trump suggested — is the main factor leading to
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman called President Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against the publication a “bullying campaign.” In an interview on MS NOW's "The Weeknight," host Michael Steele asked how Haberman and her colleagues “suffer through this BS
Drone delivery is currently available in parts of Dallas-Fort Worth and Charlotte.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and conservative commentator Brian Glenn got married on Tuesday in Las Vegas at the legendary Bellagio Hotel. “Last night, surrounded by our families, @brianglenntv and I said ‘I do,’” Greene wrote in a post on the social platform X,
Former President Obama on Wednesday endorsed Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Iowa. In a roughly two-minute video Turek’s campaign shared on YouTube, the state representative takes on Obama in a game of IOWA — a variation of the basketball shoot-around game
Two Democrats on the Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to tech giant Meta asking what safeguards the company has in place to protect “at-risk users,” while AI scams are on the rise across the United States. In the letter, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mark
Multiple Democratic lawmakers have claimed that 8 million Americans have lost healthcare coverage as a result of the Trump-backed budget reconciliation bill that passed a year ago, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But experts told us the enrollment declines seen to date
Giffords, a gun violence prevention advocacy group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), called for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) to resign Wednesday over allegations that he had physically abused his ex-wife. Miller, who is running for reelection, has come under intense
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gave remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank decided to hold interest rates steady for the fifth time amid uncertainty around energy prices as a result of the Iran war. The Federal Open Market Committee maintained its
There's still plenty of time to get in a vacation before the kids go back to school. Not having the right ID could cost you, though.
When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the United States, the headlines were all about humanoids. But spying doesn't require legs - and neither does the FCC's robot ban. The robot ban will sweep up robot
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fifth straight time Wednesday amid mounting pressure on the bank to stay ahead of another war-driven energy price shock. In a 9-3 decision, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained its baseline interest rate at a
Fox News host Laura Ingraham was on hand to watch Dr. Anthony Fauci answer questions at Wednesday’s Senate hearing, sitting behind him and standing up when Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) asked about people being “shamed” during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Moreno requested people
President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday afternoon will announce plans for a new renovation project at Dulles International Airport near Washington. The more than $20 billion project includes adding a new underground system to connect terminals and
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno is getting blasted for losing his temper at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing Wednesday, while remaining silent on the alleged abuse of his daughter by her ex-husband, Republican Representative Max Miller. Fauci continually pleaded the
A court-appointed monitor on Monday found that California's largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center violated a court order to provide adequate medical care to detained migrants and neglected their medical needs. Dr. Muthusamy Anandkumar in his report
The Senate Commerce chair said the panel will instead focus on online safety legislation.
Todd Blanche’s chance at becoming attorney general is in genuine jeopardy after Republican Senator John Cornyn canceled a meeting with the nominee amid an ongoing standoff over President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” Cornyn was approached by CNN’s Manu Raju
Renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran has expended more of America’s already dwindling stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors, potentially putting the country’s forces at risk should the Trump administration return to full-scale war, according to a new analysis. The
Donald Trump may have personally undone the criminal case against one of his political nemeses, former FBI Director James Comey, thanks to his deep involvement. The Department of Justice accused Comey of threatening the president’s life when he posted a photo of seashells to
Democratic socialist Francesca Hong holds a comfortable double-digit lead in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor less than two weeks out from the contest, according to a new poll. A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Hong in first place at
A group of Senate Democrats asked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. whether his family will benefit from a legal settlement involving a vaccine. A letter sent Tuesday by Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (Md.), Richard