President Trump’s efforts to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have not gone smoothly, despite the president maintaining he has a lot of experience with pools. Questions have swirled about the no-bid, multimillion dollar contract given to complete the pool
The Strait of Hormuz. A battlefield. A point of leverage. A geographic bend whose name has now found its way to kitchen tables across the globe. Since the early days of this war, few captains have dared cross it ever since the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it was
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday snubbed a federal judge’s demand to swear that a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead, arguing the request raises “serious separation of powers concerns.” Judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the fund last Friday and
Presented by Philip Morris International {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Air Force base hit with flu outbreak sickening over 160 More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following
President Trump unveiled the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane on Friday, saying it will fly “further and faster” than any other model of presidential plane. Trump toured the renovated Boeing jet at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. "There will never be one like this. This is
The Trump administration is refusing to declare in writing that the president’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is actually dead. Last week, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered that “Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley
The Department of Justice claims that it’s released every document that’s required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But the agency previously said it collected more than six million pages of material during its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and it only released
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) projected defiance Thursday about the Department of Justice (DOJ) probes into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, challenging President Trump to “go after” him. “This is stuff that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom
U.S. intelligence is warning that the Israeli government is probably going to try to undermine the Trump administration’s peace deal with Iran. The Washington Post , citing unnamed former and current U.S. officials, reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
President Trump reinforced his criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after the pair traded insults following their interaction at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France this past week. “She was a big fan," he told NBC News's Gabe Gutierrez on Friday. "But I
A flu outbreak has hit Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas with more than 160 troops contracting influenza, about two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the mandatory flu vaccines for service members, a source familiar with the matter who spoke on
More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision earlier this year to end mandatory flu vaccines for service members, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to travel next week to Washington to meet with President Trump amid tensions over the U.S. cutting the number of troops and equipment it would provide to its European allies should they be attacked. Rutte will meet Wednesday with Trump
The Congressional Free Enterprise Caucus, formed by four leaders from different ideological backgrounds, is dedicated to promoting economic growth, fiscal responsibility, and thoughtful regulation in order to preserve the American Free Enterprise System.
A business tied to a longtime Trump donor was given the no-bid contract to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this spring, reported The New York Times . The filtration work of the Ohio firm, ironically called Greenwater Services, has come under scrutiny because …
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) will face off this fall against state auditor Matthew Dunlap (D) in the open race for what’s seen as a prime House pickup opportunity for the GOP in the midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ. Rep. Jared Golden's (D-Maine) decision not to
The individuals are accused of failing to make child support payments.
All honor is due to whoever decided that the opening of Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago should come right before Donald Trump’s planned July 4 gala on the National Mall. The two events will serve as perfect touchstones for the bigger argument that our country’s
Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner was chosen by Democratic voters in Maine to be their party's Senate nominee, demonstrating a trend of voters rewarding bad behavior and lowering the bar of acceptable behavior in politics.
Former President Barack Obama said the U.S. is worse off because of current President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put enormous strain on our military,” Obama said in an interview with NBC’s Craig Melvin . “A lot
Recently published research in the Journal of Texas History reveals that the first anniversary celebration to mark Juneteenth was held in Houston in 1866, not Galveston.
Former President Obama issued sharp criticism of the Trump administration for its handling of the Iran war, citing the human and financial tolls in an interview that aired Friday morning. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put an enormous strain on
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been instrumental in providing African Americans with higher education, and have enabled them to enter the middle class and higher, benefiting both the Black community and the nation as a whole.
Republican Rep. Randy Fine (Fla.) criticized Vice President Vance on Friday morning over his stark warning to Israel during a White House press briefing on Thursday. “I thought JD’s comments yesterday were absolutely inappropriate and frankly disgusting,” Fine said on
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has bounced back and forth on the memorandum of understanding reached by the Trump administration with Iran, on Friday said it was “delusional” to think Tehran was stronger after the war than before it. Graham argued that Iran’s ability to be
The Trump administration will be allowed to replace an exhibit on slavery at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia, a federal appeals court panel said on Thursday. The ruling struck down a lower court decision that said the National Park Service must restore the exhibit,
When I read history, I often wonder what it must have felt like to live those events in real time, as I’m sure you do. Did it seem an ominous moment in June 1914 when Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz-Ferdinand? If I were a Briton in September 1938, would I have had an uneasy
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to indicate the Boeing 747 "29000" is not being retired by the Air Force. President Trump became the last president to fly aboard one of the heavily customized Boeing 747-200s operating as Air Force One, as it made its final flight
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a former close ally of President Trump’s, took the side of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday after the European leader strongly rejected Trump's claim that she "begged" him for a photo this week. “I believe
Vice President JD Vance is taking flak from conservatives after criticizing Israeli opposition to President Trump’s deal with Iran. Vance was asked at a news conference Thursday about reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was angry over the deal, which provides
We need to look back honestly on the triumphs and tragedies of American history and focus on the history yet to be made.
A far-right member of Israel’s governing coalition on Friday said that “all of Lebanon must burn,” as fighting broke out between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah despite a ceasefire imposed by the U.S. and Iran. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security
Democratic strategist James Carville mocked the memorandum of understanding reached by the Trump administration with Iran, arguing it effectively shows that the U.S. lost the war just as the country readies for its 250th birthday. Carville called the deal an “instrument of
The U.S. and Israel are seeking to enter a new phase of their relationship, one that treats the Israelis as a contributing partner to mutual defense and intelligence needs, with the goal of expanding and accelerating bilateral defense technology research, development, testing,
A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the U.S. conflict with Iran, even as he touts a new agreement to end the war, according to polling data released Thursday. The Associated Press-NORC survey, which was conducted after the president called off
This is one of the worst disasters in decades for American foreign policy. And it was all avoidable and unnecessary.
President Donald Trump has sparked a diplomatic crisis with Italy after insulting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on television. The president told an Italian TV channel Meloni “begged” to take a picture with him. “She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have
The Italian government is pushing back against President Trump, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accusing him of making up a story about her begging for a photo at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, and the country’s top diplomat canceling a visit to the U.S. in protest. In an
Kraft is leaning into international soccer fans’ newfound obsession with ranch dressing, announcing plans to debut a limited-edition “Kraft TSA‑Compliant Ranch” kit aimed at travelers who apparently don’t want to leave the United States without the condiment.
President Trump’s pick to be acting director of national intelligence showed up to work on Thursday, one day earlier than he was expected, and asked for a list of every employee in his office so he could decide who to fire. His visit to the office caught everyone off guard, CNN
President Trump is defending the framework agreement he signed with Iran this week, which began a negotiation period to bring the months-long war to a close. Axios’s Marc Caputo pressed Trump in an interview on Thursday about whether the memorandum of understanding lived up to
Now that President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Iran that caves on many of his initial demands, you would be forgiven for hoping he’s learned a valuable lesson. Trump’s main takeaway? There are “no limits” to his power, as he declared on The Axios Show on Thursday.
There are so many examples that it’s hard to know where to begin.
President Trump stopped at Joint Base Andrews on Friday afternoon, en route to Camp David, where he revealed the newest plane to be brought into service as Air Force One. "The VC-25B Bridge aircraft has officially arrived at Joint Base Andrews!" the U.S. Air Force announced on
JD Vance has been at the forefront of President Donald Trump's deal to end the Iran war- giving interviews, releasing videos, and taking charge of a White House briefing. It's a shift in tone for the Vice President, who previously positioned himself as a foreign military
President Trump insisted there are “no limits” to his power when asked in a new interview about his takeaways from the Iran war. The president was pressed by Axios’s Marc Caputo during an interview about whether he learned there are bounds to his power during the Middle East
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said President Trump’s deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is more of a win for Tehran than for the United States, panning it as “the art of the surrender,” a jab at Trump’s view of himself as an expert dealmaker. “Look,
Renewed fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia group Hezbollah is testing a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran to begin nuclear talks and avoid a return to all-out war. Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, a priority condition
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a wide-ranging nuclear and sanctions relief deal are off to a slow start. Technical talks scheduled for this weekend were delayed on Thursday evening, with the White House saying in a statement that "the logistics of these negotiations