Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday criticized Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his defense of the U.S. military operation in Iran, saying that he does "NOT" tell President Trump how to oversee the conflict. "There are some in the Senate that advocate for war everywhere,"
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday suggested a mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing U.S. operation in Iran. “Finally, to my friends in Saudi Arabia: I've been your biggest champion. I think the crown prince has taken Saudi Arabia in a completely
President Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, having her replace her late husband. Consisting of 16 members, the Board of Visitors is responsible for making recommendations to the Defense
Oil prices dipped on Monday after President Trump signaled that the conflict in Iran could come to a close soon. Trump, on Monday, told CBS News that the war in Iran was “very complete, pretty much.” In the aftermath, prices of international benchmark Brent crude dipped below
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that several agencies failed to adequately respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests pertaining to any plans to deploy federal agents at election sites. The lawsuit alleges
A past mistake should not become a lifetime barrier to employment, housing or stability.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the only Republican senator to vote last week for a resolution to halt military action against Iran, says it will be very hard to persuade GOP colleagues to vote to limit President Trump’s authority as commander-in-chief now that U.S. forces are actively
A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening after more than a decade in orbit, according to projections from the agency and U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, Van Allen Probe A, was one of two satellites launched in August 2012 to gather
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is blasting conservative pundit Tucker Carlson over the commentator's criticism of President Trump's foreign policy and military operations in the Middle East. “The Democrats and the press are trying to undermine President Trump, they’re trying to
A drone company that names President Trump’s sons among its top investors shared plans to merge with a golf course operator on Monday. In a press release, Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc. (AGH) announced a reverse merger agreement with American drone company Powerus to form
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning that "today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes” against Iran. "The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes. Intelligence more refined and better than ever. So that's on one hand," Hegseth said
Democrats have a good chance of regaining control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, which could clip Trump's wings and put the brakes on his agenda.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is “quite contained,” even as the U.S. continues to reduce staff at embassies and consulates in the Gulf region. “I see in the media banners that say, you know, war expanding or war
Former acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday morning about sanctuary cities. President Trump earlier this year announced his administration's plans to strip federal funding from sanctuary
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary on Tuesday threatened President Trump after the president warned Iran against stopping oil from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. "The sacrificial nation of Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats," secretary Ali Larijani
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to quote scripture to eulogize yet another U.S. soldier who died for no good reason in retaliatory strikes from Iran at his press conference Tuesday morning. “Having just returned from Dover [Delaware] last night, our troops and their
A firearm was discharged at a U.S. consulate in Toronto, local police said on social media early Tuesday morning. In a post on the social platform X, the Toronto Police Service said there were reports that someone discharged a firearm at 5:29 a.m. EDT at the American consulate.
Many business leaders think that a stricter return-to-office policy will cause a surge in productivity. But in reality, the data tell a different story. Across practitioner reports and peer-reviewed research, including a new report from the Institute for Corporate
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted expanded approval to Wellcovorin for the ultra-rare disease cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) in both children and adults, the same prescription drug that the Trump administration touted from the Oval Office as a
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any U.S. military mission to secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be “very perilous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of U.S. troops inside
Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be on the same page as his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when it comes to a timetable on the Iran war. On Monday evening during a press conference, a reporter asked Trump about his comments earlier Monday stating that the war is “very complete,”
President Trump on Monday described Vice President JD Vance as being “maybe less enthusiastic” at the start of the U.S. war in Iran. “We get along very well on this,” Trump told reporters in Miami when asked if there were any divides with Vance on the war. “He was, I would say,
Americans are bracing for expected economic impacts of the Trump administration's military operations in the Middle East, with a majority in a new poll expressing pessimistic views about the future of gas prices. In the Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Monday, 67 percent of
Texas could, quite surprisingly, be the deciding state in the Democrats’ quest for Senate control.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said attacks on Iran would ramp up on Tuesday and that the U.S. is "winning" the battle. “Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran. The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes. Intelligence more refined and
From Jeffrey Epstein to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and beyond, Republicans are reckoning with classic questions: Should powerful figures accused of sexual misconduct be immediately exposed, or should they be given the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise? Call it a
When Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, some observers held out hope that a generational transition might open a path to diplomacy. That hope is misplaced.
House Republicans would rather focus on affordability. And some Senate Republicans are defending mail voting.
All JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded early Tuesday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Reports on the FAA’s website show the ground stop was enacted at 5:22 a.m. and canceled around forty minutes later at the request of the airline. In a
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with the media Tuesday morning as tensions with Iran persist following U.S. strikes on the Middle Eastern nation earlier this month. The Pentagon and President Trump have given conflicting
The central question is no longer whether stabilization was necessary, but whether radical fiscal reform can consolidate political legitimacy and endure.
President Trump addressed the nation the evening of February 24 to discuss the State of the Union. His record long speech understandably focused on the positive achievements during his Administration, but it failed to help unite the country or address several key sustainability
Consumers, restaurants and retailers are advised to dispose of the clams and oysters immediately.
It is the first man-made object to have shifted the orbit of a naturally occurring entity in space.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . After we recorded this episode, Trump gave a speech demanding for a third time that Republicans pass the SAVE Act, reinforcing the dynamic we discuss here. Greg
The superbloom is a result of rainier-than-normal conditions throughout the region last fall and early winter.
DeCarlo took over as lead singer of Boston after the death of the band’s original lead singer.
Plus: FBI subpoenas Arizona election records, Anthropic sues Pentagon, Iranian soccer players granted asylum in Australia
Last week, the White House tweeted out a montage of a so-called “killstreak” sequence from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III crossed with drone video of lethal strikes on Iran. The intro to Childish Gambino’s “Bonfire” played over the carnage, a song that includes these lyrics :
Cinema that takes on the life and times of Palestinians has rarely been celebrated in the West. Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), both by the Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad, were Oscar nominees for best foreign film, and Paradise Now won a Golden Globe in 2006. Last
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . There is growing skepticism of billionaires, particularly among Democrats. But Tom Steyer, a billionaire running for governor of California, says he should not be
With “affordability” the Democrats’ watchword of the moment, I’m surprised more haven’t pointed out that President Donald Trump’s undeclared war on Iran costs more than Americans can afford. By this I don’t mean American soldiers killed ( seven thus far), which of course is the
I wrote in July 2024 about my fear that, emboldened by unconditional U.S. support, Israel might launch a full-scale war against Hezbollah in Lebanon that could drag in the United States. Clearly, I failed to comprehend the scope of Netanyahu’s and Trump’s barbaric ambitions. I
The oral arguments before the Supreme Court last week in United States v. Hemani were lively and at times illuminating. But not because they clarified the Second Amendment. Rather, they showed how unworkable the court’s current framework has become. For nearly two hours, the
There is an awful lot of straight-line projecting going on about the Iran war right now. As I sat down to write this, my fingers twitched with hesitation because of the remoteness of the possibility of writing anything that will still be relevant in 12 hours about an offensive
“Donald J. Trump saved the world from real chaos,” Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. “Thank God Trump did this.” What did Trump do? Graham and Bartiromo were only taking up half of the screen, so you could see for yourself: smoke rising from
Republicans on Capitol Hill are growing worried about President Trump's bet that Americans are willing to swallow higher gas prices due to the conflict with Iran, especially ahead of the November elections. The president, only weeks ago in his State of the Union address, had
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump’s campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills that could paralyze the chamber for the rest of the year.
Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon is reigniting fears of government surveillance, as experts warn the capabilities of artificial intelligence, paired with the Trump administration’s sweeping data collections, pose new threats to individual privacy. Just over a year after
In recent days, President Trump has angrily demanded that Republicans pass the SAVE Act, a massive voter suppression measure that already passed the House but almost certainly can’t pass the Senate. In one tirade on Truth Social , he threatened not to sign anything else until
