On February 28, the United States and Israel attacked Iran after weeks of military buildup and threats from President Trump. Large-scale strikes targeted Iranian military assets and the Islamic Republic’s top leadership, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, to succeed him. Iran has retaliated by…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she’s leaving Congress, saying she can’t keep fighting inside a party she says has changed. In a nearly 11-minute video, the Georgia Republican once one of Donald Trump’s most vocal defenders and recently one of his harshest critics blamed House leaders, the GOP’s shifting priorities and the start of campaign…
In a surprising switch, President Donald Trump signed a law on Wednesday forcing the Justice Department to make public files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein including records about the probe into his 2019 death in federal custody. The move came after a messy few days on Capitol Hill. At first, the White House…
The UN Security Council is set to take a big vote on Monday over how to move forward in Gaza and the council is divided over what that next step should look like. The United States has been pushing a resolution that would back President Trump’s Gaza peace plan. The US draft would “welcome” a…
A previously undisclosed phone call last month shows President Donald Trump pushing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to take a big step: normalize ties with Israel. According to people briefed on the call and reported by Axios, Trump told MBS that since he had helped end the war in Gaza, it was time for…
Air travel across the United States hit another rough patch as the government shutdown stretched on and President Trump pushed hard for air traffic controllers to return to work. The trouble began when many controllers, working without pay, started missing shifts. Some couldn’t make it because they needed second jobs or couldn’t afford childcare. Others…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have unveiled a 20-point peace proposal for Gaza, issuing a stark warning to Hamas: accept the deal or face severe repercussions. The leaders, speaking at a joint White House press briefing, described the plan as a “historic breakthrough” for the Middle East. The proposal…
US President Donald Trump has declared he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, in a direct challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition. Speaking from the Oval Office ahead of Netanyahu’s UN address, Trump told reporters: “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. It’s not going to…
