WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the United States carried out one of the largest airstrikes of the current war with Iran on Friday, claiming U.S. forces “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, a strategic Iranian facility in the Persian Gulf. In a statement posted by the White House on social media, Trump…
Rep. Ilhan Omar escalated Democratic attacks on President Donald Trump on Thursday, writing on X that “Trump is the leader of the pedophile protection party” as the political fallout from the government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to grow. In the same post, Omar pointed to Trump’s ties to Epstein, saying Trump appears…
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats and Republicans are accusing each other of jeopardizing airport security and homeland defense as a standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding drags on, with each side blocking a different path to reopening the agency. The fight has left the Transportation Security Administration under mounting strain just as spring break travel…
Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that the United States has seen “two terrorist attacks” in recent weeks, pointing to one in Austin and another in New York City, as Republicans intensify warnings about domestic security threats tied to broader fears of extremism and possible foreign retaliation. Cruz made the remark in a social media post…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued Thursday that the money being discussed for the U.S. war effort against Iran could instead be used to help millions of Americans keep or afford health coverage, sharpening Democrats’ attack on President Donald Trump’s spending priorities as the conflict abroad grows more expensive. In a post on X, Warren wrote, “Instead…
Candace Owens is drawing fresh attention online after posting a blunt reaction to reports surrounding the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran, writing: “It was not a mistake.” The post appeared alongside a clip from Tucker Carlson’s network discussing the strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, where multiple reports say a U.S….
WASHINGTON — The line “Democrats are actively choosing protecting criminal illegal aliens over American citizens” has become a rallying cry for Republicans and Trump allies as the standoff over immigration enforcement and Department of Homeland Security funding drags on. The phrase has been echoed in GOP messaging tied to the partial DHS shutdown and the…
A fresh political rift is opening inside conservative circles after former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene declared that “the future of America belongs to the young, not the boomers in charge and their boomer donors,” igniting a wave of reactions across social media and political commentary. Greene made the remark in a lengthy post on X…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated his long-running feud with President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, posting on X: “I spoke about my dyslexia. I know that’s hard for a brain-dead moron who bombs children and protects pedophiles to understand.” The post came in response to Trump mocking Newsom’s dyslexia and suggesting it made him unfit…
Federal authorities have warned law enforcement agencies in California about the possibility that Iran could attempt to retaliate for recent U.S. military actions by launching drones toward the West Coast, according to reports reviewed by multiple news organizations. The alert, first reported by ABC News, said Iranian leaders had allegedly discussed the idea of conducting…
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is drawing renewed scrutiny after reposting a clip in which he says, “Christ is the immigrant deported without due process.” The line is being circulated by Senate Republicans as evidence that Talarico is using Christianity to advance a political message. But the fuller context shows the…
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked the fifth anniversary of the American Rescue Plan on Tuesday with a blunt political message, arguing that President Joe Biden “saved lives and revived our economy after Trump left it in shambles,” while accusing Republicans of trying to damage the economy again. 5 years ago, President Biden…
WASHINGTON — A new watchdog report is fueling fresh scrutiny of Defense Department spending after finding that the Pentagon spent $93.4 billion on grants and contracts in September 2025 alone, the highest single-month total for any federal agency since at least 2008, according to Open the Books. The nonprofit’s review says nearly $50.1 billion of…
WASHINGTON — A viral social media post claims Hillary Clinton is now praising President Donald Trump and saying he is “much better in his second term.” But the clip being shared this week does not appear to be a broad endorsement of Trump or his presidency. Instead, it comes from an interview published in August…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of pouring wartime money into the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran while Republicans in Congress continue pursuing deep health care cuts at home. Her post tied together two separate fights now colliding in Washington: the mounting cost of the Iran war and the political…
WASHINGTON — Viral posts claiming President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “bring back insane asylums” are overstating what the order actually says. Trump did sign a July 2025 executive order aimed at homelessness, mental illness and public disorder, but it does not literally reopen the old asylum system or outlaw modern community care….
WASHINGTON — A new claim that Americans will pay $1.5 billion more at the gas pump just this week is rooted in the sharp rise in fuel prices following the U.S.-Iran war, though the figure is best understood as an analyst estimate rather than an official government total. National average gasoline prices climbed to $3.539…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz sharply escalated his long-running fight with Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, calling the conservative commentator “the single most dangerous demagogue in this country” during a Washington symposium on antisemitism. Cruz said he had decided to confront Carlson directly, accusing him of helping spread antisemitism on the American right and of platforming…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, adding the Turning Point USA CEO and chair to a federal advisory body that reviews the academy’s morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, fiscal affairs and other institutional issues. The Air Force Academy’s website now lists Kirk among the…
AUSTIN, Texas — A resurfaced podcast clip of Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is drawing attention online after Republican accounts circulated a short exchange in which he appears to say he loves “trans children.” The clip comes from a 2023 appearance on A Superbloom Podcast. During the interview, the host asked Talarico to…