President Donald Trump said he would prefer a peaceful resolution to the standoff with Iran but warned the U.S. is weighing “a very big decision” as indirect nuclear talks grind on and Washington increases its military presence in the region. “I’d rather do it the peaceful way, but I want to tell you that these…
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a onetime loyal ally of President Donald Trump, said the president is abandoning his “no more foreign wars” message and moving the United States toward conflict with Iran, as the administration ramps up military pressure while pursuing talks aimed at limiting Tehran’s nuclear program. “This is the Trump…
Former President Joe Biden pushed back against President Donald Trump’s border and economy messaging in remarks highlighted by Fox News, saying illegal crossings were lower when he left office than when he entered and insisting he handed Trump “the strongest economy in the world.” “The day I left office, border crossings in the United States…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of misinformation after the Minnesota Democrat renewed calls to abolish the agency, escalating a public back-and-forth as immigration enforcement remains a political flashpoint early in President Donald Trump’s second term. “Rep. Ilhan Omar doesn’t know what she’s talking about,” ICE wrote in…
Elon Musk amplified a clip of California attorney Erin Friday this week that alleges school staff and child welfare officials can pressure parents into affirming a child’s gender identity — reigniting a long-running fight in the state over student privacy, parental rights and what triggers intervention by Child Protective Services. Musk wrote, “Those who pushed…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday of lying about the circumstances surrounding the death of a nearly blind refugee who was found dead in Buffalo days after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off alone at a Tim Hortons on a cold night. Schumer posted…
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse and would have reported the financier to authorities if he had “any inkling” of what was happening, as Clinton sat for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “As someone who grew…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi credited President Barack Obama with using diplomacy to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and accused President Donald Trump’s administration of “throwing away” that progress as U.S.-Iran tensions rise and nuclear negotiations continue. “President Obama masterfully used diplomacy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon,” Pelosi said in…
BOSTON — A claim circulating widely on social media that “the first openly trans lawmaker” has pleaded guilty to child sex charges refers to Stacie-Marie Laughton, a former New Hampshire state representative who pleaded guilty in federal court to child sexual exploitation charges stemming from sexually explicit images taken at a Massachusetts day care, according…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused President Donald Trump’s administration of cutting off health care funding as political payback, pointing to the president’s own past warning that “retribution is coming” as the state faces a widening dispute with Washington over Medicaid money and fraud claims. Walz, a Democrat, wrote on social media…
HOUSTON — Oil prices swung sharply this week as renewed U.S.–Iran diplomacy forced traders to recalibrate the two biggest variables driving crude right now: the risk of a military flare-up that could disrupt shipments from the Persian Gulf, and the possibility that progress at the negotiating table could eventually bring more Iranian oil into global…
GENEVA — Indirect U.S.–Iran talks have returned with both sides signaling a deal is possible, but any agreement “this time” would almost certainly look different from the 2015 accord, shaped by war damage to Iranian sites, reduced international access for inspectors and President Donald Trump’s insistence on faster, tougher limits. Negotiators have offered few public…
NEW YORK — Nvidia delivered another blockbuster quarter and forecast even more growth ahead, but its stock still dropped sharply Thursday as investors weighed how much of the artificial-intelligence boom is already baked into the company’s price — and how sustainable the spending surge will be. Nvidia said late Wednesday that revenue for its fourth…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address this week to declare a “turnaround for the ages,” arguing his policies have reversed high inflation, shut down illegal immigration and strengthened U.S. leverage abroad — but independent fact-checkers say several of his headline claims were false, exaggerated or missing key context. The…
NEW YORK — The “Mercury retrograde” panic cycle is back on cue, flooding social media with jokes, warnings and retrograde “survival guides” as people pin tech glitches, travel snarls and miscommunication on astrology’s most notorious calendar event. The latest Mercury retrograde began Thursday, Feb. 26, and is expected to run through March 20, according to…
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has quietly launched a new update to its Discover feed that’s already putting publishers and traffic analysts on edge, marking the first time the company has issued a core algorithm change aimed specifically at how content appears in Discover rather than traditional search. The February 2026 Discover core update began rolling…
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were killed and two other officers were wounded in a pair of shootings that began with a traffic stop and ended hours later in a late-night gunbattle during a manhunt, authorities said, prompting a statewide Blue Alert and renewed political debate over crime and repeat offenders. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Summer Lee said she will introduce articles of impeachment against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of obstructing justice and “weaponizing” the Justice Department as Democrats escalate a confrontation over the Trump administration’s handling of records tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Lee, a Pennsylvania Democrat and the ranking member on…
WASHINGTON — A guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar was removed from the House gallery during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and cited on an “unlawful conduct” charge after what Capitol Police described as prohibited “demonstrating” inside the chamber. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement Wednesday that her guest, Aliya Rahman,…
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to push ahead with legislation that would create new federal criminal penalties tied to gender-transition-related medical care for minors, arguing in a social media post that the bill has already cleared the House and is waiting for action in…