Israel and Iran reached a truce in their 12-day-old war Monday, President Donald Trump said on social media. The ceasefire will go into effect at midnight Eastern, he said. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … …
Read More »Iran Strikes U.S. Base in Qatar as Conflict Deepens After Nuclear Bombings
Iran launched a missile attack on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, escalating tensions in the Middle East just two days after the United States bombed three of Iran’s nuclear facilities in a dramatic show of force. Qatari officials said the country’s air defense systems intercepted …
Read More »Judge Orders Release of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father, But ICE Detention Likely
The U.S. government has appealed a federal judge’s order to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, only to face new federal smuggling charges upon his court-mandated return. The Trump administration acknowledged the erroneous deportation earlier this spring after the Supreme …
Read More »Vance: U.S. ‘Not at War With Iran’ but With Its Nuclear Program
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the United States is not at war with Iran, even after President Donald Trump ordered the first-ever direct U.S. military strike on Iranian territory, targeting three nuclear facilities over the weekend. “We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear …
Read More »Pentagon Reveals Details of Largest-Ever B-2 Bomber Strike on Iran
In what military officials are calling the largest operational B-2 bomber strike in U.S. history, the Pentagon on Sunday released new details about Operation Midnight Hammer, a coordinated American assault on three Iranian nuclear facilities that President Donald Trump said were “completely and totally obliterated.” The operation, which took place …
Read More »Senate Parliamentarian Deals Blow to GOP Budget Bill Over Food Stamp Changes
A major Republican effort to slash federal spending and offset the cost of President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax plan suffered a major blow Friday after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a central piece of the proposal — shifting food stamp costs to states — violates Senate rules. The decision, …
Read More »World Braces for Iran’s Retaliation After U.S. Airstrikes on Nuclear Sites
The world is on high alert as Iran vows retaliation following President Donald Trump’s unprecedented U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities — a major escalation in a decades-long standoff that threatens to ignite broader conflict across the Middle East. The strikes, confirmed by the Pentagon, targeted Iran’s key nuclear …
Read More »U.S. and Israel Launch Major Airstrikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
The United States has entered the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, launching a dramatic and unprecedented joint military strike on Iranian nuclear sites early Saturday alongside Israeli forces, President Donald Trump confirmed on his Truth Social platform. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites …
Read More »VP JD Vance Blames Newsom, Bass for Immigration Protest Unrest in L.A.
Vice President JD Vance ignited political controversy Friday by accusing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent protests in response to a wave of immigration raids across Southern California — protests that prompted President Trump to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and Marines …
Read More »Court Sides with Trump on National Guard Deployment
President Donald Trump acted within his legal authority when he federalized California National Guard troops to respond to protests against federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday night. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration made …
Read More »Trump Demands Special Prosecutor for 2020 Election, Despite Admitting Disinterest Months Ago
President Donald Trump on Friday reignited his baseless claims about the 2020 election, calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the race he lost to Joe Biden over four years ago. In a post on Truth Social, Trump falsely declared that he had won the 2020 election in a “LANDSLIDE!” …
Read More »Trump Grants TikTok Another 90-Day Extension to Finalize Sale
President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the TikTok sale deadline by 90 days, granting ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the app, more time to find a U.S.-based buyer and avoid a ban under federal law. “I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for …
Read More »Trump Ignores Juneteenth, Floats Cutting Federal Holidays Instead
On Thursday, President Donald Trump did not mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, except to question its existence — and that of other “non-working holidays” — in a Truth Social post that made no direct mention of the occasion. “Soon we’ll …
Read More »Trump Administration Resumes Immigration Raids at Worksites, Prioritizing Criminal Cases
The Trump administration will resume immigration raids at U.S. worksites, including farms, hotels, restaurants, and meatpacking plants, with a renewed focus on prioritizing the arrest of criminals, White House “border czar” Tom Homan said Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Homan clarified that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would continue its …
Read More »Trump Sets Two-Week Deadline for Iran Strike Decision
President Donald Trump is giving himself two weeks to decide whether the United States will launch a military strike against Iran, as fears escalate over Tehran’s advancing nuclear capabilities and growing conflict with Israel. The deadline was announced Thursday by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who read a statement …
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