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Mattis says ending war now would cede Strait of Hormuz to Iran: 'We're in a tough spot'
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. ending the war in the Middle East would practically cede control of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil travels, to Iran. “Iran right now, if we declared victory, they would now say they own the strait. You’d see a tax for...
Iran and Taiwan: A tale of two straits
The comprehensive strategy of the the new axis of evil is succeeding — at least, to a limited extent. The swarming, Lilliputian approach of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran against the American Gulliver (the Great Satan, by the Islamic Republic’s telling) has already stoked fears in the U.S. government and among academic elites of a multi-front conflict that is fragmenting and dissipating U.S. and Western responses. NATO allies...
Afghanistan frees detained American Dennis Coyle after pressure from US
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders on Tuesday released a U.S. researcher who had been detained in the country for over a year following pressure from the Trump administration. Dennis Coyle, who had been in captivity since January 2025, was released after his family asked the country’s government to pardon him on Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday that...
Homan on ICE at airports: 'We're going to arrest criminals'
White House border czar Tom Homan said Monday that federal immigration officers will make arrests at airports, where they are assisting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. “We’re going to arrest criminals going through the airport. We’re going to look for human trafficking, sex trafficking, money smuggling. We’re going to be at the airports, working with...
Trump votes by mail in Florida special election despite push to limit practice
President Trump, an outspoken critic of voting by mail who called it "mail-in cheating" on Monday, voted by mail ahead of a special election in Florida on Tuesday. Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website show that the president mailed his ballot earlier this month from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach...
Retired general: Iranians will be able to 'hang in there for a couple of years minimally'
The Iranian regime can withstand the joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country for “a couple of years, minimally,” predicted retired Army Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks. Speaking on MS Now, Marks said President Trump is facing a choice of maintaining the current U.S. bombing campaign on Iran, which he said is “very costly” and comes...
The SAVE America Act is bad news for Republicans
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act) is a poorly-crafted and undemocratic piece of legislation that would not solve a non-existent problem of voter fraud, but instead would disenfranchise millions of voters, including Republicans.
Kalshi, Polymarket roll out new insider trading bans
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rolling out new insider trading bans, the companies said Monday. Kalshi in its announcement said that it was “launching new technological guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, and other relevant people from trading in certain politics and sports markets.” Kalshi said that it had implemented tools with a goal...
US Park Police officer wounded in DC shooting
A U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday evening in southeast Washington, D.C., authorities said. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters Monday that officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, near the border with Maryland, at roughly 7:30 p.m. ET when they were “ambushed” by...
Oklahoma governor makes pick to replace Mullin in Senate
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to represent the state in the Senate, replacing outgoing Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R), who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At a Tuesday press conference announcing the appointment, Stitt hailed Armstrong, a third-generation Oklahoman, as a “strong business leader...
Senate Republican bashes GOP proposal to partially fund DHS as a ‘pipe dream’
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, is bashing a proposal that some GOP colleagues are floating to reopen the Department of Homeland Security by funding emergency removal operations through a budget reconciliation package as a “pipe dream.” Scott says the proposal presented to Trump by Sen. Katie Britt...
Listen live: Supreme Court hears asylum case amid DHS shakeup
The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will weigh the legality of asylum claims from migrants who have not physically crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. President Trump has defended an immigration policy known as "metering," which dates back to the Obama administration and was rescinded under former President Biden. Under the measure, border officials would turn back...
Under Trump, US democracy is eroding beyond recognition
Trump is working to turn back the clock on decades of progress.
Delta suspends special congressional desk service amid shutdown
Delta Air Lines is suspending its dedicated flight assistance service for members of Congress as airport security lines grow longer amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution The decision comes days after the Senate unanimously approved a proposal to end the preferential treatment lawmakers receive at airports, including allowing them to...
