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Bahrain said that Iran launched a drone attack against the Gulf country and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after the United States carried out retaliatory attacks targeting Tehran for violating a 60-day ceasefire. The development signals further challenges for the memorandum of understanding that Washington and Tehran... Read more

A couple of months into President Donald Trump’s return after a four-year absence, his administration won a prominent PR victory against local government in Democratic-dominated Washington, D.C. In March 2025, the Black Lives Matter street mural on 16th Street NW — a short walk from the White House — was... Read more

President Donald Trump said on Friday he wants his former national security adviser, John Bolton, to be treated “harshly” after the latter pleaded guilty to unlawfully retaining classified information.“John Bolton, a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America, just pleads guilty!” Trump posted on... Read more

President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a new design for the limited-edition passports that coincide with America’s 250th birthday.The design features a portrait of Trump standing over the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk with his fists on the table. The image adds to his stern warning for those entering the United... Read more

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services concerning his family.Buttigieg wrote about the swatting-like incident in a lengthy Substack post on Friday, detailing his encounter with Michigan State Police.An officer and... Read more

President Donald Trump sharpened his political knives against Democrats, portraying the party as on the precipice of being overrun by communists.Trump took the opportunity presented by his appearance at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2026 policy conference on Friday to underscore the risk created by candidates endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran... Read more

President Donald Trump contended Democrats, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are “afraid” to counter the insurgent Left after Democratic socialist candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani prevailed over their establishment counterparts.“It’s easy for them to get followers because they make promises that they know... Read more

A Chicago man was arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack the White House during President Donald Trump’s June 14 UFC event, according to federal prosecutors.Alexander Mercado, 20, allegedly administered a Signal group chat used to plan the attack and later deleted evidence after speaking with the FBI.... Read more

President Donald Trump called on attendees at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference on Friday to pressure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to change her staunch opposition to the SAVE America Act.Though Senate Republicans have repeatedly failed to whip enough votes to pass the bill, Trump declared earlier... Read more

President Donald Trump threatened European countries on Friday, warning them not to implement a new digital services tax or risk a “100% tariff” on all their exports to the United States.The president had signaled during his tariff war last year that he viewed DSTs as one of the most unfair trade practices... Read more

President Donald Trump will give remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road To Majority” conference on Friday around 1:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C.This is the first time Trump will return to the Washington Hilton to speak since his remarks at the venue’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner were canceled... Read more

President Donald Trump warned Iran its shooting of four one-way attack drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz was a “foolish violation” of the two countries’ memorandum of understanding.“The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump... Read more