Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race, has walked back his earlier embrace of the phrase “globalize the intifada,” acknowledging that the slogan carries painful connotations for Jewish communities even as it is used by many activists as a call for Palestinian solidarity. The move, announced during an interview with … Read more
The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly voted down a series of measures introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that sought to halt a multibillion-dollar arms sale to Israel. The decision underscores the deep divisions in Washington over how to approach the ongoing Israel–Hamas conflict, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and the balance between security … Read more
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump experienced an unexpected scare in the United Kingdom when Marine One, the presidential helicopter, was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing due to a mechanical issue. The incident occurred during a trip from Chequers, the official country residence of Britain’s Prime Minister, to Stansted Airport. The … Read more
The U.S. Senate is once again poised for a dramatic procedural showdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has signaled that he is prepared to deploy the so-called “nuclear option” in an effort to speed up the confirmation process for dozens of President Donald Trump’s stalled nominees. If executed, the maneuver would mark another major … Read more
FBI Director Kash Patel took to the X platform on Thursday to reveal thousands of arrests related to a summer-long nationwide law enforcement push. “Operation Summer Heat” was designed to “let good cops be cops,” Patel wrote in an X post that contained a video clip of him reviewing the push in an interview. He … Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Thursday that Democrats bear the blame for the pain of a government shutdown, as President Donald Trump and his budget chief moved forward with identifying federal programs to cut. “This is the way the system works. This is [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer’s decision, is to hand … … Read more
The Justice Department has dismissed Michael Ben’Ary, a senior national security prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, marking the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the office. Ben’Ary, who led the district’s national security unit, was removed from his post on Wednesday, just hours after a conservative commentator highlighted his prior work … Read more
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is meeting with Russ Vought, director of the United States Office of Management and Budget and “of Project 2025 fame,” to discuss eliminating what he called Democrats’ “scam” agencies and weighing whether the cuts should be temporary or permanent. “I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of … Read more
President Donald Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski says Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be in attendance at the 2026 Super Bowl. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else,” Lewandowski, an adviser and special government employee in the Department of Homeland … Read more
A U.S. immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. The judge in Baltimore on Wednesday rejected an application to reopen Abrego Garcia’s 2019 asylum case, but that is not the final word. Abrego Garcia has 30 … Read more