POLITICS

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has denied that he’s considering firing War Secretary Pete Hegseth after CBS News reported that the president had asked his top aides whether the Pentagon chief should keep his job after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. The Atlantic also reported before the midterms that...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The so-called "blue tsunami" in Iowa and Texas was powerful enough to sweep at least two Democrats to victory despite both candidates having suspended their campaigns months earlier. In Texas, Democrat Ericka Lomick defeated Republican Alan Blaylock with 51% of the vote in their race for state...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance acknowledged on Wednesday that the US war with Iran and its relationship with Israel were the top reasons for the Republicans getting crushed in the midterm elections. Vance made the comments in a long post on X, where he said he spoke with...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that American voters have said “no to war,” referencing the crushing defeat of Republicans in the US midterm elections, and warned the US government that it would face a “nightmare” if the conflict continues. “Conscience or the cost...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In a multiagency action in Texas border counties, federal agents seized more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, and arrested 89 people. Through Operation Southern Surge, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol K9 teams, Homeland Security Investigations, the...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) On the heels of a brutal loss by Republicans in the midterms, President Donald Trump defended his decision to strike Iran. The president was also asked about a social media post from Vice President JD Vance blaming the losses on the war with Iran, which...

(Headline USA) A former U.S. government contractor has admitted passing classified intelligence to Ethiopia that officials used in military operations, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, supplied secrets to senior Ethiopian officials for more than two years urging them to deploy drones against fighters battling the...

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump already has a backup plan if Americans sour on him, and it involves running Israel.  TMZ reported that the president joked about moving there and taking over as prime minister during an Election Day appearance on Fox News on Tuesday. Trump built the joke...

(The Center Square) Amid a devastating loss for Republicans Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump has remained defiant as he takes stock of his party’s showing. Trump, who stayed at the White House Tuesday, hosted a watch party in the East Room, flanked by members of his cabinet...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) At least 20 Democrats received preservation letters as part of the Trump administration's investigation into the "decoy Dan Sullivan" scheme, an effort allegedly designed to confuse voters seeking to support incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. Among the recipients of the letters was Marc Elias, a Democratic attorney...

(Headline USA) Democrats dominated the early results of the 2026 elections, with the Republicans expected to lose the House and Senate---along with a number of gubernatorial seats. Tuesday's GOP bloodbath was highlighted by Amy Acton's stunning victory over Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio gubernatorial race, as well as Annie Andrews's win...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that the US bombed Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday and said that the US struck an anti-aircraft “facility” that it watched get built for two months. The president made the comments about the strike, which he downplayed as a “minor attack,”...