(Headline USA) Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the...
(Headline USA) Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law enforcement intervention into her city launched by President Donald Trump.
Bowser announced her decision in a...
(Headline USA) Top U.S. military officials are meeting leaders of Caribbean nations this week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it calls a campaign against drug trafficking.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and meet Wednesday...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A US B-52 bomber flew near the coast of Venezuela on Monday, flight tracking data shows, as such flights have become a regular occurrence amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean and push toward a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
According to Air &...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Sarah Hurwitz, who crafted speeches for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, told an audience that Jews were forced to dominate Hollywood and banking because of discrimination, declaring that antisemites "made us do that."
In remarks captured on social media, Hurwitz addressed the persistent...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with President Trump “as soon as possible” to finalize an agreement on the terms for ending the war in Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing Andriy Yermak, a top aide to Zelensky.
Later on Tuesday, President Trump said on...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) It appears the Pentagon may recall Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, into active duty for a possible court-martial after the retired Navy combat pilot told military service members to "refuse illegal orders" in a social media video.
None of the other former military service members in...
(Nolan Mckendry, The Center Square) New Orleans and state officials are preparing for the expected arrival of U.S. Border Patrol agents as the Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown in the South, but information remains sparse.
No public official at the state or federal level has confirmed reports that hundreds...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Chicago train had been released by a judge just months earlier, even as prosecutors warned that electronic monitoring would not protect the community from his violent behavior, per a report by New York Post.
The...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump reportedly pushed back against reporting that Kash Patel’s days as FBI director are numbered.
“What? That’s totally false,” Trump reportedly said after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt read him a headline about Patel’s supposed ouster.
Leavitt, who tweeted about the story, said Trump was meeting with...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal in hopes of ending the over three-year war with Russia, according to the White House.
Following talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and European officials, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said progress has been made in bringing...
(Headline USA) Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the...