SOCIAL MEDIA

(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...

(Headline USA) Florida authorities said two people were dead, including a suspect, after witnesses reported a shooting Wednesday at Citibank’s sprawling business complex that employs thousands in the Tampa area. More than 360 deputies swarmed the campus, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. TV video showed long lines of workers...

(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...

(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,”...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 230 illegal foreign nationals in 15 states in a three-day operation cracking down on commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) violations. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the results of Operation Guardian at a news conference at Melton...

(Headline USA) The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day...

(Headline USA) A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school last month was released Tuesday to The Associated Press through a public records request. In a tense call lasting a little more than a minute, Kaylub...

(Headline USA) An escaped Tennessee prisoner convicted of murder was recaptured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, when his truck got stuck in the mud after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down, ending more than a week on the run, authorities said. Jacob Morley, who was...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry, two people familiar with the matter...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) For the first time in history, the U.S. Department of Justice is monitoring voting in all 50 states. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, the DOJ said one if its most important missions “is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the...

(Headline USA) Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder and ominous warnings about treason to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be nonhazardous — yeast or flour — though not all letters have been...