Lawmakers have requested that the Department of Justice investigate New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration after his office attempted to organize a meeting with an Iranian official.
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran overnight into Friday, striking bridges, energy sites, and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port as President Trump escalates pressure on Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
The Pentagon updated its official Iran war casualty count to 14 on Monday after the U.S. Navy identified a helicopter pilot lost in the Arabian Sea earlier this month.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday warned of a government shutdown this fall if Republicans refuse to negotiate on defense spending tied to the ongoing Iran conflict, setting up another fiscal standoff weeks after the Senate lost two of its most powerful deal-makers.
The Wall Street Journal dropped a report Thursday night that should have led every newscast in America: Israel shared intelligence with the United States revealing a fresh Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.
The United States military launched a new wave of airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, striking more than 90 targets while Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at three American-allied Gulf nations, threatening to unravel a fragile ceasefire and reignite a wider regional war.
President Trump flew home from Turkey on the older Air Force One Wednesday, openly acknowledging Iran wants him dead while sidestepping questions about why he's not using the new Qatari-donated jet.
