Politics
Trump warns US will hit Houthis in Yemen after they fire at two Saudi ships
President Trump vowed to hold Iran accountable for any attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea hours after the Tehran-backed rebels hit two Saudi Arabian ships.
Secret Service suspends agent accused of leaking JD Vance’s travel details
US Secret Service has put an agent suspected of leaking key details about Vice President JD Vance’s travel on administrative leave.
Trump says Saudi Arabia nuclear deal ‘totally subject’ to Riyadh joining Abraham Accords, normalizing Israel ties
President Trump abruptly announced Thursday he is conditioning a newly agreed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia on Riyadh agreeing to join the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel.
Secret Service has probed 10,000 threats to Trump, other US officials so far this year, director says
The Secret Service has investigated approximately 10,000 threats to its protectees — including President Trump — in the first half of this year, the head of the agency revealed Wednesday.
Jack Smith hit with criminal referral for allegedly making false statements to Congress about Trump probe: ‘Strong evidence’
Former special counsel Jack Smith was hit with a criminal referral Wednesday for allegedly misleading House lawmakers about the Biden-era investigation into President Trump’s supposed efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.
Huge blow for Gavin Newsom as shock polls show Democrat 2028 White House rival streaking ahead
Ex-Vice President Kamala Harris has a comfortable lead over California Governor Gavin Newsom and the rest of the Democratic field in the most recent major presidential polls.
House votes on long-awaited stock trading ‘ban’ — here’s who the largest traders are
The “Stop Insider Trading Act” is perhaps the closest Congress has gotten to tightening its rules on stock trading by lawmakers since 2012, but still faces an uphill battle to actually become law.
Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 US troops killed in Iran war: ‘One of the hardest things to do’
The president has threatened to expand the war in retaliation for Iranian attacks on US service members and international shipping.
Trump vows to destroy one Iranian bridge or power plant for every shot Tehran takes at Strait of Hormuz shipping
President Trump announced a new red line against Iran Wednesday, vowing to obliterate critical civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic for every attack against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Georgia city’s youngest-ever mayor stripped of duties, access over alleged spending habits
The youngest ever mayor of a Georgia city is being probed over his alleged spending – less than a year after being elected on a campaign premised around accountability and transparency.