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US readies retaliatory strikes for drone attack by Iran-backed militants
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. response to a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan last weekend will be carried out “over the course of several days” and striking “multiple targets,” [Read More…]
Biden facing growing pressure on response to Iran over deadly drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday faced increasing pressure to forcefully respond to Sunday’s drone attack by Iran-backed militants that killed three American service members and wounded [Read More…]
DHS Sec. Mayorkas calls impeachment against him ‘baseless’
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called the impeachment proceedings against him “baseless” and the accusations made against him by the Homeland Security Committee “false.” “I [Read More…]
Senate nears bipartisan border deal that Trump calls ‘disaster’
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate negotiators are racing to put the finishing touches on a national security spending bill they hope can simultaneously fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and offer legislative [Read More…]
DOJ investigating House Democrat for allegedly misusing government funds for personal security: Sources
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is investigating a Democrat in the House of Representatives for allegedly misusing government funds for personal security, according to sources familiar with the matter. DOJ issued a [Read More…]
Pentagon identifies Army reservists killed in drone attack on US base in Jordan
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Monday announced the names of the three Army reservists killed in the drone attack over the weekend on a U.S. base in Jordan near the border with [Read More…]
Iranian, two Canadians indicted in murder-for-hire plot targeting Iran critics: DOJ
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Monday indicted an Iranian man and two Canadian nationals in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme that targeted dissidents and critics of the Iranian regime. According [Read More…]
As Biden vows retaliation after drone strike kills US troops, Republicans push for bigger response
quavondo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders on Sunday mourned three American service members killed in a drone strike in Jordan and called for retaliation against the Iran-backed militants whom the U.S. says is responsible. The [Read More…]
House Republicans release impeachment articles against Mayorkas amid push to remove him over the border
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of [Read More…]
Newsom argues consequences of Trump reelection would be ‘profound and pronounced’
ABC News (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a new interview that Democrats are right to fear the possible reelection of former President Donald Trump as he and other allies of President Joe [Read More…]
Tim Scott insists voters don’t care about Trump’s defamation loss, plays down ‘provocative’ Haley attacks
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is playing down the potential political fallout from former president Donald Trump’s latest legal setback — after the 2024 candidate was ordered by a New York [Read More…]
ABC News exclusive: Gen. CQ Brown, America’s top military official, talks Iran, Israel, Trump and more
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the country’s top military officer, is an experienced U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who has surmounted many challenges in his nearly 40-year career, including once having to eject [Read More…]
ABC News Exclusive: Joint Chiefs chairman says US goal in Red Sea is to deter Iran-backed Houthis
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S.-led retaliatory strikes launched against Iranian-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea are intended to prevent future conflict, and the U.S. does not want to “go down a path of greater [Read More…]
Michigan Muslim, Arab leaders cancel meeting with Biden campaign over Israel-Hamas response
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Muslim and Arab American leaders in Michigan canceled a meeting with President Joe Biden’s campaign team amid increasing opposition to his administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, multiple people tell [Read More…]
Trump’s grip on congressional Republicans casts doubt on possible border deal
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Republican and Democratic senators closing in on a rare bipartisan deal on tough new border security, the fate of any agreement appeared in doubt Friday with key Republicans expressing [Read More…]
Fake explicit Taylor Swift Images: Lawmakers step up calls to regulate AI
Prasit photo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House said they are “alarmed” by what happened to Taylor Swift online this week as explicit artificial intelligence generated photos of the singer were posted. Press Secretary Karine [Read More…]
White House cites climate in pause on new liquified natural gas export terminals
In this June 21, 2023, file photo, the Golden Pass LNG plant is shown under construction in Sabine Pass, Texas. — picture alliance via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration announced a pause [Read More…]
CIA director headed abroad for Gaza hostage talks: US officials
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — CIA Director Bill Burns will soon travel to Europe to meet with Middle Eastern officials as part of an ambitious push to lock down an agreement that would free all [Read More…]
US, Iraq to begin talks that could lead to withdrawal of American troops
simon2579/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and Iraq will begin formal talks in coming days that officials say could lead to the eventual withdrawal of American troops in the country, a major milestone in the [Read More…]
Biden credits Americans for strong economy, touts his legislative wins for ‘turning the economy around’
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While highlighting new and ongoing infrastructure investments across the country, President Joe Biden on Thursday continued to praise the recent GDP report that found the nation’s economy grew at a [Read More…]