Who was Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and why his killing matters
Iranians hold posters of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Major General Qasem Soleimani during a demonstration in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2020 against the killing of the top commander in a US...
View ArticleAOC calls Trump ‘a monster’ over threat to Iran; Omar, other Democrats warn...
Outspoken Democrats — from far-left “Squad” members to 2020 presidential hopefuls — wasted little time Saturday in denouncing President Trump’s warning to Iran about possible retaliation for the U.S....
View ArticleIran will no longer abide by 2015 nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran on January 10, 2019. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Less than a week after Iran’s top...
View ArticleForgetting something? Dem leader makes no mention of impeachment in House...
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer welcomed fellow lawmakers back to Washington after their holiday recess with a memo setting the stage for a “busy 2020” agenda but seems to have forgotten something:...
View ArticleTimeline of US-Iran relations ahead of Soleimani killing
As the U.S. braces for more conflict with Iran, Tehran says it is backing further away from a landmark 2015 deal to limit its development of nuclear weapons. The state announced Sunday that it would...
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Klobuchar knocks Biden over Iraq War vote
MANCHESTER, N.H. — When it comes to the escalating crisis with Iran, Democratic presidential primary candidate Amy Klobuchar is saving most of her ammunition for President Trump. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticlePentagon rejects Trump’s pledge to strike Iranian cultural sites
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Army General Mark Milley looks on after a briefing from senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October...
View ArticleDr. Drew says he might challenge Adam Schiff for congressional seat
Addiction expert and reality show star Dr. Drew Pinsky is reportedly mulling a congressional run and is considering mounting a bid against his current congressman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Pinsky,...
View ArticleTrump moves to roll back the National Environmental Policy Act
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce proposed rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, January 9,...
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Rep. Adam Smith mocked for flip-flop on Pelosi strategy; Trump Jr. cites ‘BS’...
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., became the target of social media trolls and other critics – including Donald Trump Jr. – on Thursday for his abrupt reversal regarding when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
View ArticleMIT puts professor on leave for Jeffrey Epstein donations
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday that it had placed one of its tenured professors on paid administrative leave...
View ArticleNorth Korea says Trump birthday greeting not enough to restart talks
North Korea on Saturday said a Happy Birthday greeting from President Trump was not enough to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table — saying that a good relationship between Trump and dictator...
View ArticleUS slaps new sanctions on Iran following strikes on US targets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions Friday on Iran’s metal exports and eight senior Iranian officials. The penalties came days after Iran fired...
View ArticleKerry deflects question about why he released money to Iran, accused Trump of...
Former Secretary of State John Kerry faced a question about his role in releasing billions of dollars to Iran during the Obama administration and responded by first attacking President Trump’s...
View ArticleTrump didn’t give evidence on Iran threat to US embassies
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper holds an end of year press conference at the Pentagon on December 20, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday...
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Ex-Treasury employee pleads guilty to leaking Trump team info, after dramatic...
A former top Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports associated with members of the Trump campaign, following her dramatic arrest in...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren says student loan debt plan doesn’t require Congress
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Fisher Elementary School on January 12, 2020 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Scott Olson | Getty Images...
View ArticleTom Steyer’s red plaid tie trends during Democratic debate
As Democrats debated health care and foreign policy at the last Democratic presidential debate Tuesday before voting starts in Iowa next month, Tom Steyer’s red plaid tie was trending on social media....
View ArticleHouse delivers Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
Articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump that the House of Representatives passed last month were officially transmitted to the Senate on Wednesday, paving the way for a trial to begin...
View ArticleNYC’s sanctuary city policy under fire after freed illegal immigrant...
New York City’s sanctuary city policy is again under fire after an illegal immigrant, who was released from NYPD custody in November despite a plea from federal immigration officials to hold him, is...
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