Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday blamed “Western culture” for the self-immolation of U.S. airman Aaron Bushnell outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. “The genocide in Gaza is even too much for that young person who was brought up in the Western culture,” Khamenei said on X. “His conscience was hurting and
Sen. John Cornyn has announced he’s officially in the running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the Senate GOP leader. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has officially launched his bid to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to enter the fray in what could be a fiercely competitive
The White House referred to illegal immigrants as “newcomers” in a Thursday brief urging Congress to pass a bipartisan bill on border security and asylum restrictions. “The bill also includes $1.4 billion for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers, and would expedite work permits for people who are in the country
Ballots have already been printed with President Trump’s name on them, and mail-in ballots with his name have been sent to voters. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked an Illinois appeals court on Feb. 29 to stay a judge’s order disqualifying him from the ballot. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Porter ruled on
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) grilled Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a Thursday House Committee hearing over the latter’s failure to inform President Joe Biden of his hospitalization and absence from his post in the early days of January, 2024. Mr. Banks criticized a report on the situation, which he said sought to shift the…
The bill would be the fourth continuing resolution of this fiscal year, angering some Republicans who believe more should be done to curb government spending. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass continuing spending legislation to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government for the fourth time in five months, following an
The bill is the fourth continuing resolution of this fiscal year, angering some Republicans who believe more should be done to curb government spending. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fourth stopgap spending bill for the 2024 fiscal year, narrowly averting another potential government shutdown that would have occurred at midnight on March 1.