Tehran Plays Down Reported Israeli Attacks, Signals No Retaliation

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation—a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iranian media and officials described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from Iran’s

Day 4 of Trump ‘Hush Money’ Trial: April 19

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on non-disclosure payments to an adult performer in New York continues on April 19. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal the payments. 8 a.m. ET—Begin monitoring for departures 9:30 a.m. ET—Start of court proceedings Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign

Elections Modeler Changes Arizona Senate, Key House Race Ratings to ‘Leans Democrat’

Forecaster says court ruling and ballot measure aids Democrats in battleground state’s Senate and House races, but notes no change in Trump-Biden ‘Toss-Up.’ Arizona Democrats, with a timely assist from the state’s Supreme Court, have successfully positioned abortion to be a top 2024 campaign issue, a strategy they hope will benefit party candidates in close

FDA Commissioner Sounds Alarm on Illegal Chinese Nicotine Vapes

Dr. Robert Califf says that the FDA is concerned about the 480,000 Americans who die each year from tobacco-related illnesses. Dr. Robert Califf, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, testified about the ongoing proliferation of illegal Chinese nicotine vaporizers, or “vapes,” and potential upcoming regulations on menthol cigarettes at a congressional budget hearing on

House GOP’s aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance — with Democrats’ help

Washington — The House cleared a procedural hurdle to advance legislation to provide billions of dollars in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Friday, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. The full House voted to approve the rule for debate on the legislative package with broad bipartisan support, 316 to

CIA chief Burns says that without aid, Ukraine “could lose on the battlefield”

CIA Director William Burns acknowledged Thursday that without military assistance from the U.S., Ukraine could experience significant setbacks in its war with Russia.   Ukrainians are “at a tough moment on the battlefield right now,” Burns said during a Q&A session at the Bush Center Forum on Leadership in Dallas. With supplemental assistance from the