The pilot of the F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was also flying one of the jets shot down at the start of the war by Kuwaiti friendly fire, two people familiar with the incidents tell CBS News. Just over 30 days after safely ejecting during the friendly fire incident, the pilot was on a
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered President Trump’s decision to make Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), saying Pulte’s lack of security experience not only puts the country at risk but also threatens any bipartisan deal to reauthorize the government’s spying powers. “The appointment of Bill Pulte as the…
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) were among those who immediately pushed back against Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for saying in a since-deleted post, amid the beginning of Pride month, that “Homosexuality has no place in America.” “Happy Nuclear Family Month,” Ogles said on social media before later deleting the…
President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony at the White House on May 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that reports indicating an end to diplomatic negotiations between Iran and the United States are “false and erroneous,” adding that talks between the two nations are ongoing. On Monday,
“I think his statements are going to be very definitive,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
The Maine oysterman was not the Senate minority leader’s first choice to challenge Susan Collins.
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an assistant secretary of state (Intelligence and Research) at 3 p.m. ET on June 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times