Despite the failure, the numbers point to a clear trend: out of the Senate’s 47-member Democratic caucus, about 40 senators backed both of Bernie Sanders’ proposals. The votes reflect a significant trend of internal party criticism over US military aid policy toward Israel.
During a chaotic press conference, a DoorDash courier arrived mid-briefing as the president issued new threats against Tehran while confirming Iran reached out to resume nuclear negotiations.
Relations between the Vatican and the US administration have come close to a public clash over the past month. While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered military briefings infused with overtly religious language, the pope spoke out against the war. Tensions had been building for months and peaked in an extraordinary meeting at the Pentagon, where a senior US official hinted to the Vatican ambassador at a threat rooted in a 14th-century precedent.
Details emerging about the heroic operation that extracted the US Air Force crewmember from southern Iran point to a high-risk mission executed with precision.
President Donald Trump announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi will leave her post, in a move that comes after days of reports of tensions within the administration and dissatisfaction with her performance, which peaked after she allowed the release of the Epstein files.
According to The Atlantic, the first operation would involve seizing Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports, while the second would focus on removing enriched uranium from Iran using special forces. Sources said President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision.
The US president lashed out at allies who refused to join the campaign against Iran, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer drawing his harshest criticism: “You don’t even have a navy. You’re too old and had aircraft carriers that didn’t work.”
A federal judge in Washington has granted a petition by a historic preservation group and issued an injunction against the ambitious $400 million project. The reason: The demolition of the East Wing and the construction work were carried out without congressional approval. Trump said, "It will be the greatest ballroom anywhere in the world."
The tight-knit Chabad community in New Haven, Connecticut, is mourning Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak HaCohen Katz, 22, whose family helped found the community he grew up in.
Thousands of Iranian nationals entered the US under Biden; hundreds were released into the country pending legal proceedings.
