The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third tanker in the southern Caribbean near Venezuela, identifying the vessel as the sanctioned crude oil tanker M/T Bella 1. Sanctioned in 2024 for transporting Iranian oil tied to terrorism financing, Bella 1 refused to be boarded and is actively fleeing the Coast Guard near the Venezuelan coast, […]
WASHINGTON — A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came under new strain after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed a senior Hamas commander accused of helping plan the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel. The strike, carried out Dec. 13, targeted a vehicle carrying Raad Saad, a top figure in Hamas’s armed […]
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that nearly 1.5 million U.S. service members will receive a special Christmas bonus—what he called a “warrior dividend”—as part of his administration’s renewed focus on strengthening the military and honoring America’s heritage. Speaking from the White House, Trump said the nation’s more than 1,450,000 active-duty personnel will receive a […]
U.S. forces intercepted and boarded a second merchant oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela early Saturday, escalating Washington’s newly announced blockade of Venezuelan oil shipments. The operation came less than two weeks after U.S. officials disclosed plans to halt oil exports they say help finance criminal networks tied to the Maduro government. Second Interception […]
Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are accusing the Department of Justice of improperly redacting and withholding records from the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files, arguing the omissions violate federal transparency requirements. The bipartisan pair, who jointly pushed for the release of the records despite early resistance from the White House, say the […]
The Trump administration is pushing back against an effort by a liberal advocacy group to halt construction on the new White House ballroom, warning in a court filing Monday that delaying work would directly undermine national security. According to a declaration from the U.S. Secret Service, the project—now in a critical below-grade phase after the […]
The Filibuster Is Hollowing Out The House, Why The GOP Is Walking Away
The wave of Republican departures from the House is being misread. Commentators reach first for psychology, fatigue, ambition, or cowardice. They say members are tired, or tempted by greener pastures, or afraid of hard fights. Those explanations are easy, and they are wrong. The more accurate explanation is institutional. The House has lost its payoff […]