The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that blocked Texas’ congressional redistricting plan, clearing the way for the state to use the new map in the 2026 elections. The decision effectively reinstates a Republican-backed map that had been challenged as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Lower Court Had Found Racial Bias A three-judge […]
Mali’s defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, was killed Saturday during a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatist rebels, dealing a major blow to the country’s military government and complicating ongoing U.S. efforts to rebuild security ties. The attacks reportedly involved Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-linked coalition, and the Azawad […]
Top Trump Adviser Orders Review After Shooting Scare White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles — long viewed as a powerful enforcer inside the Trump administration — is facing scrutiny after a major security breach at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Wiles has ordered a full review of the incident, which involved an armed […]
President Donald Trump is drawing praise from some unexpected quarters as his administration advances a series of renovation and beautification projects across Washington, DC in preparation for the nation’s 250th anniversary. The efforts focus on restoring prominent public spaces and historic landmarks, with improvements ranging from landscaping to infrastructure repairs. Among the highlighted projects are […]
Good morning. Power, accountability, and instability are the common thread through the day’s headlines — from a foiled act of political violence in Washington to shifting alliances over the Federal Reserve, and new questions about campaign finance transparency in a key Senate race. A Manifesto and a Close Call in Washington Cole Allen, a 31-year-old […]
WASHINGTON — A newly uncovered manifesto tied to the suspect in the attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner suggests the incident was highly targeted — and included a notable exception. According to reports, the accused gunman, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, outlined a plan to target President Donald Trump and top administration […]
KYIV — Ukrainian forces recently captured a Russian-held position using only unmanned systems for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, marking a potential turning point in modern warfare. Zelensky announced that the operation was carried out exclusively by drones and ground-based robotic systems, with no infantry involved and no Ukrainian casualties. “For the first […]
Two masked men armed with rifles carried out a brazen daylight robbery of a Brinks armored truck in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia, escaping with what authorities say could be as much as $1.8 million in cash. Philadelphia Police Department officials told ABC 6 that the robbery occurred around 9:45 a.m on April 21 on the 7200 […]
For 50 years the dollar has been the operating system of global finance, and for 50 years our adversaries have been trying to write a competing one. The decisive question of the 2020s is whether they will succeed. Until April 22, 2026, the honest answer was that Washington had no coherent strategy for stopping them. […]
New reporting from NBC News is raising fresh questions about the early days of the U.S. war with Iran, particularly how much damage was done and how capable Tehran’s military remains. According to the report, Iranian F-5 fighter jets carried out successful bombing runs on U.S. military installations across the Middle East, including Camp Buehring […]
WASHINGTON — The man accused of opening fire near the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner is believed to have been targeting top members of the Trump administration, including potentially the president himself, according to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The suspect, identified by law enforcement as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, allegedly attempted […]
Do You Believe This? Poll Finds 60% Of Americans Oppose Trump Action Against Iran
A new national poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in taking military action against Iran. “Six in 10 adults say the recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, 26% say it has been about right, and 13% say it has not gone far […]