Nation Jul 13 Trump suggests he has left a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call President Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
World Jul 13 Iran attacks on tankers in Strait of Hormuz kill and injure crewmembers, UAE says The United Arab Emirates said that Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one mariner and wounding eight others. The Emirati Defense Ministry said Iran launched two cruise missiles at the tankers.
Politics Jul 12 From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump.
World Jul 12 U.S. launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency cited the governor of Qeshm island near the strait as saying projectiles had been fired at military targets, with no casualties.
Politics Jul 11 New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.
World Jul 11 Fate of Strait of Hormuz challenges talks as Trump and Iran's supreme leader trade threats President Donald Trump overnight made threats on social media of further missile attacks against Iran, after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for the U.S. leader’s killing.
Politics Jul 10 Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling…
World Jul 09 New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war Whether it is a negotiation tactic or a signal of an escalation in fighting, mediators are scrambling to save the interim deal and the actions risk further inflaming tensions.
Politics Jul 06 WATCH: Trump says Sikorsky is paying for a 'beautiful' granite helipad at the White House President Donald Trump said Monday that he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers.
Politics Jul 06 Trump posts a doctored photo portraying Obamas boarding Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti This follows a previous racist post by Trump depicting the Obamas as primates, which was deleted after intense, bipartisan backlash.