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The ex-Marine who was forcibly removed by police from a congressional hearing for protesting Wednesday said the incident made him “only more determined” to continue his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.  Brian McGinnis is running as the Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s election to replace outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R). The anti-war activist could…

The funeral for civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson is being held Friday afternoon at the House of Hope in Chicago. The service at 752 E. 114th St. will begin at noon EST, with the doors opening to guests at 10 a.m. Former Presidents Clinton, Obama and Biden are expected to attend the memorial…

The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, two months after President Trump launched a military operation that resulted in the capture of the country’s president and U.S. control of its oil industry.  The State Department said Thursday the agreement with Venezuela’s interim authorities is an effort to “promote stability, support economic recovery,…

As the legal battle over the firing of Yosemite National Park ranger Shannon “SJ” Joslin heats up, Joslin tells The Hill that their termination is part of a broader Trump administration campaign against the transgender community and the federal workforce.  “Yes, I lost my job for this flag. But this wasn’t the first way that…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) vowed further consequences against outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, after President Trump announced her exit from the agency on Thursday.  The governor has rebuked Noem and the Trump administration over the DHS’s immigration enforcement operations in the state earlier this year. Federal agents shot and killed…

The Justice Department has released more documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files related to allegations against President Trump, a move that came after the department was pressured to review its disclosures following reports that some files were missing. The files include FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her, allegations the White House…

For many Cubans who care deeply about their country’s independence, American interest inspires less hope than unease.

President Trump said Friday he would be open to having another religious figure to lead Iran following a joint U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last week. When asked by CNN’s Dana Bash in a phone interview if he would be okay with having another religious leader lead the country, Trump…

Former acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Friday “we saw this coming” after President Trump announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as the department’s chief. “There have been a series of unfortunate incidents that have overshadowed the great success and progress the Trump administration has made when it comes to securing the…

With the air war begun in Iran, we are only now seeing how the Iraq War ends, 25 years later.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus, who also served as commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), argued Wednesday that the U.S. military has achieved “air supremacy” over Iran as conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Petraeus was asked by NewsNation host Blake Burman what he made of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion that firepower over Tehran…

The funeral for civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson was held in Chicago on Friday afternoon. Jackson, 84, died last month after battling the neurodegenerative disorder progressive supranuclear palsy, his family said in a statement. The political sphere — including President Trump and former Vice President Harris — mourned the loss of Jackson with an outpouring…

President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East.  When asked during a phone call with Time magazine’s Eric Cortellessa on Wednesday about whether Americans should be concerned about a potential strike on the homeland, Trump said, “I guess.” “But I…

Despite its flaws and shortcomings, polling remains the primary prism through which journalists, pundits and the public at large evaluate the ebb and flow of political campaigns.

The father of one of two young girls killed and buried in suitcases in Collinwood, Ohio told Nexstar's WJW Thursday that he tried for years to get his daughter back from the girl's mother.

President Trump on Friday called for Iran’s unconditional surrender to end the war launched by the U.S. and Israel last week. “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump posted to Truth Social. “After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very…

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Lord Peter Mandelson has had his passport returned by police, his lawyers say.

Iran and Lebanon were pummeled overnight, as President Trump said he wants to “clean out everything” when it comes to Iranian leadership as the conflict expands in the Middle East. “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social. Without naming names, Trump told NBC News…

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Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says the Senate will confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, praising his colleague as “competent” and “honest.” Welch welcomed Mullin’s nomination as an opportunity for Republican and Democratic senators to examine problems at the Department of Homeland Security under Noem’s leadership. “He’ll be…

President Trump is mourning the death of legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who died Thursday at the age of 89, remembering him as a “true American patriot.” “The wonderful Lou Holtz passed away yesterday, so sad. Lou was an absolute WINNER both on and off the field,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post…

President Trump reupped his calls on Thursday for regime change in Iran, nearly a week after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on the Middle East nation that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  “We want to go in and clean out everything. We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year…

The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The February jobs report showed the nation’s labor market rapidly losing steam last month, defying the expectations of experts. Economists expected the U.S. to have gained roughly 60,000…

The unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, with 130,000 jobs added in January Business live – latest updates The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected major slackening in the labor market that came just before Donald Trump threw the global economy into upheaval with his conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.4% in February. In comparison, the US added a revised 126,000 jobs in January, far surpassing expectations of 70,000 jobs but still less than January 2025. Economi

Industrial revival requires investing in competitiveness, not reshuffling bilateral trade accounts.

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Axios Visuals Oil and gasoline prices are marching upward again Friday, even as Trump administration officials seek ways to get more barrels into the market. Why it matters: Ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz and military threats to regional infrastructure are together shocking oil and natural gas markets. "There's no doubt that what's happening now is an order of magnitude bigger — in terms of potential fallout for oil markets — than Russia's invasion of

President Trump on Thursday confirmed his dissatisfaction with a pricey ad campaign that featured Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The comments to NBC News come after Trump announced that Noem would soon be replaced as DHS chief. The $220 million advertisement depicted the former South Dakota governor on horseback, encouraging immigrants to…

Predator drones and armored personnel carriers have become commonplace in US cities. Congress has the power to fix this America’s main streets are a warzone. This should trouble every American, irrespective of their political leaning. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are near impossible to realize when our streets are policed so militarily. Our nation’s founders would be outraged, so as we commemorate the 250th anniversary this year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it

Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, crushes our people and calls it freedom. We want engagement, not escalation The day that will be remembered as one of the darkest days of the long and troubled US-Cuban relationship is 29 January. That was the day that Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, introduced a full-scale fuel blockade around the island, and turned off the lights for their home, schools and hospitals. For Cubans Americans like me, th