An unmistakable hardline voice in Tehran has once again blasted the United States with a scathing warning, making clear that Iranian leaders will not meekly accept American pressure or attempts to police the Strait of Hormuz. These threats are not idle rhetoric — Tehran’s advisers have openly threatened to sink ships and retaliate against any More
Federal aviation officials confirmed they have opened an investigation after what reports describe as a momentary loss of separation between Marine One and an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The FAA says air traffic controllers were in contact with both aircraft as the event unfolded, and the NTSB has joined More
A Republican-led Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and voted to refer the matter to the Justice Department after he repeatedly declined to answer questions at a hearing last week about the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not theater — it is the oversight More
France has a new lightning-rod on the basketball court in Julie Tétart, a 1.91 m pivot whose season in Ligue Féminine 2 has set off an international debate about fairness in women’s sport. She’s not a shadow on the bench — she’s been the story of the season in France, and her emergence has American More
Senator Ted Cruz called out Senate Democrats this week after five Democratic members skipped a Judiciary subcommittee hearing he chaired about the Muslim Brotherhood’s networks in America. The hearing, billed as “Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America,” turned into a political standoff: Republicans say it was a serious national security More
Senate Republicans are sprinting to the finish line before the August recess. The Senate is juggling a short-term spending bill to stop a government shutdown, a big package of new spending tied to the Iran war and farm aid, and a stack of Trump administration nominations. Leadership says they want votes wrapped up this week More
