The US blockade of ships using Iranian ports has come into force but several Iran-linked tankers have passed through the strait of Hormuz since it began. The blockade is designed to put pressure on Iran, whose economy is dependent on oil and gas exports. It comes after peace talks between Washington and Tehran at the weekend ended without a deal.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour Continue reading...
The Senate reversed course late Wednesday night from a day earlier on a resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in the Iran conflict, giving the president a legislative victory over congressional dissenters on how his administration is handling the military conflict with Iran. The measure was initially introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine […]
The Senate late Wednesday rejected a measure aimed at restricting President Trump's power to wage war against Iran, a victory for Senate GOP leadership — and a shift from one day earlier.
In a late-night vote aimed at mollifying the president, Senate Republicans rejected a resolution directing him to end the war against Iran, a day after a bipartisan rebuke.
A new lawsuit is accusing the Department of Homeland Security of punishing protesters by taking away certain travel rights.The Intercept, an online news agency, filed the lawsuit against DHS after the agency failed to respond to a records request made under the Freedom of Information Act. The records related to reports that immigration agents have retaliated by taking away passports, TSA PreCheck, and Global Entry access.The filing detailed how "a civilian observing ICE submitted a declaration stating that her TSA PreCheck and Global Entry were revoked three days after an encounter with immigration enforcement officials."TSA PreCheck provides quicker airport security screening, while Global Entry allows expedited entry into the U.S. The cases mentioned in the Intercept filing mostly relate to left-wing activists and protesters. "At least one prominent supporter of transgender rights has reportedly had her Global Entry and U.S. passport cancelled in the past few months," the filing added. "To shed light on the federal government's actions that may impact the travel and privacy rights of civilian protesters, Plaintiff filed several FOIA requests."The filing also brings up how federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component agency of DHS, confronted people recording or protesting agents deployed by the Trump administration to Minnesota in January.One video mentioned in the filing shows "federal agents recording a protester, saying that they were recording her 'because we have a nice little database, and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.'" The Intercept's FOIA request seeks records about the creation of that database.Another recording cited in the filing depicts a federal agent saying, "Well, this person is gonna have a hard time traveling from now on" after taking a photo of an ICE observer's license plate.
The proposal was all but dead on arrival in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support, and comes amid growing G.O.P. skepticism about the conflict.
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board bashed President Donald Trump's latest legislative "mish-mosh" that came to a boil on Wednesday. Trump abruptly canceled a bill-signing ceremony for the overwhelmingly popular 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to force lawmakers to pass his SAVE America Act, a less popular piece of legislation that would fundamentally reshape how American elections are conducted. The move caught several Republicans by surprise, some of whom still showed up to the ceremony because they had not been notified of the cancellation. The WSJ editors took Trump to task in a new editorial. "Mercury, thy name is Donald Trump," the editorial reads in part. "If he wants to kill Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s housing masterpiece, fine by us. But his election bill has no chance of passing either way," it added. The editors added that they were not fond of Trump's housing bill anyway, arguing it wouldn't lower housing costs as many Americans hope. The abrupt cancellation happened at a time when the cost of living is the top concern for voters as the 2026 midterm elections approach. "We’re glad to see the President has come around to our criticism of the housing bill, which will do more to augment federal control over housing than to make homes more affordable. Many of the bill’s mish-mosh of 50-some provisions expand federal grant programs that his own Administration has tried to kill," the editorial argued. The editors added that Trump will likely back down from his threat and leave the mess empty-handed. "Mr. Trump will probably sign the housing bill eventually, but don’t expect it to make much difference in the elections. As Mr. Trump said, interest rates matter more," they wrote.
President Trump will deliver remarks tonight on the National Mall to kick off the Great American State Fair in celebration of America's 250th birthday next week. The post WATCH LIVE: President Trump to Hold Rally on the National Mall to Kick Off the Great American State Fair appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to hold a popular piece of legislation hostage to force Republicans to pass his sweeping election reform legislation baffled one MS NOW analyst on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed Congress with support from a supermajority of lawmakers. He did so in an attempt to pressure lawmakers to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would fundamentally reshape how American elections are conducted. Simone Sanders Townsend, co-host of "The Weeknight," was baffled by the idea. "It is actually insane," she said during Wednesday's broadcast. "He's literally trying to hold us hostage, and he is telling us very clearly what he cares about."Townsend mentioned that Trump has tried to fundamentally redefine what it means to be an American through legislation like the SAVE Act, which would restrict the right to vote for people who don't meet certain documentary requirements. That is happening at a time when voters say affordability is their top concern in the 2026 midterm elections. "He is trying to attack citizenship from every single way here, and he is willing to literally throw the American people to the side," Townsend said. "Affordability is the number one thing folks care about. This is crazy!"