An unidentified projectile streaks across the sky over Dubai Marina on Feb. 28 as the Iran-US-Israel conflict intensifies across the Gulf. (Source: Bloomberg)
An unidentified projectile streaks across the sky over Dubai Marina on Feb. 28 as the Iran-US-Israel conflict intensifies across the Gulf. (Source: Bloomberg)
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invoked 'the dark stain of slavery' in an explosive reprimand of fellow Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump made his maiden voyage on the new Air Force One just days before the slew of Fourth of July weekend festivities celebrating the nation's 250th birthday.The new Air Force One is a Boeing 747-8 luxury plane that was gifted to the United States by the Qatari government last year.'Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our country.'The new Air Force One is named the VC-25B Bridge aircraft by the U.S. Air Force. The new aircraft is the bridge to the "aging" VC-25A fleet until the upcoming and long-term Boeing VC-25B enters service. The first VC-25A aircraft went into service in 1990 during the administration of President George H.W. Bush."The delivery of the Bridge aircraft fulfills an imperative to relieve pressure on the aging VC-25A fleet as heavy maintenance cycles extend, safeguarding the continuity of presidential airlift operations until the long-term Boeing VC-25B enters service," the U.S. Air Force said last month.The Air Force noted that the new aircraft will "provide critical, secure continuity for the commander in chief.""The aircraft is safe, secure, and equipped with the most advanced technologies necessary to meet the requirements of the presidential mission," the Air Force stated. "Those requirements were carefully crafted to prioritize mission over aesthetics, leaving much of the previous head of state interior layout minimally changed.""No risk was taken in security, safety, or mission communications, but the collective team made trades on some of the less commonly used mission sets that Boeing must deliver to support the next 40 years," the Air Force said.According to ABC News, "The Air Force has said that it did little to change the cabin layout of the plane and that it spent less than $400 million on security upgrades."Citing industry executives, the New York Times reported in May 2025 that the Qatari-gifted luxury jet had an estimated worth of approximately $200 million.U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink proclaimed: The safety and security of the commander in chief is our highest priority. From the beginning, we meticulously evaluated every requirement to accelerate delivery while maintaining the high standards expected of the presidential mission. This effort proves that the U.S. Air Force can move fast without sacrificing quality, security, or reliability.On Wednesday, Trump took the new Air Force One to see the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.
"To be honest with you, I'm excited about the first flight. Nobody's ever seen anything like it," Trump told reporters before boarding the new airplane, according to USA Today.The Associated Press reported that Trump said of revealing the new Air Force One plane, "You can do two things: You can low-key it, or you can show it."RELATED: America turns 250 with a broken heart In May, the U.S. Air Force said that the VC-25B Bridge aircraft had "officially completed modification and flight testing."Air & Space Forces Magazine reported that some critics have "expressed concern over the last year that accepting a plane used by Qatar could present a security risk, such as by allowing listening devices or other bugs to be planted on the aircraft."The U.S. Air Force addressed the concerns by stating that "elite specialists from multiple government agencies developed advanced protocols to detect and, if necessary, neutralize potential technical hazards on previously owned aircraft.""Their rigorous approach on the Bridge aircraft has literally 'written the book,' and set the benchmark for integrating used airframes into the secure military inventory," the U.S. Air Force said. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach declared, "We are proud to deliver the VC-25B Bridge aircraft to the president.""Many thought it could not be done, but the United States Air Force was able to execute and provide a secure, reliable airborne command post on an accelerated timeline," Wilsbach added. The official website for the White House says: "Capable of refueling midair, Air Force One has unlimited range and can carry the president wherever he needs to travel. The onboard electronics are hardened to protect against an electromagnetic pulse, and Air Force One is equipped with advanced secure communications equipment, allowing the aircraft to function as a mobile command center in the event of an attack on the United States."In May, CBS News reported that Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Air Force accepted the Boeing 747-8 "in accordance with all federal rules and regulations."President Trump told reporters in May, "If we can get a 747 as a contribution to our Defense Department to use during a couple of years while they're building the other ones, I think that was a very nice gesture."Trump added, "Now I could be a stupid person and say, 'Oh no, we don't want a free plane.'"The stopgap jumbo jet...
A White House task force is working on gathering evidence to bolster the president’s claims regarding election fraud, according to a new report. NBC News revealed that […]
A Fox guest called Justice Samuel Alito an "anchor baby" on live television Tuesday, but the attack is almost certainly false.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that day to uphold birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict it. Alito was one of three justices who dissented.Charles Kuck, an immigration attorney with Kuck Baxter Immigration, was on LiveNOW from Fox, a sibling channel of Fox News, discussing the ruling when he made the claim."So, yes, I get where the opponents of this are coming from, but somebody pointed out to me something really interesting today: Justice Alito, who wrote his own dissent in this case, is, in fact, an anchor baby," Kuck said. "His parents were not U.S. citizens when he was born, much like Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans who are immigrants or the children of immigrants. This amendment is what really makes us America."In his dissent, Alito argued that children born to noncitizen parents are automatically claimed as nationals by their parents' home country, making them "subject to a foreign power" rather than the United States.Alito's father arrived in the U.S. from Italy as an infant in 1914. By the time his son was born in 1950, he held a master's degree from Rutgers and worked as a public high school teacher in New Jersey, a job that has long required U.S. citizenship.Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was born in Calgary, Canada, to a mother who was already a U.S. citizen.Kuck made clear he supports the ruling itself."So I, for one, applaud the Supreme Court. I wish it were a 9-0 decision, but we'll take what we can get," he insisted. "Now the law is clear, and we can move on, hopefully, to fixing our broken immigration system instead of arguing about a constitutional amendment that was settled 160 years ago."Secretary of State Marco Rubio does fit the definition of "anchor baby" that Kuck used.Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban immigrant parents, according to Newsweek. His parents didn't become U.S. citizens until 1975, four years after he was born.
Iran resumed scheduled flights to Dubai for the first time since the start of the war with the US and Israel in late February, after both sides agreed to halt a series of attacks over the Strait of Hormuz.
Critics pounced on President Donald Trump Saturday after video emerged that appeared to show less-than-anticipated crowd sizes at the Great American State Fair.Organized by the Trump-linked group Freedom 250, the Great American State Fair officially got underway on Thursday, but had already stumbled weeks earlier when performers pulled out en masse after learning of its ties to Trump. In the wake of the mass exodus of artists, Trump floated himself as a suitable replacement.As of Saturday, the fair was described by The Atlantic’s Kelsey Ables as an event with “holograms, free Frosties and a lot of Donald Trump,” but its crowd sizes drew even more attention from countless political commentators.“I've seen more people at my local diner,” noted information technology expert Carl Sizelove, who runs the popular political commentary account “Badd Company” on X, in response to video of the fair that showed a sparsely populated National Mall.MeidasTouch reporter Aaron Parnas compared the fair to the infamous Fyre Festival, a 2017 music event that ended up as “the world’s biggest festival flop” and landed its creator behind bars. Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) took the small crowds as a sign that “people aren’t very MAGA after all.”And Kyle Kulinski, a prominent progressive political commentator and podcast host, argued that the fair’s crowd sizes represented the United States’ deterioration under Trump.“We had a good run but clearly we didn't make it to 250,” Kulinski wrote Saturday in a social media post on X to his nearly 560,000 followers.Fyre Festival meets DC https://t.co/v7BPK344xj— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) June 27, 2026
