US at Odds With Allies Over How Easy It Is to Reopen Hormuz

DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media

Free press advocate Craig Aaron explains the stakes of billionaire-owned Paramount potentially acquiring Warner Bros.

America 250 announces US artifacts to be included in time capsule

A diamond from Arkansas, a whale bone from Maine, a New Mexican bolo tie, and an iPhone 17 Pro Max are among the items Americans in 250 years will remember today’s U.S. citizens by. America250, the nonpartisan organization in charge of the country’s semiquincentennial celebrations, released the items that will be stored in its time […]

US B-52 Bomber Crashes in California Shortly After Takeoff

A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the Pentagon said.

Texas political beef gets oddly specific: 'We don't eat with a napkin'

The increasingly barbecue-centered Texas Senate race has taken an oddly specific turn as each candidate tries to prove their regional food bonafides.Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged his Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico, to prove he likes barbecued meat as much as he claims, reported Chron."Let's meet at a barbecue restaurant and let's see how much you love barbecue," Paxton says in a video posted by conservative influencer Benny Johnson. "Let's have a real barbecue lunch."Paxton and other conservatives have questioned Talarico's masculinity and Texas credentials by criticizing his eating habits and suggesting he's gay, and the Democratic legislator has insisted that he's not a vegan by posting photos of himself eating meat – but even that has prompted criticism that he's not sloppy enough."Who eats ribs with a napkin by the way? Is that normal in the State of Texas?" Johnson asks Paxton in the video, showing a photo of Talarico eating a beef rib while holding a napkin."We eat with our hands," Paxton said, "and we don't eat with a napkin until after it's all over."The campaign to replace ousted Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who President Donald Trump declined to endorse, has focused on increasingly personal attacks Talarico and Paxton."I'm an 8th-generation Texan — I've been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton's first indictment," Talarico wrote on the X post mocked by Paxton and Johnson.Talarico also accused the scandal-plagued but Trump-endorsed attorney general of giving "Epstein-style sweetheart deals" to child sex offenders, referring to renewed scrutiny surrounding a plea agreement for a politically connected sex offender.It's not clear whether the proposed barbecue summit will actually happen or where it would be hosted, and Chron said Talarico's campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment.

Trump Says Hormuz Wil Be Completely Opened on Friday

US President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is already partially opened. He speaks during a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. (Source: Bloomberg)

Israeli leaders refuse to support US-Iran peace deal, say they must be allowed to continue ‘dismantling’ Hezbollah

President Donald Trump’s peace deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is in jeopardy before it can even take effect, as Israeli leaders signal no sense of obligation to end their war in Lebanon. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that “the memorandum of understanding to end the war between Iran and America is […]

President Trump: Ships Are Moving Through the Strait of Hormuz

Trump, Vance, Iranian official sign US-Iran peace memo

Both President Trump and Vice President Vance electronically signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran on Sunday, while Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, speaker of the Iranian Parliament, signed for the Iranian side, senior U.S. officials said Monday. The details of the memorandum will be released in 24 to 48 hours, the officials said. The agreement is…