Attorney general pick joined Trump’s legal team in 2023 – there seems little doubt he would be prepared to carry out the president’s wishesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailTodd Blanche’s nomination to be permanently made the attorney general marks the apex of a gamble from a man who bet everything on representing Donald Trump and became one of his most steadfast and punishing enforcers.Trump announced the news at the White House on Monday. The nomination will require Senate confirmation to become permanent. Continue reading...
A lawyer who helped defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) during his 2023 impeachment trial has endorsed his opponent, state Rep. James Talarico (D), in Texas’s high-profile Senate race. Houston-based defense attorney Dan Cogdell, who helped lead Paxton’s successful defense during his 2023 impeachment trial and securities fraud case, said his former client is…
President Donald Trump has reached a critical juncture, writes geopolitical analyst and expert Trista Parsi, one that could result in either some de-escalation in the Middle East or an unprecedented disruption to global trade that could send oil prices to “well above $200 per barrel.”Parsi’s analysis, detailed in a report published on his Substack Sunday night, comes after Iran and Israel exchanged strikes earlier that same day. On Monday, Trump publicly pleaded with Israel and Iran to stop fighting as his administration continues working toward a negotiated settlement with Tehran, though both nations have frequently defied the president’s wishes.As such, Parsi argued, “the most likely scenario” in the days or weeks ahead is that Israel and Iran will continue to exchange fire. The “key question” then becomes, Parsi wrote, “whether Trump will eventually enter the conflict – or be pulled into it.”“The Iranians appear prepared for either outcome,” Parsi wrote. “If Trump re-enters the war, Tehran may employ options it withheld during the previous conflict, including disrupting Red Sea shipping and targeting GCC oil infrastructure in an effort to drive oil prices well above $200 per barrel. If Trump stays out, such horizontal escalation may be deemed unnecessary.”As of Monday, the price per barrel of oil sits at just over $97, a dramatic increase from the $72 seen one day before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury. Trump’s favorability has suffered as a result, with the average cost per gallon of gas reaching $4.24 last week, up significantly from the $2.98 recorded prior to the war.
Republicans are fixating on Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's faith. They should worry about what it says about their own relationship to religion and Christianity.
