Marco Rubio Says Foreign Leaders Are Begging to Attend Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 at the White House — Jokes It Could Trigger a “Diplomatic Crisis”

Trump Lights Up Iranian Regime Over 'Fake News' As They Move to Finalize Deal

US is escorting 20 tankers a night through Strait of Hormuz, Burgum says, easing oil strain

The U.S. Navy is escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz despite the threat from Iran, guiding more than 20 crude oil carriers on some nights, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. Some are ultra-large tankers that hold 2 million barrels of crude, Burgum said Friday on CNBC. The comments add detail to the claims made […]

Trump and Iran return to a familiar cycle: Byron York

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Americans are seeing a repeat performance from President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Iran. “We have seen this show before,” York said on Fox News’s America Reports Thursday. “He always does a caution like, ’Maybe it won’t happen. I can’t be sure, but it’s coming soon,’ and he’s […]

Judge indefinitely blocks Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund

A federal judge in Virginia agreed to indefinitely block the Justice Department’s "anti-weaponization" fund after previously agreeing to temporarily block any payments. The decision from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema came during a Friday hearing on whether to bar any payments from the $1.776 billion fund for the duration of the case. Democracy Forward, a [...]

Senate moving heaven and earth to confirm Trump’s DNI pick as warrantless spy powers sit on ICE

The Senate moved unusually fast to schedule the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s new nominee for the director of national intelligence. Trump nominated Jay Clayton to […]

Ohio progressive group raided by FBI accuses Trump’s DOJ of intimidation

FBI special agents searched an office of a progressive organization in Ohio Thursday as part of a Justice Department investigation into its voter registration efforts, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News

Trump’s very public inner dialogue on Iran

TRUMP’S VERY PUBLIC INNER DIALOGUE ON IRAN. On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States would attack Iran that evening. “The United States will be hitting Iran … VERY HARD TONIGHT,” Trump wrote. The president added that the U.S. might also take over the critical oil facility on Kharg Island […]

Pilot scolds plane load of Congress members as Trump show leaves them grounded

A bipartisan group of Congress members sat grounded on a runway for more than an hour Thursday — all because of an airshow rehearsal for Trump's White House UFC fight.Politico Playbook's Adam Wren reported the delegation was stuck aboard a Delta flight from Washington to Detroit. Among the stranded passengers: Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Shri Thanedar (D-MI), alongside Republican Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Bob Latta (R-OH).The pilot told them there could be no traffic out of Reagan National Airport because of an airshow rehearsal tied to Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event — President Donald Trump's marquee White House fight card, scheduled for the South Lawn on June 14, the president's 80th birthday.He added that, if they had complaints, they should call their representatives in Congress.When asked about the delay, the White House didn't apologize. "There were planned, temporary airspace holds put in place while crews performed a rehearsal in relation to Sunday's historic UFC Freedom 250 event," a spokesperson said.