Concerns rise over DHS shutdown in shadow of Iran strikes: 'Now would be a good time' to end it
The partial government shutdown has Department of Homeland Security employees missing their paychecks even as the U.S. has engaged Iran with airstrikes that hav...
GOP warns Democrats' DHS shutdown could jeopardize World Cup security
The ongoing government shutdown over Homeland Security funding could disrupt security planning for the FIFA World Cup, raising concerns among lawmakers as U.S. ...
House Republicans push Johnson to go to war with Senate over SAVE Act
Several House Republicans are pushing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to go to war with the Senate GOP over an election security bill that has little chance of pas...
McCarthy urges Democrats to ‘do your job’ as DHS funding stall heightens security concerns
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is sounding alarms as the FBI places its counterterrorism teams on high alert, warning Democrats that stalling fu...
Iran networks suffer losses amid airstrikes, showing digital evolution of conflicts
When missiles fly, we expect explosions. We expect smoke, sirens and satellite images. What we do not expect is silence. On February 28, 2026, as fighter jets a...
GOP Rep Massie joins Democrats in opposition to US Iran strikes
One of President Donald Trump's longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the...
TSA workers brace for missed paychecks as Democrats hold firm on DHS funding
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are on the cusp of working without pay, and there is no backup plan in place to ensure they don’t miss a ch...
From hostage crisis to assassination plots: Iran’s near half-century war on Americans
After radical students overthrew Iran's shah in 1979 and took hostages in the U.S. embassy, the Middle Eastern nation became a strident and blood-soaked adversa...
Trump’s Iran strike rocks Texas Senate race as Dems demand ‘war powers,’ GOP applauds president
SAN ANTONIO, TX - With hours to go until primary day in Texas, the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran is the latest flashpoint in Lone Star State's high-stakes and...
Democrats buck party leaders to defend Trump's 'decisive action' on Iran
President Donald Trump’s joint strikes on Iran are exposing a divide in both parties, and several Democrats have come to the president's defense while a handful...
Israel targets Iran’s supreme leader in sweeping strikes as US joins ‘Operation Epic Fury’
In a sweeping pre-dawn bombing campaign across Iran, Israeli forces targeted sites linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Israeli offi...
If Khamenei falls, who takes Iran? Strikes will expose power vacuum — and the IRGC’s grip
As U.S. and Israeli forces strike deep inside Iran — reportedly targeting senior regime officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President ...
Dems' potential 2028 hopefuls come out against US strikes on Iran
Some of the top rumored Democratic potential candidates for president in 2028 are showing a united front in opposing U.S. strikes on Iran, with several high-pro...
Bipartisan revolt targets Trump's war powers after massive Iran strikes
President Donald Trump's joint strikes with Israel against Iran have intensified a growing bipartisan push in Congress to rein in his war powers, with lawmakers...
Key military sites targeted inside Iran as part of coordinated US-Israeli strikes
In coordinated, sweeping U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran in the predawn hours of Saturday, key military and nuclear-linked sites were targeted inside the country.T...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after IDF strike hits Tehran compound, Israeli source confirms
Iran’s militant and unyielding supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades and oversaw an era of harsh in...
Putin: Killing of Khamenei a 'cynical violation' of morality
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, calling the death, which came amid strikes from Israel ...
Did they get him? Khamenei's fate remains unknown after Israeli strike levels his compound
Editor’s Note: Hours after publication of this article, Israel confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.As the smoke was still clearing over Tehran, one qu...
Trump orders strikes on Iran; experts say he can bypass Congress (for now)
President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military began a major combat operation in Iran was met with immediate questions about whether the ...
Trump oversees US strikes on Iran from Mar-a-Lago, speaks with Netanyahu: WH
President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, after launching joint attacks on Iran, White House press secretary Karolin...