A top Senate Republican wants answers on why the Biden administration drained the nation’s oil stockpile but did little to replenish it. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., charged that decisions under President Joe Biden to tap…
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From Biden’s ‘war’ on gas prices to ‘small price to pay’: GOP shifts tone as Iran conflict hits pumps
by adminRepublicans sharply criticized former President Joe Biden over rising prices at the gas pump, but a spike in energy prices amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran threatens to scramble the party’s affordability messaging. The Iran…
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A suspected retaliatory drone attack by pro-Iranian militias struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post. The newspaper said the strike hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, and…
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From Biden’s ‘war’ on gas prices to ‘small price to pay,’ GOP shifts tone as Iran conflict hits pumps
by adminRepublicans sharply criticized former President Joe Biden over rising prices at the gas pump, but a spike in energy prices amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran threatens to scramble the party’s affordability messaging. The Iran…
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Hegseth once warned against endless wars. Now he’s leading Trump’s strike-first doctrine
by adminIn a little over a year, the United States has carried out dozens of airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean tied to alleged narco-trafficking networks, launched sustained operations against Houthi forces in the Red Sea,…
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Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule
by admin‘Think of Mojtaba Khamenei as his father on steroids.’ That is how Kasra Aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, described Iran’s new supreme leader in…
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President Donald Trump’s declaration that he won’t sign any new bills until the Senate passes voter ID legislation threatens to derail his own legislative priorities and sideline confirmation of the newest addition to his Cabinet. …
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Katie Britt blasts Democrats for playing ‘political games’ with shutdown amid airport chaos
by adminSenate Republicans are accusing their Democratic counterparts of playing ‘political games’ as the caucus appears ready to escalate the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). There’s been little movement to reopen DHS…
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Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic continues to unfold. Khalid Azizi, spokesperson…
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Trump says it’s an ‘honor’ to keep Strait of Hormuz open for China and other countries
by adminPresident Donald Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying it would be an ‘honor’ to do so in an effort to help other nations that rely on the vital Middle…
