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Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat

Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat


April 8, 2026
President Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as a deadline looms for Iran to agree to U.S. demands, escalating his rhetoric even as last-minute negotiations continue through intermediaries to avert sweeping military strikes. Trump has set a Tuesday night deadline for Iran to accept terms that include reopening the Strait of […]
Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support

Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support


April 8, 2026
A top Senate Republican is eyeing a way to put a “down payment” on Trump-backed voter ID legislation through a party-line bill later in the year. The Senate has been debating the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act for almost a month. But without Democratic votes to break the filibuster, the legislation has no […]
Midterm alarm bells: Democrats face steep favorability deficit despite election gains

Midterm alarm bells: Democrats face steep favorability deficit despite election gains


April 8, 2026
A new national poll is the latest to indicate that Democrats are facing major problems with their party’s image as they try to win back congressional majorities from the Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. Just 28% of Americans questioned in a CNN poll view the Democratic Party positively, with 56% seeing Democrats in an […]
Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth

Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth


April 8, 2026
A Democratic congresswoman whose parents fled the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decades ago announced Monday she would file articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for alleged war crimes amid the current conflict. Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona previously told the New York Times she initially “felt a rush of hope, but […]
American journalist kidnapped in Iraq is set free, must leave country ‘immediately,’ her employer says

American journalist kidnapped in Iraq is set free, must leave country ‘immediately,’ her employer says


April 8, 2026
Shelly Kittleson, the American journalist who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released, according to Al-Monitor, the Middle East publication where she works as a freelance contributor.  Viral surveillance footage appeared to show Kittleson being forced into a car by two men at a busy intersection in Baghdad last Tuesday. The State Department previously […]
Primary pause, political firestorm: High-stakes elections this month take center stage

Primary pause, political firestorm: High-stakes elections this month take center stage


April 7, 2026
The ballot box battle for the House majority resumes this week. Special U.S. House contests in Georgia and New Jersey and a Virginia referendum that is the latest face-off between President Donald Trump and Republicans and Democrats in the high-stakes congressional redistricting wars — with the House majority on the line — will all draw […]
‘God is good’: Inside the high-risk US mission to save a wounded airman shot down in Iran

‘God is good’: Inside the high-risk US mission to save a wounded airman shot down in Iran


April 7, 2026
In a scene that unfolded like a Hollywood script, hundreds of American troops descended into the rugged mountains of southwestern Iran on Saturday to rescue a wounded airman who spent nearly two days hiding from Iranian forces.  What followed was a high-stakes combat search-and-rescue mission deep inside Iran, with U.S. forces racing to locate and […]
Top cops out: The attorney general firings and forced exits that made history

Top cops out: The attorney general firings and forced exits that made history


April 7, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s departure last week was the latest in a series of high-profile firings or resignations of America’s top law enforcement officer, from a key Watergate figure to a well-respected attorney whose differences with the president became irreconcilable. Former President George Washington appointed Founding Father and former Virginia Gov. Edmund Randolph the nation’s […]
CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources

CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources


April 7, 2026
High-level sources have informed Fox News that during rescue efforts in Iran after a U.S. fighter jet was shot down, the commander of U.S. Central Command directed an attack against an underground Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters. While the airman rescue was going on, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper directed a strike on an IRGC […]
Trump touts airman rescue mission, boasts Iran could be ‘taken out in 1 night’

Trump touts airman rescue mission, boasts Iran could be ‘taken out in 1 night’


April 7, 2026
President Donald Trump touted the “historic” rescue of the downed F-15E airmen behind enemy lines and issued a warning to Iran to make a deal before Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. ET deadline or face being “taken out.” “This is a rescue that’s very historic,” Trump told the White House press corps in a Monday news […]
Dem Senate primary erupts in key state as candidate teams up with radical streamer: ‘America deserved 9/11’

Dem Senate primary erupts in key state as candidate teams up with radical streamer: ‘America deserved 9/11’


April 7, 2026
A Democratic candidate in a crucial Senate battleground showdown is taking plenty of incoming fire from his primary rivals as well as the Republican contender in the race as he prepares to team up on Tuesday with a controversial far-left online streamer. Abdul El-Sayed, the 2018 Michigan Democratic gubernatorial runner-up who is backed by progressive champion […]
Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP’s fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG’s seat

Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP’s fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG’s seat


April 7, 2026
ROME, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller says that Tuesday’s special election runoff in Georgia is “extremely crucial.” Fuller is facing off against Democrat Shawn Harris in the race to fill the seat in Georgia’s solidly red 14th Congressional District — in the northwest part of the state — left vacant when MAGA firebrand […]
White House unleashes on Stacey Abrams in latest clash over Trump’s election order

White House unleashes on Stacey Abrams in latest clash over Trump’s election order


April 7, 2026
The White House tore into Democrat activist and failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Monday after she argued President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to rein in mail-in voting was “patently illegal.” “Has Stacey Abrams conceded the multiple elections she lost yet or is she still pretending to be Governor?” White House spokeswoman Abigail […]
Ilhan Omar calls Trump an ‘unhinged lunatic,’ urges booting him out of office

Ilhan Omar calls Trump an ‘unhinged lunatic,’ urges booting him out of office


April 7, 2026
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called President Donald Trump an “unhinged lunatic” in a Monday post on X, advocating for him to be ousted from office. “This is not ok. Invoke the 25th amendment. Impeach. Remove. This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office,” she asserted. The left-wing lawmaker made the comments while sharing a screenshot […]
Former Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin hints at political future, says he’s ‘chomping at the bit’ after exit

Former Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin hints at political future, says he’s ‘chomping at the bit’ after exit


April 7, 2026
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his political career may not be over, telling Sean Hannity he still has “more to give” just under three months after leaving office. “I have more to give. I just do. The one year of campaigning and the four years of running, so five years, went by in five […]