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Trump rules out US strikes on Iran before midterms as US Treasury imposes new sanctions

The war, which began in February when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, has helped drive Trump's domestic approval ratings downward and is weighing heavily on his fellow Republicans.

US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to speak at Anduril Industries in Sparrows Point, Maryland, on October 6, 2026; illustrative
Former US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert is surrounded by officers as he leaves federal court after pleading not guilty to federal charges of trying to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI in Chicago, Illinois, United States, June 9, 2015.

Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84

Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.

Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

US Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican incumbent spars with Democrat challenger over antisemitism in strongly Jewish NY distict


Lone US Republican rep. votes against releasing Epstein files as Senate weighs bill

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) was the sole vote against the House measure requiring the release of the unclassified records on sex criminal Jefferey Epstein.

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) chairs a subcommittee hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for testimony from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari about unaccompanied migrant children, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S.,

We need to persuade Tucker Carlson’s followers, not purge them - opinion

Carlson’s post-Fox reinvention exposes the tensions within modern populism and the risks of mistaking defiance for integrity.

Tucker Carlson

Senate to vote on bill to end longest ever US gov't shutdown

Senate sources told ABC that there would be “more than enough” Democrats to vote on the bipartisan measure, though most are expected to vote against the measure.

US Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) uses his phone on the US Capitol steps as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 1, 2025.

Trump seeks end of Senate filibuster as shutdown drags on, but Republicans are unmoved

"We have to get the country open. And the way we're going to do it this afternoon is to terminate the filibuster," Trump told Republican senators.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, DC, US November 5, 2025.

'We must confront it': Sen. Ted Cruz describes antisemitism on the Right as a 'growing cancer'

“In the last six months, I have seen antisemitism rising on the right in a way I have never seen in my entire life. We must confront it," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said in Las Vegas.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference on October 31, 2025.

US governors’ chiefs of staff mission aims to bolster state-level ties with Israel

This mission is part of a broader series of delegations bringing influential American state and local leaders to Israel

The delegation's meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Editor's Notes: If US wants a true partnership with Israel, it needs to act like it - comment

Carlson will keep writing; Owens will keep baiting; the numbers may ebb and flow. Your job, Mr. Vice President, is to fix this situation.

ON ONE SIDE is the hawkish Right, personified by ‘Fox News’ talk show host Mark Levin. On the other hand is the populist Right, personified by Carlson, warning that any further entanglement is a betrayal of ‘America First.’

Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after rare Republican pushback over 'Nazi streak' text

Ingrassia also denounced the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in private text messages, according to a report in Politico.

Paul J. Ingrassia

NY State Young Republicans chapter disbanded amid racist, antisemitic chat scandal

The move follows a Politico exposé that published thousands of messages involving participants in multiple states.

Rep. Elise Stefanik is among the Republican leaders who condemned the content of the leaked texts by members of the Young Republicans.

Trump freezes Chicago transit funding, targeting Democratic areas in shutdown

The administration has now frozen at least $28 billion in funding for Democratic cities and states, escalating Trump's campaign to use the power of the US government to punish political rivals.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day he attends an event hosted by America250 in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 3, 2025.