Dem lawmaker sparks online firestorm after saying Iryna Zarutska mural doesn’t align with city’s values

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Rhode Island Democratic state representative is facing blowback on social media after claiming that a mural of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina sparked national outrage, doesn’t reflect the “values” of the city of Providence. “Ultimately, we want to make sure … Read more

Election expert testifies FBI’s evidence in Fulton County ballot case ‘doesn’t make sense’

ATLANTA — A leading elections expert told a federal judge on Friday that the evidence the FBI used to justify a recent seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, “doesn’t make sense.” Ryan Macias, a former U.S. Election Assistance Commission official, testified that the list of irregularities the FBI identified didn’t represent a … Read more

Trump says he doesn’t want to call Iran conflict a “war” because of need for approval from Congress

President Trump suggested late Wednesday he’s avoiding describing the military conflict with Iran as a “war” because of concerns around the fact that Congress hasn’t authorized military force.  “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say, if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” the president said at … Read more

Sen. Tammy Duckworth slams Trump on Iran, says he doesn’t know what end state of war will be

Democrats in Congress are seeking oversight of the war in Iran. One of those Democrats is Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, who pushed for Tuesday’s war powers resolution vote, which failed mostly along party lines. Duckworth joins “The Takeout” to share her views on the conflict. Source link

The Latest: Trump says US will ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and… President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants … Read more

Rebuffed by allies, Trump now says U.S. doesn’t need help defending the Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump dropped his push Tuesday for U.S. allies to join in protecting the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian threats — an about-face that came just one day after he called upon nations to “get involved” so oil tankers can safely navigate the crucial shipping lane. First on social media and later … Read more

Israel says it killed another Iranian leader, but that doesn’t mean it’s winning the war

Though plenty of experts warned that Iran could and would likely close the strait if attacked, this crisis seems to have come as a surprise to those prosecuting the war. President Donald Trump had tried to cajole allies into sending ships to help reopen the strait, something most of them declined to do. In an … Read more

The Iran war throws Trump’s China trip into doubt, but Beijing doesn’t seem to mind waiting

BEIJING — The timing of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in doubt after Trump asked to delay it by “a month or so” so he can focus on the widening war with Iran. It’s the latest complication from the U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran, which has close … Read more