DOJ says it shut down websites that spread Iranian propaganda, threatened dissidents and took credit for hacks

The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics. The move comes amid fears that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran could expand into cyberattacks. A news agency linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has threatened American tech … Read more

TSA official warns some airports could shut down if officers’ sick calls climb: “A serious situation”

Acting deputy TSA administrator Adam Stahl says the agency is concerned about the growing number of sick calls among TSA officers, which is leading to long security lines at airports across the country.  “If the call rate does climb, there could be scenarios where we may have to shut down airports,” he told CBS News. … Read more

Biden-appointed judge twice shut down by SCOTUS faces ‘activist’ fire after latest Trump policy block

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Biden-appointed federal judge who drew Supreme Court intervention twice in a separate deportation case is facing fresh conservative backlash after temporarily blocking Trump administration vaccine policies on Monday. Judge Brian Murphy’s ruling in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts was the latest in a string of … Read more

Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years ahead of Trump-backed renovation project

The Kennedy Center’s board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two years as President Trump calls for a major overhaul of the D.C.-based performing arts institution. It’s the latest move by Mr. Trump to put his stamp on the Kennedy Center, drawing stiff criticism from congressional Democrats and performing artists. The … Read more

New Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz must remain shut in first message: State TV

Iran’s state-run media issued on Thursday the first public statement attributed to the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, since his appointment in the wake of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei’s killing on Feb. 28, in the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. His statement was read out by a presenter on Iranian … Read more

Iran threatens to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes as it launches new attacks

Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercepted 17 Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Monday alone. President Trump said the U.S. has decimated Iran’s missile capacity. Matt Gutman has the latest. Source link