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Most members of the U.S. House and Senate were nowhere near Washington when a gunman went to the homes of two Minnesota state lawmakers, killing two people and wounding two others.And that’s exactly what rattled U.S. representatives and senators. They, too, weren’t in Washington. They were home for the weekend.Police accuse Vance Boelter of killing Democratic state Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Boelter is also accused of […]

A trio of key Trump administration officials — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt — are in the midst of facing their first major foreign policy test in their high-profile admin roles after Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran and President Donald Trump weighs involving the U.S. in the conflict. The trio ascended to their roles with widespread fanfare […]

Middle East tensions seeped onto the New York City campaign trail this week as President Donald Trump considers striking Iran. When asked by The Bulwark podcast host, Tim Miller, if the phrases "Globalize the intifada" and "From the river to the sea" make him uncomfortable, mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani explained he doesn't support banning language, comparing that leadership style to Trump. "The very word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when […]

As violence escalates in Israel during its conflict with Iran, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is dispatching four planes to evacuate 1,500 stranded Americans.Mano Maritime cruise ship Crown Iris picked up the evacuees in Ashdod, Israel, and took them on a 13-hour steam trip to Lanarca, Cyprus. Most passengers were from a program called Birthright Israel, which provides educational trips to the Holy Land for young Americans of Jewish descent or […]