On This Day: In New York, Washington faces the enemy within

The grand jury transcripts from the “Broadview Six” case, in which the federal government tried to charge six Chicagoans with felony conspiracy for their participation in an anti-ICE protest, were released this week, offering a rare look inside an aggressive federal prosecution.  The Broadview case collapsed in late May amid prosecutorial-misconduct allegations, a month after […]

President Donald Trump previewed more U.S. strikes against Iran after a U.S. Apache ‌helicopter was downed over the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. He declined to specify whether that would include U.S. strikes against Iranian bridges, power […]

President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Susan Collins‘s (R-ME) reelection bid against Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, despite his checkered relationship with Collins. “She does because she’s a sane woman,” Trump said during a Wednesday event at the White House when asked about his support of the Maine senator. “She’s not […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the future of Cuba is in the hands of President Trump and Havana’s leadership amid increased U.S. pressure on the communist-ruled island. “No matter what, the Department of War is going to be prepared and postured for any possible contingency,” Hegseth told troops during a visit to the...