Trump to impose naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iranian ‘world extortion’

President Trump on Sunday defended his social media post from earlier this week stating “a whole civilization will die” in Iran, saying it brought the Iranian government to the negotiating table. “I’m fine with it,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News's “Sunday Morning Futures,” when she asked about the post.  On Tuesday, less...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that soaring gas prices could go “a little bit higher” before the midterm elections, signaling the Republican Party faces an uphill battle on economic messaging ahead of November.  Trump predicted that in the long term, energy costs will come down significantly when the United States finishes its war on Iran. […]

Efforts to expel Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, from Congress gained bipartisan steam on Sunday, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they would vote in favor of two separate measures to remove them.

President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. Navy will “clean out” the Strait of Hormuz, just a few hours after he announced that the military branch will block ships from entering the passageway.  “We're going to clean out the strait,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” The president also said...