IDF says Israeli hostage killed during failed rescue attempt in Gaza: report
The Israel Defense Forces say an Israeli hostage was killed in Gaza during an attempt to rescue him from Hamas forces in December, local media reported Wednesday. The IDF reportedly notified the family of Sahar Baruch this week. They said it
US-led coalition issues warning to Houthis, vows ‘consequences’ for Red Sea attacks
A U.S.-led coalition of 13 countries issued a warning to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Wednesday, vowing consequences should the group continue attacks in the Red Sea. The U.S. was joined by the U.K., Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany,
Blackburn demands Durbin subpoena unredacted Epstein flight logs as Senate Judiciary Committee’s ‘first act’
Tennessee GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn called on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs as the committee’s ‘first act’ when it resumes business next week. Fox News Digital obtained Blackburn’s Wednesday letter to Durbin in
Biden official gets heated in clash with reporter who asks if US has escalated Gaza war with Red Sea presence
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby got heated in an exchange with a reporter who suggested the United States has provoked Iran with its naval presence in the Middle East. During Wednesday’s press briefing, the reporter asked Kirby if
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado ballot
Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to ensure he can appear on primary ballots across the country by invalidating a ruling from Colorado’s top court that said Trump is ineligible to serve as president again. Last month, the
Biden campaign amps up focus on Trump, starting with Jan. 6 speech
President Biden is scheduled to travel to Valley Forge, Pa., on Saturday to give remarks on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as his campaign attempts — at the start of the election year — to take a
DOJ declined to prosecute Ray Epps. Now it wants him sent to prison.
In July 2021, six months after the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department officially declined to prosecute a 65-year-old named Ray Epps. “Investigation did not reveal sufficient evidence that Epps entered the U.S. Capitol on January
Trump lawyers’ doozy of a filing on voter fraud
Prosecutors have repeatedly described Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020 as effectively manufacturing a pretense for illegally overturning the election. Special counsel Jack Smith said in his indictment of the former president that fake electors were meant
Bomb threats force evacuations in several state capitols
Bomb threats were reported in at least a half-dozen state capitols Wednesday morning, forcing evacuations from statehouse buildings and interrupting court proceedings, according to officials and local news outlets. Security threats have been reported in Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Border spike leaves Biden facing political jeopardy, financial squeeze
President Biden has started the new year facing intensifying political and financial pressure at the U.S.-Mexico border as his administration tries to land a funding deal with Republicans galvanized by another record influx of migrants last month. U.S. agents recorded nearly