{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story US strikes military targets on key Iranian oil island The United States struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island overnight, a White House official said Tuesday. © Greg Nash Kharg Island is the lifeline of Iran’s oil economy, as about 90 percent of… Source link
New allegations that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) sent sexually explicit text messages to a campaign staffer mark the second time a Texas Republican has been accused of sexual harassment toward a staffer and are renewing calls from many Republicans for further action against the embattled congressman. The San Antonio Express-News reported Monday that Gonzales… Source…
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Tuesday condemned President Trump’s threat to Iran that if it rejected his demands, “an entire civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back.” “This is the definition of genocide,” Jones, who is typically a Trump supporter, said in a post on X. “Not a war. Not a defensive…
Political scientist Larry Sabato said the decline in voter approval of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) months into her first term at the helm of the Old Dominion State is “astonishing.” His approval rating at the Washington Post-George Mason Schar School stood at 47 percent, with 46 percent of voters disapproving and 7 percent expressing…
A Bahrain-led resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz failed at the United Nations on Tuesday, unable to withstand opposition despite attempts by Russia and China to weaken its provisions to gain support. About a dozen countries – Bahrain, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, Somalia, United Kingdom and… Source…
The State Department warned Americans in the Middle East on Tuesday to evacuate before President Trump threatened to bomb a wide range of infrastructure in Iran, escalating tensions in the region. “The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety of Americans around the world. On March 2, we issued a region-wide precautionary… Source…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Monday that gives him and other state officials the authority to designate domestic terrorist organizations and remove public university students accused of supporting them. “To maintain the rule of law, our state must operate under a legal system, the Constitution… Source link
Vice President Vance followed the European Union on Tuesday on a trip to Budapest, where he praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban just days before elections in that country. Orban is one of the Trump administration’s top allies in Europe, and Vance’s visit is aimed at pushing his government… Source link
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that President Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is a “pivotal moment” for the conflict and the region, warning that Tehran would face a “massive military strike” if it did not agree to US demands. “This time tomorrow night, we’ll have a… Source link
