Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that he does not believe a ground invasion will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz because the vital choke point has been closed for more than a month. Iran has planted mines in the waterway and threatened to shoot down any “enemy” ships attempting to travel… Source…
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday ridiculed President Trump’s latest threats to Iran as “war crimes.” “Trump is calling reporters today to tell them he’s going to commit massive war crimes next week,” Murphy wrote on the social platform X. Source link
Former Georgia state representative Stacey Abrams (D) on Saturday called President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting unconstitutional and illegal. “This is clearly illegal, and it is squarely in line with the voter suppression tactics that Republicans, including Donald Trump, have been using for the last decade,” said Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate. Source…
The women’s basketball program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) captured its first NCAA title on Sunday, receiving praise from former President Obama and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after the victory. The No. 1-seed Bruins, led by head coach Corey Close, defeated No. 1-seed South Carolina 79–51 to complete a 37–1 season……
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he spoke to President Trump about the mission to rescue a US service member whose plane was shot down by Iranian forces. “I spoke earlier with President @realDonaldTrump and personally congratulated him on his bold decision and perfectly executed US mission to rescue the downed pilot from the…
Multiple US aircraft were destroyed during a mission to rescue a US service member stranded in Iran, an Iranian news outlet reported on Sunday. Iranian Fars news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that two C-130 aircraft and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed during the mission. … Source…
Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, the day after Easter, more than two months after her mother Nancy Guthrie disappeared. “It’s hard to imagine doing this because it’s this place of joy and lightness, and I can’t come back and try to be something I’m not,” Savannah… Source link
House and Senate Republicans continue to trip over themselves as they struggle to end the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history. Inside the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team have not found a formula for taming their rebellious conservative wing. Between the houses, there have been disagreements between Johnson and Senate Majority…
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) said during an interview broadcast Sunday that ending foreign wars is “the best thing we can do” to lower gas prices — comments that come amid the US-Israel conflict over Iran. “In this state, at least, there has been some conversation about possibly waiving the gas tax to some extent……
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday supported the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when host Jake Tapper asked if he supports the administration’s proposed budget cuts for fiscal year 2027. On Friday, office……
