Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said in an interview Sunday morning that the ongoing U.S. military campaign with Israel against Iran could have an impact on geopolitics elsewhere. Cramer, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told host John Catsimatidis on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show that the strikes send “a message” to adversaries… Source…
President Trump is facing economic hardships as oil prices have risen due to the Iran war and the US job market has slowed down. Friday brought a double dose of bad economic news for Trump: another surge in oil prices due to unexpected job losses in February and escalating conflict in the Middle East. Trump…
A majority of Americans are opposed to ongoing U.S. military action in Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, even as President Trump has vowed to continue operations until the Iranian regime surrenders. The poll released Friday found that 56 percent of Americans opposed or strongly opposed military action… Source link
The State Department on Saturday condemned an “unprovoked” Iranian drone strike in Azerbaijan that reportedly injured several people, and reaffirmed US support for Middle East allies as hostilities escalate in the region. Principal Deputy Spokesman Tommy Piggott said, “These attacks are a blatant violation of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and an unnecessary escalation of Iran’s aggression.” Source…
The US military and its allies across the Middle East are struggling to deal with Iran’s swarm of cheap attack drones as the war enters its second week. Pentagon officials reportedly acknowledged in a closed-door briefing with lawmakers last week that waves of Iranian-launched drones are penetrating air defense systems, hitting US troops and bases……
President Trump on Saturday honored six US service members killed in the Iranian retaliatory strike in Kuwait during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Trump attended the proceedings for Sgt. White Bear Lake, Minn. First Class Nicole Amor; Capt. Cody Khork of Lakeland, Florida; Sergeant First Class Noah… Source link
The threat of severe weather across the central part of the country continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms killed four people in southern Michigan and two in eastern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible from the Great Lakes to Texas, although there is little danger… Source link
A federal judge on Saturday blocked layoffs at Voice of America (VOA), while also ruling that Kari Lake, the acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), illegally ran the independent federal agency. Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation…
President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom’s reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the US conflict with Iran, warning that the US “will remember” – pointing to Britain’s hesitation to get involved in the war. “The United Kingdom, our once great ally, perhaps our greatest… Source link
The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still developing after primary night, with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement expected to shape the Republican runoff. Source link
