Water-starved western states say the federal government’s plan to manage how to split up the Colorado River is doomed to be picked apart in court. If not, representatives from desert states like Arizona say some scenarios would force them to truck in water to keep some communities alive. After years of fighting between themselves, states […]
Israeli air and ground attacks on Lebanon killed at least 41 people and wounded 40 others, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. The ministry reportedly issued a statement saying the Israeli forces were spotted by Hezbollah fighters and local residents, sparking exchanges of gunfire. It said Israeli warplanes and helicopters then carried out about 40 […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Iran will be “hit very hard” on Saturday, and that “areas and groups of people” not targeted before are now “under serious consideration.” In his post, Trump acknowledged that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks in the region, but added that “this promise was only made […]
The U.S. Court of International Trade suspended a previous order requiring Customs and Border Protection to immediately refund tariff payments, Reuters reports. The announcement comes just hours after the Trump administration said it couldn’t begin payments right away. Brandon Lord, a Customs and Border Protection official, wrote in a court filing that the agency was […]
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that jobs fell by 92,000 in February, amid concerns already out there about the economy at large. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, is at 4.4%, slightly higher than 4.3% in January. Revisions to the December and January BLS reports were also revised down by 69,000 fewer jobs. Employment […]
Justin Haubrich woke on Saturday to a phone call from his wife: Ayatollah Khamenei was dead, she told him. As a first-generation Iranian-American, Haubrich could hardly believe that the rule of the Ayatollahs had so abruptly been brought to a screeching halt from the weekend’s military actions in Iran. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime event,” Haubrich […]
Savannah Guthrie stopped by the “Today” show studios this week to thank colleagues who have supported her during the search for her missing mother. NBC says the longtime anchor intends to return to the program but is focused for now on helping her family and the investigation. Guthrie visited Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center on […]
The United States and several Gulf nations are in talks with Ukraine about buying interceptor drones designed to destroy Iranian-made Shahed attack drones, according to a new report. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has already received requests for equipment and technical support. As Straight Arrow News has reported, Ukraine built the systems during its […]
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, has withdrawn his bid for reelection after admitting he had an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. Gonzales said he would still complete his term in Congress. In a statement posted on social media late Thursday, he said, “Through the rest of my term, I will […]
President Donald Trump says he wants Iran’s current leadership removed and to have a hand in choosing who comes next. Trump told NBC News in a phone interview Thursday, “We want to go in and clean out everything.” In a separate interview with Axios, Trump said he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader, comparing it to how he says he helped install Venezuela’s current government. He also […]
