Author: Brittany Mays

Democrats forced a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year over their list of demands that included narrowing how and when ICE can arrest people, barring officers fro The brief shutdown exposed how partisan bargaining over immigration policy can shut down core homeland security functions and leave enforcement teams in legal and operational limbo. From a Republican perspective, this kind of dealmaking feels like politics over protection, where law enforcement gets sidelined while vulnerabilities at the border grow. The episode showed that when oversight and enforcement get tied to political lists of demands, the result is…

A focused look at the rising pressure campaign against Iran and the tightening U.S. posture underway. Combat strikes have moved from military targets to Iranian infrastructure. Just how long can Tehran hold out? The shift signals deliberate escalation designed to choke the regime’s capacity without committing to full-scale occupation. The Trump approach has been to squeeze where it hurts and force outcomes without open-ended entanglements. That means targeting supply lines, energy nodes, and economic choke points while signaling strong resolve to allies and adversaries alike. Iran’s leadership counts on time and attrition to blunt pressure, relying on proxy networks, asymmetric…

Fox News figures Laura Ingraham and Brit Hume are warning President Trump that an ongoing military confrontation with Iran could hurt Republican chances in November, citing mounting American casualties and roughly 100 days until the midterms. Prominent voices on Fox News have started to tell the White House what many voters already suspect: continued fighting with Iran risks handing Democrats a clear political advantage. Those warnings are notable because Fox personalities have mostly backed the administration, yet the combination of casualties and a tight electoral calendar is changing the calculus. Laura Ingraham used her show this week to make a…

Two American visitors were stabbed near the Acropolis in Athens on the morning of July 21, 2026, when a knife-wielding man began threatening people on a pedestrian street and then attacked the couple; police detained the suspect, who reportedly has psychological issues and a prior knife arrest. The victims were treated at a nearby hospital, and authorities treated the incident as an isolated act while investigators reviewed the suspect’s background and the timeline of response. A Greek American couple visiting Athens was wounded on a pedestrian walkway close to the Acropolis Museum and one of the archaeological site entrances when…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back Wednesday against GOP claims that democratic socialists plan to impose a communist agenda in Congress, arguing the accusations are politically motivated and mischaracterize her policy goals. Republicans have spent months warning that democratic socialists will steer Congress toward radical change, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered those attacks head-on. She defended the policy priorities she and her allies promote while rejecting labels that equate their proposals with communism. The exchange highlights the partisan tug-of-war over what constitutes mainstream policy versus ideological extremism. From a Republican perspective, the concern is straightforward: democratic socialist proposals can mean bigger…

House Democrats split sharply when an amendment to cut $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel reached the floor, exposing fractures in leadership and the party’s stance on a longtime ally. More than half of House Democrats voted to strip billions in U.S. military aid to Israel, a roll call that laid bare a widening rift the party’s leadership can no longer paper over. The amendment, offered by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, proposed removing $3.3 billion in U.S. aid to Israel from a State Department funding bill. The House defeated the amendment 314 to 104, but the internal math…

Iran on Wednesday denied there had been any nuclear-related activity at the so-called “Pickaxe Mountain,” one of the country’s most advanced uranium-enrichment facilities, less than a d

At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday. This figure underscores the scale and speed of the emergency in a country already struggling with conflict, fragile health infrastructure, and deeply rooted logistical challenges. At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday. That grim toll reflects a crisis moving faster than many past outbreaks, stretching local teams and international partners. Health officials are racing to trace contacts, vaccinate at-risk populations, and keep care centers running under dangerous…

President Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter. The White House action reported here signals a significant shift in U.S.-Saudi cooperation on nuclear energy, and it will likely draw intense scrutiny from lawmakers and experts. Giving a partner state enrichment capacity touches raw national security concerns because the same technology can be used for both power reactors and weapons programs. From a Republican perspective, the decision is framed around bolstering an important ally while insisting on…

Landbell USA collected mandatory payments running into “tens of millions of dollars a year” as corporate revenue and said it would hire staff and create the organization, raising questions about how the funds were used and how the entity was established. Landbell USA took in mandatory payments described as “tens of millions of dollars a year,” recording those sums as corporate revenue while publicly committing to build out a staffed organization. The payments came from regulated producers and covered compliance obligations in various U.S. programs, with the money routed through the company’s accounts. That accounting choice has drawn attention because…