Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran

The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade? Nine months and six days before a Tomahawk missile tore through the gaily decorated classrooms of the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, ripping apart the bodies of schoolchildren, teachers and parents, the … Read more

Nation’s second-largest school district targeted by Trump over secretive trans policy

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The nation’s second-largest school district is under federal scrutiny for a policy allowing staff to hide students’ gender identity from parents, after federal officials cited allegations tied in … Read more

Dems dodge on Trump removal as party weighs 25th Amendment move

House Democrats are weighing a long-shot scenario to remove President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment but are declining to say whether they’ll act before the November midterm elections. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., will brief congressional Democrats Friday afternoon on the constitutional mechanism that would rely heavily on Trump’s Cabinet agreeing … Read more

Biden-era illegal immigrant convicted of groping teen girls as critics blast Soros-backed prosecutor

Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping more than a dozen high school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found guilty on nine counts Thursday. The guilty verdict came after critics of Soros-funded Democratic Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano accused him of flubbing the case by not subpoenaing witnesses until the day before.  … Read more

Canadian mother held by ICE with daughter, 7, speaks out on families ‘suffering greatly’ in detention

Tania Warner and her daughter were detained in Texas facilities deemed ‘unsafe and degrading’ When Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter, Ayla, were released after nearly three weeks of detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Canadian mother’s joy at regaining her freedom was tempered by the knowledge of the many families who … Read more

Alarm as acting CDC director delays report showing Covid vaccine benefits

Study that reportedly found reduction in ER visits and hospitalizations being reviewed by Jay Bhattacharya A Trump administration appointee has delayed publication of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that shows benefits related to the Covid vaccine, leading to concerns that the administration is engaging in behind-the-scenes tactics to undermine vaccines. Research … Read more

Israel and Hezbollah Trade Strikes Further Threatening Ceasefire

New Israeli strikes in Lebanon targeting what it says is the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah are threatening the fragile ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. Leaders of Iran say Lebanon is an inseparable part of the ceasefire, which the U.S. and Israel dispute. It comes as the White House team is set to meet … Read more