The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the Iran war, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent over the past 12 months…

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran “will have to pay the price” for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Much of it, like their Navy and…

President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)…

Progressive Randy Villegas (D) is projected to advance in the 22nd Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R), according to results from Decision Desk HQ.  Villegas, an educator and activist, knocked out California State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) from the race after neither Democrat reached the 60-percent threshold to secure the California Democratic…

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Tuesday said the stalled peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are “starting to feel like we’re Charlie Brown” trying to kick the football. Gimenez appeared on “Varney & Co.” on Fox Business, where host Stuart Varney asked the lawmaker if he agreed with a Washington Post op-ed about the…

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday blasted President Trump over the security, road closures and gridlock in New York City as a result of his attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden (MSG) before accusing the president of sleeping during the game. Trump, who professed loving the New York…

Former U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino on Monday said he is not ruling out a bid for the White House in 2028. Bovino responded to reporting from NewsNation, The Hill’s cable partner, that said he is exploring a presidential run. He told the outlet in an interview that his potential run is exploratory and…

Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday said President Trump lived “his worst nightmare” during a fiery “Meet the Press” interview on NBC News, where the president abruptly cut off the exchange and left. Trump removed his microphone, stood up and walked off after “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker challenged the president’s false claims that the…

President Trump on Tuesday said a peace deal with Iran could be reached within the next “two or three days.” The president made the remark to reporters while in New York after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. He said a deal would soon…

President Trump called the NBA “a little left wing” but also “great” on Monday evening, after he was booed during Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. A reporter asked the president outside Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport…

President Trump on Monday said two crew members who were aboard a U.S. attack helicopter when they crashed near the Strait of Hormuz are “fine.” The two crew members, whose AH-64 Apache helicopter was patrolling regional waters, were rescued within two hours after they crashed near Oman’s coast, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). The…

Los Angeles’s registered Democrats waited until “the last minute” to cast their ballots in the June 2 primary election as they sorted out their options for California governor. And that down-to-the-wire vote had consequences in how the mayoral race results were reported,  according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). On Sunday, DDHQ projected Los Angeles City Council member…

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Saturday said President Trump’s planned attendance at Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will ruin the “vibe.” Smith responded to a user on the social platform X who blasted the commentator’s take against having…

A new poll released Monday found that fewer Americans see the U.S. as an exceptional country as it approaches its 250th birthday. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that 44 percent say the U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, with about one-quarter of Americans saying the U.S. stands…

Iran on Monday announced an end to its latest ballistic missile attacks on Israel, with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) telling state media that it was a “complete success.” Iran’s military warned, however, that operations would resume if Israel restarts attacks on Lebanon, which has been a condition of the ceasefire between Iran and…