Author: Brady Knox, Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as “RIGGED,” and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the legitimacy of the Tuesday voting results, which narrowly passed with 1,575,288 “Yes” votes and 1,486,230 “No” votes, with over 95% of…

President Donald Trump is in talks with the Internal Revenue Service to strike a deal over the release of his tax records. The news was revealed in a legal filing, where his legal team said they were in “discussions” with the IRS to “avoid protracted litigation.” Trump is seeking $10 billion in damages, which would…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran was entering a new phase, as the United States was focusing on destroying Tehran’s defense industrial base. At a Friday Pentagon briefing, Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the progress of “Operation Epic Fury.” After boasting of the destruction…

Three cargo ships were damaged by unspecified “projectiles” while navigating the Strait of Hormuz, jeopardizing President Donald Trump’s goal of preserving the shipping lane’s safety. The strait was de facto closed the morning hostilities began on Feb. 28, with announcements declaring the waterway’s closure from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders shortly after. Ships began cautiously…

Iran spread the growing regional war to the Caucasus with its first drone strike into Azerbaijan, hitting an airport terminal and damaging a nearby school. A video recorded by someone at Nakhchivan International Airport showed one of the drones exploding on impact, with another video showing smoke rising from the terminal. The strike makes Azerbaijan…

Many unforeseen conflicts broke out, escalated, and concluded in 2025. This year is set to follow that same pattern. The previous year was marked by the tentative conclusion of the war in Gaza, a brief but dangerous war between Israel and Iran, a brief war between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, and the continued onslaught of…

Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting Emirati equipment unloading at the port of Mukalla in Yemen on Tuesday after accusing its ally of “extremely dangerous” actions, a major escalation in the war-torn nation. After weeks of high tensions following the Emirati-backed Southern Transition Council’s seizure of eastern Yemen, hopes of de-escalation have collapsed after Riyadh launched…