Author: Mike Brest

Israel’s military carried out several strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah targets as officials are pushing both sides to finalize a ceasefire deal to stop the war. Israeli military officials said they completed strikes on 20 targets in the area of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The strikes occurred in Dahiyeh, Hezbollah’s stronghold. Officials said Israel…

A newly released police report from 2017 alleges that Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, blocked the woman who accused him of sexual assault from leaving the hotel room and took her phone before the encounter that he denies was anything but consensual. Hegseth, 44, who President-elect Donald…

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of Defense, was investigated, but not charged, in a sexual assault case less than a decade ago, raising questions about the Trump transition team’s vetting process. The Monterey Police Department in California investigated “an alleged sexual assault” involving Hegseth that took place in the…

Donald Trump Jr. taunted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on social media, saying that his father’s administration would cut U.S. funding to Ukraine once inaugurated in January. Trump Jr. posted a clip on social media over the weekend of Zelensky, adding the caption: “POV [point of view]: You’re 38 days from losing your allowance.”  His snipe…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hasn’t always been former president Donald Trump’s biggest fan. As recently as 2023, the billionaire entrepreneur indicated it was time for someone fresh: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Fast-forward to fall 2024, however, and Musk has fallen hard for MAGA. He campaigns enthusiastically onstage with Trump, has spent millions of dollars of…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in response to the latter’s trip to Russia for a global summit earlier this week. Guterres attended the BRICS summit hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan earlier this week, which led to criticism given Russia’s war in…

The allegation that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, had an inappropriate relationship with a student was Russian disinformation that Russian “influence actors” propagated, according to the U.S. intelligence community. A man claiming to be a former student of Walz accused the governor of sexual assault, though he was seemingly an imposter…

The bedroom window of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home was hit and shattered by a Hezbollah drone over the weekend. Hezbollah launched the drone from Lebanon, evading Israel’s air defense systems, and hit the window of Netanyahu’s bedroom in the Caesarea area. A photo released by the Israelis shows damage to the window. Both…

Israel‘s military said it is investigating “the possibility” that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed. The Israel Defense Forces said three terrorists were killed in “IDF operations” and that it and the Israeli Security Agency, better known as Shin Bet, are “checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar.” “At this stage, the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to cut all humanitarian aid off from northern Gaza in an effort to starve out Hamas terrorists. Israel’s military has ordered the evacuation of the north multiple times already, the most recent of which was over the weekend. A group of retired generals have come up…