President Donald Trump on Thursday extolled the results of his administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, touting falling oil prices, rising stock markets, and a renewed commitment that Tehran will never obtain a nuclear weapon. “Oil is flowing, Iran can never have a nuclear weapon (the world will be safe!),…

By James Morley III | Thursday, 18 June 2026 03:46 PM EDT On Thursday, President Donald Trump condemned reports that Utah might move to an all-mail voting system, warning the Republican-led state against adopting what he described as the same model used in states that “always head LEFT, as soon…

New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is expected to resume in-person congressional duties on June 30, according to his political adviser. Harrison Neely, Kean’s chief of staff, informed the New Jersey Globe Thursday that the congressman will return for voting sessions at the end of the month. Kean, 57,…

By Michael Katz | Thursday, 18 June 2026 10:25 PM EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs is eliminating gender-identity initiatives across its healthcare system and redesignating LGBTQ+ veteran care coordinators as general care coordinators under a new directive intended to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders on diversity programs…

A Boeing jumbo jet that has flown American presidents for over 35 years touched down at Joint Base Andrews before dawn Thursday, prompting senior White House aides to post tributes signaling that a Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is about to replace it as Air Force One. The Air Force said, however,…

By Jim Thomas | Thursday, June 18, 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Protection data reveals that authorities have completed a 13th consecutive month without releasing any illegal border crossers into the country to pursue asylum claims. The milestone comes as Border Patrol apprehensions along the southwest border dropped to 9,998…

By Sam Barron | Thursday, June 18, 2026 AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby group, has made its presence felt in a heated New York City Democratic primary campaign, despite not spending any money on the race. Former city Comptroller Brad Lander, running against Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., has run numerous ads…

The York Revolution, a Pennsylvania Minor League Baseball team, forfeited Thursday night’s scheduled contest against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs after several players refused to wear Pride Night jerseys featuring rainbow-colored sleeves. The independent professional club canceled the game under Atlantic League rules requiring uniformed personnel to wear matching uniforms….

By Michael Katz | Thursday, June 18, 2026, 7:26 p.m. EDT A federal judge in Boston has narrowed consolidated lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s election-integrity executive order, allowing claims tied to November’s midterm elections to proceed while dismissing challenges involving future elections as premature. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani wrote…