President Trump on Tuesday threatened to escalate U.S. attacks on Iran if it has put mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid reporting that it has done so. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, made the threat but also indicated that the U.S. doesn’t have evidence of such activity. “If Iran has put out any mines...

President Trump’s exit strategy on Iran is swirling with uncertainty as he and his administration offer varying accounts of the war’s timeline and what the ultimate objective is. Trump told reporters Monday the U.S. is “getting very close to finishing” its operations in Iran, suggesting a potential off-ramp was in sight. But then Defense Secretary...

Podcaster Joe Rogan said supporters of President Trump “feel betrayed” by what he called the “insane” conflict with Iran. “Well, it just seems so insane, based on what he ran on. I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed, right?” Rogan said during the latest episode of his podcast. “He ran on,...

President Trump on Tuesday quipped about Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney becoming the “future Governor of Canada,” reviving an insult previously hurled at his predecessor Justin Trudeau over the president's push for America's northern neighbor to become the 51st state.  “I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer [D-Mich.] on trying to save The Great Lakes from...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday expressed uncertainty about President Trump banning all federal agencies from using Anthropic after the AI company and the Pentagon traded blows in recent weeks.  “I’ll confess, I have not seen a basis laid out for why the government would be prohibited from using Anthropic,” Cruz told host Andrew Ross...