President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, and others look on. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Good morning and welcome to Fox News…
On this day, Jan. 9 …2009: The Illinois House votes 114-1 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of soliciting bribes for political appointments, including Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat after Obama was elected president. (The Illinois Senate would unanimously vote to remove Blagojevich from office 20 days later.)Also on this day:1861: Mississippi…
Michael Atkinson, inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community, needs to be completely forthright about inconsistencies in a key form related to the Ukraine whistleblower’s complaint, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes said Wednesday night.Nunes, a California Republican who serves as ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said on “The Ingraham Angle” that his GOP colleagues on the…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s brazen attempt at extortion appears to have failed.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has announced he now has the necessary votes to begin the impeachment trial of President Trump in the Senate without capitulating to Pelosi’s shakedown that witnesses must be called in a trial of her choosing.It is now up…
Comedian Larry David appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Wednesday night to promote the new season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — and also share his thoughts on portraying Bernie Sanders on “Saturday Night Live.”With Sanders set to appear on the show Thursday, Colbert asked David if he had any questions for the U.S. senator from…
Democratic presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders faced criticism online Wednesday for participating in a conference call with an Iranian-American advocacy group just a day after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack in Iraq aimed at U.S. military personnel.The group was the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which critics claim lobbies in Washington on behalf of the Iranian government.The…
As the Australian bushfires rage on, the smoke from the devastation can be seen from space — and the effects felt across the globe.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has posted a gif to Twitter detailing just how widespread the smoke is, covering not only Australia, but parts of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.AUSTRALIA WILDFIRE DEATH TOLL…
President Trump is expected to make a statement Wednesday morning about the Iranian missile strikes that were aimed overnight at U.S. military bases in Iraq.While the attacks were the latest escalation with Tehran in the aftermath of a U.S. drone strike that killed the top Iranian general, initial assessments showed “no U.S. casualties,” a U.S. military official in…
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/01/918/516/Plane-crash6.jpg?ve=1&tl=1Debris is seen from an Ukrainian plane which crashed as authorities work at the scene of the crash of a Ukraine-bound plane in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Wednesday, The jet carrying 176 people crashed on shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all on board. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/01/918/516/Plane-crash6.jpg?ve=1&tl=1https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/01/918/516/plane-crash7.jpg?ve=1&tl=1Rescue workers carry…
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., fired back at the media Tuesday after drawing criticism for posting a fake image of former President Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.Gosar explained that his intent was simply to criticize both political figures — not to suggest that the image was authentic. He took particular aim at Daniel Medina,…
