Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship

The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet censorship and blackout. Ever since the January uprisings against the regime, Tehran has enforced a bloody clampdown against its opponents. The Iran Human Rights Society has documented 784 executions so […]

Trump administration to offer ‘premium’ expedited visa interviews for $750

The State Department will begin offering a “premium” expedited service allowing foreign business and tourist visa applicants to come to the U.S. to secure interview appointments within 10 days at select U.S. embassies and consulates for an additional $750 fee. The department will unveil a pilot program that will allow applicants to pay the $750 […]

Scandal-plagued Platner captures Democratic Senate nomination

BLUE HILL, Maine — He’s been facing one of the roughest stretches of his bid for the U.S. Senate, but Graham Platner on Tuesday captured the Democratic Party’s Senate nomination. Platner, a military combat veteran and oyster farmer who is backed by progressive champions Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and […]

Trump’s endorsement power faces another GOP test in South Carolina after Alan Wilson advances

One week after President Donald Trump‘s endorsement-winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president’s immense clout over the GOP is facing another test in South Carolina. While Trump’s preferred choice for the Palmetto State’s GOP gubernatorial primary, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, has clinched one of the two tickets in the race for the […]

Trump ally Lindsey Graham survives challenge from GOP’s anti-establishment wing

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., squeaked out a win Tuesday night in a crowded primary race for the Republican nomination in the Palmetto State.  Though there were six candidates, the contest truly fell between Graham and businessman Mark Lynch. Their primary battle again brought forth the ongoing feud within the GOP, pitting Trump-aligned candidates against the […]

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