The Iran peace train is, for now, still on the tracks after an initial meeting in Switzerland involving Vice President Vance and high-level officials from the Islamic Republic. There are massive perils ahead that will require painstaking navigation, however, including negotiating the nitty-gritty of Iran’s nuclear program and keeping a lid on the volatile situation...
Rep. Joyce Beatty's (D-Ohio) lawyers on Monday said the tarp covering the exterior of the Kennedy Center, installed after President Trump's name was removed, is an "act of petty defiance." Beatty, an ex officio board member, filed the original lawsuit against the administration. Her attorneys filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals of...
President Trump signed a pair of executive orders Monday aimed at boosting research into quantum computing and strengthening security practices in preparation for a post-quantum world. Quantum computing relies on quantum physics to solve complex problems much faster than traditional computers. The technology, which is still in its early stages, is expected to provide vast...
Voters in Maryland are weighing in on a slate of House primary elections Tuesday. Rep. Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) retirement has opened the seat representing the 5th Congressional District for the first time since 1981. Expected to stay in Democratic hands this fall, state delegate Adrian Boafo and former Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker lead...
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) said that leaders in Tehran “want to wipe our civilization off the map" — comments that follow recent U.S.-Iran peace talks. “I hope that Vice President Vance and Kushner and Witkoff are successful in convincing Iran to be a normal country and to open their minds and stop trying to murder...
More than 220 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, up from 160 reported last week in a major outbreak that comes less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that flu vaccinations would no longer be mandatory for service members. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), whose district includes Lackland, on Friday...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday launched a new initiative to speed up early-stage clinical trials as part of an effort to reduce development timelines and reverse a growing trend of companies moving overseas, primarily to China. The pilot program, part of a broader initiative across the Department of Health and Human...
Vice President JD Vance said Iran has agreed to let nuclear inspectors back into the country, as experts warn Trump’s new Iran framework must avoid Obama-era inspection flaws.
Rep. Ilhan Omar drastically revised her financial disclosures, reducing claimed assets from up to $30 million to at most $125,000 amid fraud allegations.
