Houthi rebels in Yemen said Thursday they struck a pair of Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, the first known attack since the group announced a blockade of Saudi ships attempting to go through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this week. The Houthis said they hit the two tankers, named Encelia and Layla,...
In today's issue: ▪ Trump plows forward with tariffs ▪ Johnson on a roll ahead of recess ▪ DNC panel meets on primary calendar ▪ Cyclospora outbreak reaches new record The Trump administration is moving full steam ahead on imposing tariffs as an economic cudgel around the world, even after losing several legal battles that have...
Ukraine is now dealing the decisive blow that may win the global war that much of the Western world still fails to recognize is being waged against it.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has reached his peak elder statesman era in President Trump’s second term. The No. 2 House Republican has harnessed policymaking lessons from Trump’s rocky first-term trifecta, providing institutional memory that is unique among the conference’s other top leaders who rose to their positions later. At the same time, Scalise...
A bill that seeks to mitigate data centers’ impacts on Americans’ electric bills is gaining steam in the House, as lawmakers face pressure to act in the face of sharp backlash to the sprawling AI infrastructure. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to “consider” standards that put the costs on tech companies, rather...
Former Director of Central Intelligence James Woolsey, who led the intelligence community during a portion of President Bill Clinton's tenure, passed away at age 84.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims the NDAA would merge parts of the U.S. military with the Israel Defense Forces, drawing sharp pushback from Republicans.
California Forever’s vision for a safe, affordable, and sustainable Bay Area community is laudable. Founded by Czech-born Jan Sramek and backed by Silicon Valley billionaires, the company bought vast tracts of Solano County farmland to build a new city under a single master plan, bypassing the region’s usual maze of restrictive zoning, rezoning fights, and […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Wednesday, asking prosecutors to see if they can bring charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for cagey statements he made about obtaining lawmakers' text messages.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back Wednesday on GOP accusations that her fellow democratic socialists will drive into Congress a communist agenda, saying Republicans "are seeking to usher in a new McCarthyism for this era."
