Lawmakers return to Washington this week confronting the same legislative logjam that brought the House to a standstill before they left town, with no clear path to breaking the impasse. Conservative hardliners have pressed GOP leaders to take action on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act and a border security bill, vowing to...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) early Monday called on Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to address what he called President Trump’s “lopsided” spending priorities and pass bipartisan spending bills to avoid a government shutdown. Schumer criticized Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) for bringing the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the...
The U.S. and Iran are both claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the conflict between the two countries, after weekend fighting. In a post on the social platform X Sunday night, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said that it had “completed a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran” on Sunday...
Retiring Sen. Gary Peters reversed his neutral stance to endorse Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary as party leaders work to block progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
President Donald Trump announced that he will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles. This decision is a welcome shift in U.S. policy that will serve American and Ukrainian interests alike. Both the United States and Europe will be safer as a result. “We’re going to give you a license to make Patriots,” […]
U.S. forces on Sunday launched additional strikes on Iranian targets, as the two sides continue their resumption of hostilities over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday evening its forces hit “dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions" in order to "degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking international shipping" through...