Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin's push for party unity ran headlong Thursday into thorny -- and simmering -- internal fights over how far the party should go in condemning the Israeli government's military actions in the Middle East, the pro-Israel lobby and federal immigration enforcement efforts.
House Republicans on Thursday blocked Democrats from introducing a resolution to stop the Iran war, but party liberals are planning a more decisive way to end the conflict: removing President Trump from office under the 25th Amendment.
President Donald Trump's threats to wipe out Iran, "a whole civilization," ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his government Thursday to start negotiations with Lebanon as "soon as possible" to disarm Hezbollah fighters, as violence between the Mideast neighbors threatened to undo the ceasefire President Trump struck with Iran.
The Supreme Court on Thursday shut down an attempt by Samuel Ronan, a longtime liberal Democrat, to force his way onto the Republican primary ballot for a congressional seat from Ohio.
"Our leaders and our media are stupid enough to keep asking questions like 'why do they hate us?' Hate us?! They don't hate US! WE HATE THEM!" director Michael Moore wrote about U.S. military action in Iran. "We're the bad guys!"
Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse spoke candidly Thursday about his terminal cancer diagnosis, telling a New York Times podcast that his tumors have shrunk dramatically even as he prepares for death.
Todd Blanche is positioning himself for the permanent AG job, Rick Scott is sounding alarms over China exploiting U.S. birthright law through surrogacy, and Kristi Noem's ouster has DHS staff bracing for what comes next.
Congressional Republicans are warning Democrats that they will regret their push to defund ICE and border patrol, saying it sets a new precedent for annual spending battles that the GOP also can exploit.
