The House on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would codify President Trump's executive order preventing transgender individuals from serving in the military. The lower chamber voted 212-217 to reject the amendment, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). Four Republicans sided with Democrats to kill the measure. The executive...
The House of Representatives adopted Rep. Andy Biggs’s (R-Ariz) amendment into the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would cut the defense budget by 0.5 percent if the Pentagon fails an audit. The chamber greenlit Biggs’s measure via voice vote Tuesday evening, which states that if any component of the Pentagon does not receive either an...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) sparred with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over whether the U.S. military obtained an "overwhelming victory” in Iran as he declared in April. “You said, ‘Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory.’ You said Iran's military had been rendered, ‘combat ineffective for years to come,’ and you stated...
Ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely won the GOP nomination for Arizona’s 1st District, setting up a high-stakes general election fight for a competitive Phoenix-area House seat.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani will face Democrat JoAnna Mendoza in a toss-up Arizona House race that could determine which party controls Congress after midterms.
Katie Hobbs won her party's nomination after running unopposed in Arizona's Democratic primary for governor. She spent roughly $7 million on ads targeting independent and GOP voters.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani went back on a campaign promise after admitting the city lacks authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits NYC.
Rep Cleo Fields, D-La., will leave Congress to return to the Louisiana state Senate after the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais reshaped his 6th Congressional District.
