Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts endorsed Graham Platner's Senate bid in Maine on Thursday, offering him some political cover just days after Gov. Janet Mills launched an ad targeting his past online comments about women and rape.
The FBI has opened an investigation into Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center this week, over allegations that he improperly shared classified information, according to multiple reports.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cleared his first hurdle Thursday by winning approval in a Senate committee, overcoming the opposition of fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled Thursday to meet with President Trump at the White House as the U.S. commander-in-chief seeks assistance from allies to protect the Strait of Hormuz amid the war against Iran.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday confirmed reports that the Defense Department is asking Congress for upwards of $200 billion to support the ongoing military operations in Iran.
President Trump is threatening to "massively blow up" a major gas field in Iran if the Islamic Republic launches any more attacks on Qatar's gas facilities.
Our healthcare system is supposed to work for patients, families, employers, and communities. But across the country, a growing number of federal antitrust lawsuits tell a troubling story. When large hospital systems gain too much market power and use restrictive contracts to block competition, health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs rise, and ordinary people pay […]
On March 14, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation to expand collective bargaining rights for more than half a million public service workers. While librarians, firefighters, and home-care professionals celebrated, there was one key group not invited to the party: Virginia’s higher education professors. The exclusion of higher education professors is more than just a political snub; it reflects […]
My grandfather taught me to read at the racetrack. Not books. Racing forms. He put a pencil in my hand at Belmont and walked me through every column. What a “favorite” meant. What a “longshot” cost. How to spot risk in a row of numbers. He wasn’t making me a gambler. He was using an […]
In the name of protecting children online, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act this month. The bill would dictate how social media platforms and AI chatbots serve content to minors, including a requirement that video game developers provide parental controls by default. The only problem: The […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said President Trump could not tolerate Iran moving “closer and closer” to obtaining nuclear capabilities in choosing to begin his war with Tehran — the day after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified that such capabilities had been “obliterated” in U.S. airstrikes last year. “What President Trump would not tolerate...
