The Treasury Department is planning to use Iranian assets to assist Gulf allies in the rebuilding process resulting from Iranian damage from the war, according to a new report. CBS News, citing a source aware of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s thoughts, reported Saturday that Iranian assets are set to be used by the department in...
Former Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Oregon), who resigned from the Senate in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Committee voted to expel him for sexual and official misconduct, has died, according to multiple reports. The Oregonian reported Saturday that Packwood, 93, died that day. A family friend said that he died in California, according to the outlet. ...
The House on Thursday passed its second fiscal 2027 appropriations bill, marking a key milestone for GOP leaders as they navigate the annual government funding process while juggling a crowded legislative agenda. The lower chamber voted 213-210 to pass the agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies appropriations bill. Five Republicans...
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran has left behind a "weaker, more confused" regime in charge of the Middle Eastern country. The former George W. Bush administration official praised the U.S.'s efforts against Iran in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, writing that though the conflict...
The House on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution that would direct President Trump to remove troops from hostilities in Lebanon that Congress has not authorized. The lower chamber voted 324-92-2. Two hundred and seven Republicans, 117 Democrats and one independent - Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) - opposed the resolution. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was...
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Thursday said polls showing Democrats with the advantage in midterm elections might not result in a blue wave. During an appearance on Fox News, Rove discussed a new poll from Marquette that found Democrats had a 1-point advantage over Republicans heading into midterm elections. Poll results showed 46 percent of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced civil rights investigations into 15 additional medical schools over alleged racial discrimination in admissions, expanding on its recent probes into medical schools accused of race-conscious admissions practices. The department’s Civil Rights Division said it will examine whether the schools, which each receive millions in federal funding, are...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday released the transcript from its closed-door meeting with former Attorney General Pam Bondi about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The transcript shows her declining to answer a number of questions during the roughly four-hour meeting and pointing the finger at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the...
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he did not notice cognitive decline in former President Biden when they met in November 2024 after Trump won the election. “No, not really. He was the same guy I’ve been watching for a long time,” Trump said when asked if he could detect any cognitive decline in...
Vulnerable Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) broke with Senate Republican leaders Thursday and voted for a Democratic amendment to commit the $70 billion budget reconciliation package to the Judiciary Committee to investigate insurance companies denying medical care to patients. The motion to send the package back to the Judiciary Committee to probe insurance companies’ abuses was...
President Trump said Thursday that his choice to serve as director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, would only be a temporary selection amid bipartisan controversy over the pick. Trump said Pulte, who’s currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is “very smart” and has “high integrity,” when asked by reporters in the Oval...
A portion of the U.S. population reported low levels of patriotism ahead of America’s 250th anniversary this summer in a new survey. The results of a Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday found that 22 percent of Americans surveyed do not consider themselves “proud Americans,” while 73 percent said they do. The poll displayed significant...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday released the transcript from its closed-door meeting with former Attorney General Pam Bondi, which shows her declining to answer a number of questions and pointing the finger at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the handling of the Epstein files. The roughly four-hour meeting produced just...
Business mogul Kevin O’Leary said late Wednesday he is willing to scale back his controversial 40,000-acre artificial intelligence data center campus in Utah after mounting backlash over the development’s size and environmental impact. The “Shark Tank” business mogul told NBC News that he is “going to have to” slim down the development amid political pushback...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said he would vote against the confirmation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, adding to the list of lawmakers who have criticized President Trump's potential nomination. “I would not vote for him,” Fetterman told lawmakers outside of the Capitol. The Pennsylvania senator pointed to Blanche's efforts to create an...
