SOUTHCOM's latest Caribbean strike killed four narco-terrorists, bringing the roughly one-year total to at least 227 dead across 68 reported operations.
California Senate Democrats rejected a Republican effort to ban all sex offender registry tiers from holding public office, including school board seats, in a party-line vote.
ESPN is making sweeping cuts to the company's roster of employees this week as the sports media giant rolls out changes to its business that has ended the tenures of some notable names at the network. Longtime baseball broadcaster Karl Ravech, NFL analyst Ryan Clark and reporter Tom Pelissero were all among those let go by...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday endorsed fellow Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), breaking with President Trump. “Ralph Norman is a tried and true conservative. He doesn't bend, he doesn't back down, and nothing can break him,” Mace said while appearing with Norman on the steps of the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the White House's $87.6 billion supplemental funding request. The Trump administration's ask would pay for the Iran war, curtail the Ebola outbreak and provide aid to U.S. farmers, among other funding needs....
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Monday that the Trump administration will lose a legal battle with The New York Times over journalists that reported on President Trump’s new Air Force One plane. “My guess is, the administration will lose this. I'm not sure what the basis is for a lawsuit. Was...
A Kansas man who was injured in a shootout between Secret Service agents and an unrelated armed individual near the White House this spring is pursing legal action against the federal agency for alleged negligence. Attorneys for 25-year-old Benjamin Del Real, Jr., said during a press conference on Tuesday that they would file an administrative...
House GOP leaders are charging ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon that will make or break their ambitious agenda for the week, despite a number of members expressing uncertainty about whether they will allow the agenda to move forward. The procedural rule vote, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, would tee up a number...
Liberal pundit Van Jones said Monday that his phone has been “blowing up” with praise from lawmakers and government officials from both parties after he took a swing at democratic socialists online. In a post on the social platform X Saturday, Jones said that “some people in groups like the [Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)]...
While statehouse Republicans have been pretty clear with their intentions, the scope and severity of the FBI raids on an Ohio voting rights organization still came as a stunning surprise.
President Trump is holding a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday morning, the first time a Lebanese head of state has made a White House visit since 2009. Trump lauded the Lebanese nation and its people as he opened his meeting in the Oval Office. The U.S. and Iran have escalated hostilities...
The State Department has issued a worldwide caution for travelers because of escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with Americans in the Middle East at particular risk but urging caution globally. The “Worldwide Caution” was issued Monday, warning that U.S. diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted. “Due to heightened tensions...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday that he wants to know more about President Trump’s rationale for slapping additional 50-percent tariffs on Canada, adding that he’s “not a huge fan of tariffs.” "Just finding out about that. I'm curious to know a little more about the rationale for it but as you...
