Top Democrats argued Tuesday against applying a 25-year-old AUMF on the strikes against Iran while simultaneously suggesting the U.S. has been at war with the Islamic republic for decades.
More and more states are examining plans to cut property taxes during what's an election year for governors and legislators in most states. But some states' tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding.
Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.
Fearful that an election quirk could result in heavily Democratic California installing a Republican as its next governor, a top Democrat on Tuesday sent his party's lagging candidates a blunt message: Get out of the race.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday warned that more Iranians face the risk of being executed after widespread anti-government protests last month. "I am horrified by reports that at least eight people, including two children, have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests," Türk said in a speech...
Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is also the wife of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, criticized President Trump for getting “too cozy” with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, calling the leader a “communist.” “We’re getting a little too cozy with Delcy Rodríguez. This is a hardcore communist. She can never be trusted,” Campos-Duffy said Friday...
Both Republicans and Democrats said former President Clinton was “very cooperative” in a historic deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday that set a new precedent for how congressional investigators treat former presidents. “He did attempt to respond to every single question asked, even when his attorney told him to shut...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview that aired Friday that President Trump’s order bolstering the controversial herbicide glyphosate was “not something that I was particularly happy with.” Kennedy’s remarks to podcaster Joe Rogan departed somewhat from his previous defense of Trump’s move — though the Health secretary also expressed...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday addressed rumors that he could launch a bid to run for president in 2028 but said he needs to think up of a way for him to keep his money. "I’m telling you, if there was a way for me to be on that big debate stage and...
President Trump told reporters on Friday that he was “not happy” to see former President Bill Clinton deposed as the former president was testifying behind closed doors to the House Oversight Committee as apart of the panel's investigation into files linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don’t like seeing him deposed, but...
President Trump on Friday shrugged off reports that he could consider declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections. “Who told you that?” Trump told reporters, when asked about the possibility. “No,” he said when asked if he was looking at the idea. “I’ve never heard about it.” The Washington Post reported this week that...
A senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said this week he would block the nomination of President Trump’s pick to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom). Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter submitted to the Congressional Record on Wednesday said Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd lacks the qualifications to...
President Trump’s choice to serve as surgeon general has not cobbled together enough votes to win confirmation as a pair of centrist Senate Republicans have yet to give her their support. Casey Means, the nominee for the position, is facing an uphill climb to make it through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...
President Trump told reporters Friday he has not made a final decision on whether he will strike Iran, but he said he was not happy with the way Tehran was negotiating in talks with the U.S. over its nuclear program. “We haven’t made a final decision [on strikes.] We’re not exactly happy with the way...
President Trump on Friday suggested the U.S. could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as the president has used a fuel blockade to increase the pressure on the communist regime in Havana. "The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, no...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined to attend Donald Trump's inaugural Board of Peace meeting, signaling that sovereign survival cannot be bought or sold, and that the U.S. is treating European security as a bilateral matter between Washington and Moscow.
Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI are backing artificial intelligence technology company Anthropic, which faces a Friday evening deadline to give the Pentagon permission to use its AI system as it wishes or face repercussions from the department. Employees who signed a letter alleged the Pentagon was trying to “get them to agree to...
