The embers hadn’t yet been extinguished. Ash blanketed the windshields of vehicles that, amid the chaos, had been hastily abandoned in the middle of the road.
President Trump on Monday outlined options for the fate of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile if both countries sign on to a peace agreement currently under negotiation with Tehran. "The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination...
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will be in the fight of his political life Tuesday, as he looks to defy the odds and defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched an endorsement from President Trump, in the Senate GOP runoff. The last-minute support tees up another test of Trump's influence in a Republican primary. The president has already successfully picked off several...
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) on Monday said she was denied access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark amid protests outside the facility and a hunger strike within its walls. The governor said being denied access to Delaney Hall, the detention center, raised "serious questions about what they are...
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged foreign nationals to leave Kyiv, after Russian forces conducted a large-scale attack on the Ukrainian capital. Russian forces are carrying out “consistent and systemic strikes at enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry ... including specific facilities for designing, manufacturing and programming drones and preparing them for operation,” the...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said her country will host Iran's FIFA World Cup team amid simmering tensions between the Latin American country and the U.S. Sheinbaum told reporters at a press conference that her government has agreed to allow the team into Mexico amid the war in Iran. Mexico will cohost the World...
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday slammed the reported terms of the deal that the U.S. and Iran are negotiating. “The emerging agreement with Iran is a disaster,” Lapid wrote on social media. “I supported the war in Iran from the very first moment, but the diplomatic management of the entire affair couldn't have...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2028 election, less than a week after losing his primary to a challenger endorsed by President Trump. “I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race,” Massie wrote on social media. “This allows me to raise funds to continue...
Congressman Jeff Crank believes that blockchain technology can help the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Pentagon track service members' records more efficiently, reducing wait times for veterans seeking benefits and improving the overall process.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Sunday pushed back on the reported terms of a peace deal being negotiated by the Trump administration and Iranian government. The board wrote that while the administration “can claim real achievements” from the war, the ceasefire period “may deliver a strategic setback” for the U.S. Multiple outlets reported...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday voiced support for President Trump's proposal that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf states join the Abraham Accords as part of the U.S. and Iran's negotiations to end conflict in the region. Graham called the expansion "simply brilliant" adding that it would result "in the most significant change in...
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) signaled a shift this week on mid-decade redistricting, softening his earlier skepticism as battles over congressional maps intensify nationwide ahead of November’s midterms. Ferguson had previously raised concerns about drawing a new map, warning it could trigger legal challenges and public backlash in a state where Democrats already hold...
Some Republicans are growing increasingly worried that the delay in passing a major immigration enforcement funding bill could force them to punt other key priorities, as the party works to lock in as many legislative wins as possible and blunt Democratic momentum ahead of the midterms. GOP lawmakers are eyeing a third party-line spending package...
