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Rep Rashida Tlaib moves to block US operations in Lebanon but ignores Hezbollah

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a resolution to block U.S. support for Israeli military operations in Lebanon without congressional approval.

Department of Education Opens Probe into Illegal Immigrant High School Student Accused of Groping Girls

Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano’s office agreed to the suspect’s bail request before a...

Trump’s Base Will Have a Say on the War

While restrainers may not have won the debate about strikes on Iran, the president...

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Treasury cracks down on cartels using illegal immigrants to rip off Medicaid, Medicare

The Treasury Department announced Monday a new operation to root out schemes in which drug cartels use illegal immigrants' identities to make fraudulent health care claims.

Trump signals US will allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba

President Trump said Sunday night that he’s OK with a Russian oil tanker delivering its payload to Cuba, effectively relaxing a blockade that has plunged the island into an energy crisis. Reporters aboard Air Force One asked Trump about a New York Times report that the United States would allow the tanker filled with crude...

Iran warns US college campuses in Middle East could become ‘legitimate targets’

Iran on Sunday said it would begin treating American college campuses in the Middle East as “legitimate targets” for its military after it said U.S.-Israeli strikes earlier this week hit Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran University of Science and Technology. “The reckless rulers of the White House should know that from now on, all...

North Korea conducts test for missile it claims can target US mainland

North Korea on Sunday conducted a missile test for an upgraded solid-fuel engine it says can reach the U.S. mainland, according to state media. The country reported the engine’s maximum thrust is 2,500 kilonewtons, noting an increase from a 1,970-kilonewtons test in September, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).  The test took...

Former Centcom commander: US military has been working on Iran ground raid plans for years

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said Sunday that the U.S. military has been working on plans for a ground raid in Iran for years, as President Trump is reportedly considering sending troops into the war. “Margaret, for many years we've considered options along the southern coast of Iran,...

House Democrat warns of ‘boots-on-the-ground quagmire’ in Iran

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Sunday warned against putting American boots on the ground on Iran’s mainland and Kharg Island, noting it could lead to future requests that suggest the possibility of a longer war. President Trump hasn’t ruled out the possibility of an invasion, but has in recent weeks suggested Operation Epic Fury was...

Democrats see openings in Ohio races for Senate, governor

Competitive races for governor and Senate in Ohio could give Democrats rare openings in the red state once seen as a critical bellwether. Two major election handicappers shifted the governor's race more toward Democrats this month, citing surveys that have shown a formidible campaign from Democrat Amy Acton and baggage around her rival, Republican former presidential candidate...

Iranian-American lawmaker says Trump needs to find an off-ramp quickly for Iran war

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), who is Iranian-American, said President Trump needs to find an off-ramp for the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran soon. “'We're already in this war, so what can be done?' And I've been thinking a lot about that. Ultimately, I do think we need an off-ramp, quickly, to the war. We need...

Burchett calls for new Senate leadership after DHS vote

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Sunday his party needs new leadership in the Senate after the GOP-controlled upper chamber passed a partial funding package for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the dead of night.  Burchett called the package a “huge mistake” and said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should have been informed about...

Cruz, Huckabee criticize Israel for blocking Latin patriarch on Palm Sunday

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), both staunch supporters of Israel, joined world leaders on Sunday in criticizing the Israeli police for prohibiting the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday mass. The Latin Patriarchate wrote in a statement that Israeli police...

Himes says Congress has ‘gotten too used to using shutdowns’ for leverage

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that Congress has grown too accustomed to shutting down the government as leverage to pass legislation, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains unfunded. “We have gotten too used to using shutdowns as a mechanism of getting what we want legislatively,” the Connecticut Democrat told host Margaret Brennan...

Top House Democrat on Biden immigration policy: ‘We should have the border more secure than it was’

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday said immigration policy could have been “more secure” during the Biden administration while weighing in on lawmakers’ current impasse on reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “The Biden administration did not do immigration enforcement the way it should have. We should have [had] the border more secure than...

12 states see gas prices drop since last week, data shows

In only one state have prices dropped by at least 10 cents.

Mace says Thune is a ‘thorn in the side’ of GOP

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Sunday that Senate Majority leader John Thune has become a “thorn in the side” of her party, after House GOP leadership rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “We're not the problem. It's the left that's a problem,” Mace said on CNN’s...

Pharmaceutical supply chains get tangled in Trump’s war with Iran

As President Trump’s war in Iran rages on, it’s posing a growing threat to the pharmaceutical supply chain and risks spiking the prices of many drugs, particularly those that depend on petrochemicals. The war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused energy prices to jump and disrupted supply chains...

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