The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, according to the Justice Department. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Wash., was charged with “attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis” after...
Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more about the deep state and its power and ability to literally change things at the top,” the lawmaker said during his remarks at the...
In today's issue: ▪ Trump kicks off trip in Texas ▪ Senate leaves town ahead of midterms ▪ Fed’s internal review clears Powell ▪ U.S. withdraws fully from Iraq President Trump is set to embark on a five-state swing through traditionally friendly Republican territory starting today, kicking off a midterm campaign push with Election Day...
Moscow is hellbent on messaging to NATO that Kaliningrad — its exclave that is nestled between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea — is the new nuclear red line in Europe. In the wake of "The Wargame" — a British TV miniseries being aired by Sky News that explores the United Kingdom’s potential responses if...
The Senate adjourned for the midterm election on Wednesday night despite having a big pile of unfinished business on its plate, as vulnerable Republicans were ready to get back to their home states to campaign amid growing fears that they may lose their majority in the upper chamber. Senators adjourned after voting to confirm Keith...
With gasoline prices hovering near $4.50 a gallon amid the Iran war, calls to suspend federal and state gas taxes are gaining momentum. Multiple states, including Indiana and Georgia this week, have either suspended or reduced their own fuel taxes to ease prices at the pump elevated by the seven-month conflict. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp...
As the midterm landscape grows more favorable for Democrats, Republicans are still poised for key pickups in the fight for House control. Forecasters have shifted a slate of House races away from Republicans in recent weeks amid voter frustration with President Trump and the GOP's handling of the economy, immigration and the war in Iran, fueling...
Republicans are growing increasingly worried that data centers are a liability in the midterms, as concerns over higher power bills tied to the facilities turn into a pocketbook issue for voters. The debate over the issue was on full display Wednesday, after Senate Democrats blocked legislation championed by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — who is...
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has sought to move the central bank away from forecasting its policy decisions during his four-plus months in charge. But after the Fed raised interest rates earlier this month, multiple officials have indicated future hikes are coming. “If the economy evolves in a manner broadly consistent with my forecast, one...
Democratic candidate Cait Conley inched ahead of incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler (R) in New York’s 17th Congressional District House race, up two percentage points in polling results released Thursday. The Emerson College and PIX11 survey found around 48 percent of likely voters in the district supported Conley, while 46 percent backed the Republican lawmaker. The...
President Trump’s upcoming campaign stops in a number of red states are raising eyebrows as Democrats seek to expand the midterm map ahead of November’s midterm elections. This week, Trump is slated to visit Oklahoma and Alabama, in addition to making stops in the swing states of Ohio and Texas. The president is also set...
President Trump said during a Hispanic Heritage Month event on Wednesday that only Hispanics could survive a fall from the site of the White House ballroom. The president made the remark in the East Room after inviting the event’s attendees to step onto the floor of the new ballroom outside. “There’s a tunnel going to...
