President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday, saying the United States’ “core strategic objectives" in Iran are “nearing completion"—just a month after “Operation Epic Fury" began.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Sunday that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s resurfaced comments are not “disqualifying.” “I don't think they're disqualifying, but certainly they're not right. And I'm glad that he apologized for them. They're indefensible, they're hurtful and they're offensive,” Martin told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union."...
Moderate Democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey are promoting a message of tackling affordability, fixing health care, and expanding opportunity, and if they win, they could launch state-level Service Corps to provide citizens with the same benefits as soldiers, such as affordable housing, debt-free education and access to quality health care.
The scene outside the ICE facility took a darker turn as federal agents deployed tear gas on the crowd around 4:30 p.m. and detained at least one person over the course of the next hour.
After his sentence was commuted by President Trump, former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Sunday he does not expect to run for office in the next decade. “I can tell you this, not that I can see of in the next decade. I’m all politicked out,” Santos told CNN’s Dana Bash on "State of the...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that recent strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea “go against all our tradition.” “President Trump has authorized military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. As you know, so far more than 20 people, senator, have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe...
Republican Sen. Katie Britt (Ala.) said Sunday she is "open" to conversations on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid the government shutdown. “I'm absolutely open to having [a] conversation, but we're not going to extend a program that is wrought with fraud, waste and abuse,” Britt told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the...
Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an error rate of higher than 6% will start losing federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the reform were to take effect immediately, only eight states would make the cut.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is “afraid that [the] United States will deliver us Tomahawks.” “I knew about the Tomahawks, it's very sensitive for Russians,” Zelensky told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “They're afraid that [the] United States can...
Boomers owe their very existence to an explosion in starter homes after World War II. But thanks to NIMBYs, the starter home of the baby-boom era has largely been banned, and affordability has suffered.
President Trump on Sunday lashed out against Colombian President Gustavo Petro the morning after the South American leader accused the U.S. of "murder" tied to a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Petro is an "illegal drug leader" and said the U.S. will no longer...
There are many reasons — cost, efficient use of personnel and resources, a hallowed democratic tradition of keeping the military out of domestic politics — why the National Guard and U.S. Army have not been ordered to assist with crime prevention since 1894.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a “No Kings” protest on Saturday that mega-billionaires have “hijacked” the economy, slamming some of the wealthiest people in the nation. “This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system in order to enrich...
