Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...
Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...
The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to dismiss a case against the two former officers connected to the Louisville, Ky., shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a Black woman, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers carrying out a warrant at her apartment in March 2020. The...
President Trump’s reluctance to endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate Republican primary race could prove perilous for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) bid in the upcoming runoff between the sitting senator and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). A new Change Research poll found that 42 percent of likely Texas Republican primary voters said they...
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Pentagon’s new policy restricting press access violates the First Amendment, siding with The New York Times. “The Court recognizes that national security must be protected, the security of our troops must be protected, and war plans must be protected,” U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman wrote in his 40-page ruling. “But especially in light...
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday subpoenaed a local Virginia prosecutor he’s accused of failing to take action against protesters outside the home of White House aide Stephen Miller. The subpoena is an escalation after Jordan demanded an interview with Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, prosecutor for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. The...
President Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in Iran as Washington considers scaling back its military operations in the region. “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist...
Ukraine has deployed military units to protect the civilians and infrastructure of five Middle Eastern countries against potential Iranian drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced the deployment on Friday and noted he had been visiting the five countries -...
Two vessels carrying Russian oil are reportedly heading for Cuba in the coming days in a move that could test President Trump’s longstanding blockade, according to the Financial Times, citing maritime intelligence companies. One of the tankers making its way to the Caribbean island is Sea Horse, a Hong Kong-flagged ship estimated to be...
President Trump ruled out a ceasefire with Iran on Friday, telling reporters, “we’re not looking to do that.” “Look, we can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters outside White House. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re obliterating the other side. They don’t have a navy. They don’t have...
President Trump described the U.K.’s move to allow the U.S. to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz as “late” on Friday. “Well, it’s a very late response, the U.K.,” Trump said in response to a question by The Hill as he spoke to reporters outside of the White House...
Democratic strategist James Carville in a new video slammed President Trump over disparaging comments he made about California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has dyslexia. Carville lugged a slew of insults at Trump in the video for Politicon, sharing his own experience with dyslexia. “You’re going to tell parents who are trying to teach kids...
The United Kingdom will allow the U.S. to use British military bases to carry out strikes against Iranian missile sites being used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.K. government spokesperson confirmed Friday. The decision came after British ministers met Friday afternoon to discuss the ongoing conflict, including Iran’s continued blockade of...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Republicans should move to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through a two-step funding process to overcome Democratic opposition. The department has been shut down for more than a month as Democrats continue to demand major reforms to DHS’s immigration enforcement arms, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs...
