President Donald Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' after ISIS gunman kills two U.S. Army soldiers and interpreter in Syria ambush, leaving three other soldiers wounded.
Senate Republicans want to know what's going on with the abortion pill behind the scenes at the Food and Drug Administration, but Commissioner Marty Makary hasn't exactly been forthcoming.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will reportedly meet in Germany this weekend with other European leaders to work on the U.S. peace plan.
An AI advocacy group said Tuesday it is launching a $10 million campaign urging Congress to pass a “uniform national approach” to AI regulation. Build American AI, the advocacy arm of pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, announced an “omnichannel” advertising effort across digital, social and television platforms, arguing that a federal framework is necessary to maintain U.S. leadership on the technology. “Want to know the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart and Dominican President Luis Abinader as the U.S. has amassed a stunning amount of warships and forces in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth will meet with the president, Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández...
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Tuesday she won't seek reelection next year, teeing up a high-stakes race to lead the nation's capital for the remainder of President Trump's term. "It has been the honor of my life to be your mayor. But today, with a grateful heart, I am announcing that I will...
Voters aren’t reacting to “vibes.” They’re reacting to their bills. And the more they feel squeezed, the more those feelings are showing up in Trump’s poll numbers.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday slammed President Trump for “throwing a tantrum” over his response to six lawmakers’ video in which they told members of the armed forces not to follow “illegal orders.” “The president is throwing a tantrum here in making these threats because he has made illegal orders in the past,” Swalwell...
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Monday backed U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and argued that President Nicolás Maduro knows the U.S. is about to "go in," resulting in a "field day" for American oil companies. Salazar called Maduro "the head of a terrorist organization" on Fox Business the same day that the Trump administration designated...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has become entangled in a rapidly escalating fight with the Trump administration this week over a recent video in which he and five other lawmakers advised military service members not to comply with “illegal orders.” Kelly, elected in 2020, is a retired astronaut and Navy captain, who was on the shortlist...
Two high-profile Democratic governors, widely seen as 2028 presidential contenders, announced this week that they’re endorsing Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic Senate primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “With all the chaos coming out of Washington, D.C., Maine needs a fighter in the U.S. Senate who's going to stand up...
Vice President Vance fired back at former Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday after the former Senate republican leader warned the Trump administration not to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin in the emerging Ukraine peace deal. “This is a ridiculous attack on the president's team, which has worked tirelessly to clean up the mess in...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Trump will likely announce his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve before Christmas. “I think there’s a very good chance that the president will make an announcement before Christmas,” Bessent said on CNBC. “But it’s his prerogative, whether it’s before the Christmas holidays or...
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) on Monday agreed to pay more than $5 million in back taxes to settle a Department of Justice lawsuit stemming from nearly two decades ago. The Justice Department filed suit against Justice early on Monday, saying that the West Virginia Republican has “neglected or refused to make full payment” of $5.16...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the recent video in which six Democratic lawmakers called on U.S. troops to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration was a “politically-motivated influence operation” that injected doubt into the armed forces. “The despicable video urging @DeptofWar troops to ‘refuse illegal orders’ may seem harmless to civilians — but it carries...
