America’s war against Iran has been at a standstill for months. The Trump administration’s new plan to use America’s considerable economic leverage could break the deadlock. But success will only be possible if Washington stops wavering. On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is “entering the endgame” in its war against the Islamic […]
Republicans in both chambers are staring down a September sprint after returning from August recess, with a jam-packed legislative agenda and little time to clear their biggest remaining priorities before the midterm election crunch. At the top of the House’s list is passing a short-term stopgap spending measure — also known as a continuing resolution...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Saturday on her Instagram story that she is freezing her eggs. “Usually, I keep my private life quite private, but I have made the decision to start freezing my eggs, and I want to share that with anyone who is — and I want to share this because I was...
With the nation reaching the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Linda Gustitus reflects on how the Watergate scandal led to critical congressional reforms designed to prevent presidential abuse of power.
Fresh off his primary victory earlier this week, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is set to appear on two news programs Sunday as he looks ahead to the November general election against former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). El-Sayed defeated center-left Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the Democratic primary on Wednesday, and now faces questions over...
President Trump on Saturday posted photos of alleged vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool amid a push for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro to revisit a recent decision to drop charges related to the pool. Late Saturday, the president posted two photos of what appeared to be graffiti and some...
President Donald Trump has endorsed her, and she's backed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is running television advertising to support her candidacy.
Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) was projected to win his Democratic primary on Saturday, fending off a a progressive challenger, according to Decision Desk HQ. Case, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, defeated 42-year-old state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, who ran a campaign calling for a “new generation” of leaders and attacking the 73-year-old incumbent...
The push to charge former COVID czar Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress is full of pitfalls for prosecutors, should the Justice Department choose to take up the case. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the criminal referral Thursday, arguing that Fauci's assertion of his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times during a...
President Trump’s second attempt to restrict birthright citizenship tees up another legal battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment. The administration designed Trump’s new orders more narrowly in hopes of withstanding legal scrutiny, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Democratic-led states are already signaling they’ll bring them to the courts. Here’s what to...
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced in a Friday message to teams that a league task force will discuss the topic of transgender athletes next week. In an internal memo obtained and reported by The Associated Press, Engelbert said the leagues’ team presidents and general managers will address this topic at a previously-scheduled meeting. “I know...
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday eulogized a beloved vacuum cleaner, affectionately named Beth after a former Senate staffer. The vacuum has been in the 92-year-old senator’s family for nearly 50 years and has been a popular feature on Grassley’s social media. “U willl see Beth no more,” Grassley wrote in a post alongside...
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, laid out the country’s key demands for the U.S. amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran and Oman are engaged in ongoing discussions around this key waterway, which carries a significant portion of the world’s oil supply and has been...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan clarified Saturday that the NATO-like agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not targeted at any particular country amid speculation that the pact was formed in response to the ongoing war in Iran. Fidan, in an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency conducted a day after the three countries...
