Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday opened an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over its alleged funding of extremist groups it claimed to oppose. Last month, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., indicted the SPLC on six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is urging his Senate Republican colleagues to delay action on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, in part because he said a proposal to spend $1 billion on the White House ballroom is “a major policy problem.” He threatened to vote no on the budget reconciliation...
Democrat Roy Cooper has an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the Senate race in North Carolina, according to a new poll from The Carolina Journal/Harper Polling. The survey, released last week, found that nearly half of 600 likely voters in North Carolina said they would either “definitely” or “probably” back Cooper, the former...
Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at President Trump once again on Tuesday, as their ongoing feud heats up. During an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC, the host had his audience watch a clip of Trump speaking earlier in the day at an event with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at...
The House Armed Services Committee has its chance to question Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine on Wednesday morning amid the Iran war as it hits 60 days with no imminent conclusion. It's their first of two days of hearings. The Supreme Court will hand down opinions before...
The upheaval of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by a would-be assassin has committed the Justice Department to two goals: Build a ballroom at the White House, and keep the suspect detained. Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman, already faces three criminal charges that include attempting to assassinate President Trump. Top officials have...
President Trump early Wednesday warned the Iranian regime that it “better get smart soon” as negotiations over a peace deal have largely stalled between the two sides. “Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!” The president also...
The conflict in Iran should be a reminder of, not a cause to divert attention from, U.S. interests in the West Pacific. America’s war in the Middle East demonstrates the necessity of allies to American strategy. This is equally critical in military, economic, and technological contexts. Washington must recognize the essential contribution to its grand...
In today’s issue: The war between the U.S. and Iran is set to run past the 60-day mark this week, a key milestone in the War Powers Act, which some Republicans have said could be a turning point in their in their support for ongoing operations in the Middle East. The Senate is set to...
The Supreme Court will weigh the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of noncitizens on Wednesday. The oral arguments put the justices at the center of another key plank of President Trump’s immigration crackdown: scaling back the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. Created in 1990, TPS temporarily protects foreign nationals who cannot safely return to their home countries because of armed conflict, natural disaster or other extraordinary conditions....
California gubernatorial candidates struggled to break through on the debate stage Tuesday, as Democrats look to capitalize on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) dramatic exit from the crowded field. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, billionaire Tom Steyer, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and five other rivals, including Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton, fought for standout moments...
President Trump on Tuesday said King Charles III “agrees” that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. “We're doing a little Middle East work right now, as you might know, and we're doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we're never going to let that opponent ever—Charles agrees with me even...
Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday said the agents who responded to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner did a “great job” reacting to the unexpected intruder. “My agents did a great job,” Curran told CBS News's Nikole Killion, while appearing for a briefing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Killion also asked if the dinner...
President Trump and Melania Trump will be joining Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a meal fit for royalty. The White House has released details of the menu for Tuesday's state dinner. The first lady "led preparations for the dinner," according to the White House. The first course includes a garden vegetable velouté,...
