Rep. Thomas Massie joined Democrats opposing President Donald Trump's Iran strikes, citing lack of congressional approval for military action against Iranian targets.
As U.S. and Israeli strikes target Iran's top leaders, the question of succession looms large with no clear heir apparent to lead the Islamic Republic.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran. “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like Iraq, which was a disaster, but without the work...
Rapper Cardi B urged her followers on Instagram to vote next week for Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Texas) over state Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Democratic primary for the Senate. “Listen up, y'all, early primary voting is happening right now in Texas, and we need Jasmine Crockett to win. She is running for U.S. Senate,”...
The deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was briefly paused on Thursday after a GOP member of the Oversight Committee shared a photo from inside the deposition. Conservative influencer Benny Johnson posted a photo of Clinton to X that he said was provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), which a Clinton spokesperson said...
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), who has been pushing for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impeachment, came face-to-face with her on Wednesday, demanding reforms within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the agency remains shut down. “Today, I met with Secretary Kristi Noem and, again, confronted and held her accountable for her lawlessness and violations...
The United Kingdom’s far-right political activist Tommy Robinson completed a tour at the State Department on Wednesday after meeting with one of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s senior advisers. A State Department spokesperson told The Hill that the anti-immigration advocate was there in an “unofficial capacity” for a tour. Robinson toured the department’s diplomatic reception...
House Democrats will force a vote next week to curb President Trump’s war powers in Iran. The resolution is expected to fail, given the overwhelming opposition from Republicans and a small handful of Jewish Democrats. But party leaders want to get all lawmakers on the record by using a procedural move to sidestep GOP leaders...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday that activity in Washington, D.C., will be “purely performative” for the rest of year and focused on attempts to “gaslight you to vote in the midterms.” “We all knew and discussed in internal meetings back in January of 2025 that we only had 6-9 months to do...
A North Dakota judge said this week he would order Greenpeace to pay damages estimated to total $345 million to Energy Transfer related to protests against its Dakota Access oil pipeline. Judge James Gion wrote in court papers filed Tuesday that Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace Fund Inc. would each be responsible for paying...
An editor for the popular YouTube creator MrBeast has been fined and suspended by prediction market platform Kalshi over suspected insider trading. The company’s disciplinary committee found that Artem Kaptur violated its policies when Kaptur placed bets last August and September related to the YouTube channel where he worked. “Specifically, the Committee found reasonable cause...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the TANF program, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996 with the promise to "end welfare as we know it." Three decades later, it is time to admit that we simply replaced one trap with another.
An attorney for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said the Trump administration is blocking his access to funds needed to pay his attorney, risking leaving him without counsel. Before Maduro was forcibly removed from his home in a U.S. military option, he was among a slew of Venezuelan officials facing sanctions from the U.S. Office...
Vice President Vance is traveling to Wisconsin on Thursday, the latest stop in the Trump administration's tour to sell President Trump's domestic and economic agenda ahead of the November midterm elections. Vance, after visiting a machining facility, will give remarks in Plover, Wis. His comments come just over a day after Trump gave a record-long...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition, taking place Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, comes after the former first lady and former President Bill Clinton reversed course earlier this month and...
Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home.
