President Trump threatened a U.S. military attack against Oman Wednesday, warning against the possibility of the Middle Eastern country controlling the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Iran through tolls.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's routing of Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary runoff is reverberating far beyond the Lone Star State, crystallizing a realignment within the GOP that rewards personal loyalty to President Trump above legislative record, institutional seniority or electoral pragmatism.
President Trump on Wednesday said Iran is running on "fumes" and will be forced to make a peace deal with the U.S. before its economy completely crumbles.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after President Trump removed her from her post at the Justice Department last month and has since been appointed to an AI panel.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he's working on a plan that would shut down international flights that land at airports in sanctuary jurisdictions -- a move to pressure anti-ICE politicians.
Retired Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA director and former head of U.S. Central Command, on Sunday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of agreeing to a peace deal “unless he’s given additional territory.” In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Petraeus said he was not optimistic about the prospects...
The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to a race against the clock to prevent a government shutdown by the end of September. Local leaders said the last shutdown showdown left the District with a roughly $1 billion budget hole after Congress overrode its local...
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is being exploited by foreign entities and corporate welfare recipients, with the top 20 SBIR mills consuming $3.4 billion in contracts and producing little more than policy white papers, while genuine American startups struggle to get funding, and Sen. Joni Ernst's INNOVATE Act proposes targeted reforms to address these issues.
President Trump congratulated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the country's Independence Day, saying in a letter that the American people believe in Ukraine’s future and respect its people’s sacrifices. “Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the American people, I extend my congratulations and warmest wishes to you and the courageous people of Ukraine as you...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after Republicans on Sunday for their redrawing of congressional maps in Texas as his own state is undertaking an effort to do the same. "Democrats offered the legislation in the last session to eliminate the gerrymander in every state. We supported, I think to a person," Schiff told NBC News's...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday met virtually with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., and vowed to continue fighting to protect the Maryland resident. Van Hollen said the meeting was their first since the Maryland senator traveled to El Salvador to check on his constituent earlier this...
The "Made in America" ideal has become a luxury that working-class families can no longer afford, as they are forced to choose between supporting their own economy and providing for their families.
After the extraordinary scene of Texas Democrats fleeing their state to forestall a rare mid-decade gerrymander, Texas Republicans nevertheless moved this week to approve a new congressional map. It is designed to give their party five additional seats in Congress in next year’s midterm elections, as requested by President Trump. California Democrats responded this week by rushing to advance...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview Sunday that Ukraine “has the right to exist” but added a caveat to that right related to territory. “Mr. Foreign Minister, let me ask you about something that President Putin said in June. He said, quote, ‘I consider the Russian and Ukrainian people to be one...
Today’s immigration debate is often reduced to a binary: openness vs. security. But history shows there is a third way of viewing immigrants not only as people to protect but as partners in protecting us.
Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump. Now,...
President Trump criticized Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for asking him to "walk the streets of Maryland" and suggested he should "clean up" the city of Baltimore before Trump visits.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is hitting a number of early-voting and swing states to pitch voters on how the Democratic Party should reset, fueling speculation he’s eyeing a 2028 bid. Gallego, whose Senate victory last year was seen as a rare bright spot for Democrats, was most recently in New Hampshire and Iowa. Despite downplaying...
Vice President Vance said President Trump wants him to focus on the current work of this administration, when pressed on conversations over whether he would be the president’s GOP successor in 2028. The vice president said Trump “talks about everything” when asked by NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker if he has had conversations...
