Rep. Doug LaMalfa's death shrinks the Republican House majority to 218 seats, creating new challenges for Speaker Mike Johnson in a crucial election year.
Bipartisan senators believe they may be nearing a proposal to extend expired Obamacare subsidies as Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, lead negotiations.
Rep. Jim Baird, an Indiana Republican who has served in the House since 2019, was discharged from the hospital after he was involved in a vehicle accident.
Protests have long been a defining feature of Iranian political life. Iranians take to the streets regularly, demanding a better quality of life, economic reforms, and improvement of their social condition. These protests often turn bloody, with the beating, torturing, or killing of citizens in their thousands. Yet, Iranians have persisted, showing a resolve that […]
One of the most coveted, rare coins ever struck by the U.S. Mint – a long-lost 1804 dollar – is expected to sell for millions at auction Sunday, according to auctioneers at Stack's Bowers Galleries.
After 43 days of a government shutdown, eight Democratic senators crossed the aisle and voted in favor of a Republican bill to extend the enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, while the core issue of expensive health insurance and care remains unaddressed.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got a key moment of respite late this week that could help him bat back a plethora of controversies. The moment came on Thursday, when Adm. Frank Bradley reportedly told lawmakers at a closed-door session on Capitol Hill that he had received no “kill them all” or “give no quarter” order...
Gasoline prices are down while electric and natural gas costs are up, turning the issue of energy affordability into a political Rorschach test. Democrats are lambasting the White House for high power bills, while President Trump and his allies tout low prices at the pump. “Energy — gasoline — we're now at about $2.50 a gallon....
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted President Trump for calling the affordability crisis a Democratic “con job,” saying that he “wants to act as if there’s no concern.” “He has to say that right now because it’s an issue and a concern for the American people,” the host of SiriusXM's “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.”...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump was furious with her after she signed a House petition compelling the release of all government files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We did talk about the Epstein files and he was extremely angry at me that I signed the discharge petition...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said Friday that a National Guardsman injured in last week's shooting in Washington is “slowly healing” and that his parents reported he has begun to “look more like himself.” In a message posted on the social platform X, Morrisey announced that a vigil would be held for U.S. Air...
Vice President Vance dismissed online speculation about the state of his relationship with second lady Usha Vance, saying the couple’s marriage was “as strong as it’s ever been.” “With anything in life, you take the good with the bad,” he said in an interview with NBC News. “You accept that there are some sacrifices and...
President Trump praised a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel’s vote to change guidance for hepatitis B vaccinations as a “very good decision” in a Friday night post on his social platform Truth Social. “Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast...
