U.S.-led airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday killed at least five people, according to the rebels. Six people were also wounded, the Houthis said. A Houthi official in their foreign ministry, Hussein al-Ezzi, described the strikes as “a massive aggressive attack by American and British ships, submarines and warplanes.” “America and Britain will...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) criticized U.S.-led strikes on Yemen, saying they were "an unacceptable violation of the Constitution." “Article 1 requires that military action be authorized by Congress,” Jayapal added in her post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, late Thursday. Other Democrats, including Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), also criticized the strikes. “The...
Not since former President George W. Bush’s PEPFAR program, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has a public health opportunity of this scale been possible.
Congress is staring down yet another government shutdown deadline, and a deal is looking further and further out of reach. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday it’s “crystal clear” that Congress won’t be able to pass the regular spending bills by the Jan. 19 deadline, and he announced that senators will instead vote...
A prominent Democratic super PAC announced Friday that it plans to spend $200 million on the 2024 election cycle, including $140 million on television, digital, streaming, radio and mail advertisements. American Bridge 21st Century intends to focus much of its firepower on winning over women voters in key swing states, a nod to the importance...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told a conservative radio host his state is doing everything it can to deter illegal immigration except "shooting people who come across the border."