The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.
In his first interview since he was acquitted over the weekend in a historic impeachment trial, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) lashed out at the Biden administration and the Lone Star State's House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) over his impeachment and trial. “So you think that the effort to remove you from office really...
A Los Angeles city councilman involved in a racism scandal last year announced Wednesday he would seek reelection, despite pressures from colleagues to resign. In a statement Wednesday, Kevin de León said he would seek another term after making “unprecedented strides” in his district, which runs through downtown Los Angeles, The Associated Press (AP) reported. De...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who was acquitted over the weekend in his historic impeachment trial in the state, took swipes at Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and kept the door open to a possible run for the senator's seat in 2026, saying “everything’s on the table” at this point. “Why don’t you run against...
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that if Iran acquired a nuclear weapon, his country would seek to do the same. “If they get one, we have to get one,” bin Salman said in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, adding that it would be necessary “for security reasons, and...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) claimed victory on Wednesday over Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the upper chamber voted to confirm Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — circumventing Tuberville’s months-long blockage on military promotions. “I forced his hand, and we’re going to do two more...
A delegation of Australian politicians met with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., to urge the U.S. government to end the prosecution of Julian Assange.
In a move to continue to hold railroad operator Norfolk Southern accountable, President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to assist the people of East Palestine, Ohio, more than seven months after a massive train derailment there.