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Two Iowa Republicans backed a war powers resolution in the House over the conflict in Iran for the first time, a notable move for two members from the deep-red Hawkeye State as the midterms near. On Tuesday, the House passed a Democratic-backed war powers resolution with an aim to restrict President Trump’s military actions in...
President Trump's critics are breathing a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court blocked his administration's plan to overhaul mail-in voting. Plus, a decision to close the Kennedy Center is in limbo after a federal judge ruled the president's name can't go back on it. Join Legal Affairs Editor Zach Schonfeld and Legal Affairs Reporter...
Senior legal fellow Thomas Jipping argues that President Trump's push to abolish extended debate via the nuclear option threatens the Senate's traditional role as a check on government power and risks permanent partisan instability.
LinkedIn co-founder Hoffman casts doubt on Harris 2028 prospects Politico
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s dismissal of rising concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology. “Come on, it’s not a hoax. It’s a real thing,” Tillis, who is not running for reelection, told reporters at the Capitol. “This is something that I’ve spent a lot of my professional career in,...
The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report. Federal workers use of paid leave increased 435 percent under the first two years of the Trump administration, a dynamic the Government Accountability Office...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will give remarks Wednesday morning as Democrats hope to retake control of Congress after November's midterms, now less than two months away, and capitalize on backlash to President Trump's agenda. The House passed its third Iran war powers resolution on Tuesday evening, seeking to bring an end to the...
President Trump is taking a notably hands-off approach as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen rapidly gain ground in their bid to secure a Red Sea choke point that could further roil global energy markets and box in Saudi Arabia. Trump has reportedly rebuffed a request from Saudi Arabia to launch strikes on the Houthis, though...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went after President Trump on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), saying he has a lack of knowledge around its risks. “Look, it is embarrassing, really, I think, going beyond politics, how ignorant this president is about the dangers of AI,” Sanders told MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner in a clip posted...
Dr. Nicole Saphier, whom President Trump tapped to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday morning. Saphier, a media personality, was the third person Trump picked for the role, after his two previous nominees failed to receive Senate support. Her nomination, however, did not come...
Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., blamed President Trump for the Kennedy Center’s board voting to close the performing arts venue, calling the decision a "tragedy." “The American people love the Kennedy Center,” she told CNN's Erin Burnett on Tuesday. “They love the arts. They understand what’s...
By making their party into a giant celebration of Trump, Republicans have tied themselves to every one of Trump’s very public failures.
FBI Director Kash Patel rebuked Democratic lawmakers who criticized him on Tuesday during an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing them of acting “like buffoons on Capitol Hill.” “This FBI, under my leadership and President Trump’s administration, is here for the people of America, not for the cacophony of the United States Senate...
President Trump will rejoin the campaign trail Wednesday evening, traveling to North Carolina to rally support for GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley, who formerly chaired the Republican National Committee. Recent polls placed the Republican hopeful behind his Democratic opponent, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Whatley received Trump's blessing to pursue the Tar Heel State's...
If lasting peace is to be achieved, then North Korea must be seen as a legitimate partner in diplomacy and not simply a threat.
According to the documents, Crooks registered for the July 13, 2024 rally on July 6 and requested one ticket.
Sen. Hawley Rules Out 2028 Presidential Run Yahoo
Nevada’s top election official was at dinner with a friend on Monday night when his phone started blowing up. The Supreme Court’s mail ballot decision had landed. His stomach sank. “Then, as I started to read, just pure emotion of joy,” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D) told The Gavel. While Trump expressed dismay, the...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he kept his resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a secret from Republican leaders because he did not want to "show his hand." The Kentucky Republican, who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s military operations in Iran, introduced this resolution on the House floor Tuesday...
In today's issue: ▪ Democrats riding high ▪ Fed expected to raise rates ▪ Kennedy Center board votes to close again ▪ Two longshot impeachment attempts The general election season has officially entered the home stretch as the last primaries wrapped up Tuesday and President Trump today is making the first of many promised campaign stops in the coming...
Why Gavin Newsom is paying faux deference to Kamala Harris on his 2028 decision San Francisco Chronicle
Sounds to me like using federal tax dollars to buy votes.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh finds himself in a tricky position as the central bank commences its September meeting, as rising expectations of an interest rate hike clash with President Trump’s demands for cuts. Warsh gave himself wiggle room for a rate hike in late August, saying the central bank had “work to do” if underlying inflation was not moving toward its 2 percent target. But Trump, who...
Republicans are hoping President Trump can give North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley a much-needed boost as Democrats appear increasingly optimistic about flipping the state in November. Trump is slated to travel to the state, the only battleground he has won three times, to stump with Whatley on Wednesday. The visit comes as recent polling...