Seven Democrats voted with Republicans against the resolution, which failed 40-59 in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate, defeating a motion to ban the transfer of military weapons to Israel. The bill, a joint resolution by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats, would have blocked the sale of military bulldozers to Israel. Advertisement The […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he will continue supporting Sen. John Cornyn despite President Donald Trump endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the most closely watched Republican Senate primaries of the 2026 cycle. Speaking to reporters following Trump’s endorsement announcement, Thune praised Cornyn as “a principled conservative” and an “effective […]

Christine Drazan, a former state House Minority Leader, won Oregon’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Drazan emerged from a crowded field of candidates competing for the opportunity to flip the governor’s office in a state Democrats have controlled for nearly four decades. Advertisement The Republican primary field also included former Portland Trail Blazers player and […]

The House passed legislation Wednesday requiring elementary and middle schools to obtain explicit parental consent before changing a student’s pronouns or making other sex-based accommodations. In a 217-198 vote, the chamber approved the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, which would condition certain federal funding on schools complying with the policy. Advertisement The measure was […]