Fox News anchor Bret Baier said President Donald Trump told him he was “cautiously optimistic” about the United States reaching a deal with Iran. “We’re in the middle of this — what the president is looking at on this proposal, this one-pager, this memorandum of understanding, I talked to him today, and there was this […]
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 […]
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a significant housing bill aimed at addressing the nation’s shortage of affordable homes. The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, to increase the supply of affordable housing. Advertisement This development sets the stage for some political negotiations ahead. Previously, in […]
Late-night host Stephen Colbert, who’s left-wing, anti-Trump schtick finally wore thin enough with CBS to cause him to be canceled, is set to air his final episode on Thursday, but industry analysts think he may not be the last one to go. CBS’s cancellation of “The Late Show,” which first premiered in 1993 with original […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is coming under renewed scrutiny following a series of missteps and strategic blunders that have resulted in expensive Democratic losses at a time when Republicans continue to expand their lead in redistricting and fundraising. The latest blunder involved the failed Jeffries-led effort to steal four congressional seats in Virginia. Advertisement […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence is once again breaking publicly with President Donald Trump, saying those who assaulted police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot should never receive taxpayer compensation under the administration’s newly announced IRS settlement fund. Speaking with Axios while discussing his upcoming book, What Conservatives Believe, Pence called Jan. 6 a […]
Senate Republicans moved another step closer toward reducing the backlog of nominees submitted by President Donald Trump. The upper chamber confirmed 49 of Trump’s nominees on Monday, bringing the administration to roughly 60% confirmation of its civilian appointments. Advertisement It also marked the fourth time Republicans have approved a large batch of nominees at once […]
