Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a packed legislative agenda this week and growing pressure to advance a slate of high-stakes GOP priorities. At the top of his list is government funding. With Senate appropriators still deadlocked over top-line spending levels,
House Republicans are fanning out across the country for August recess hoping to capitalize on silver linings in an otherwise tough midterm environment as they kick off a 100-day sprint to Election Day. They are looking for bright spots in mostly daunting public polling. They
Wes Streeting, the new Secretary of State for Defence in the U.K., indicated Sunday he is willing to work with the Trump administration on matters of common interest. “The first thing you do is, you don’t suck up. … My impression is President Trump, his administration, that’s
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Sunday said he does not "expect to get much out of" Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), during his upcoming Senate hearing. "I think it'd be very forgetful, completely
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. “Nobody wants war. I think if you were going to ask Americans at large, whether they're MAGA Republicans or any other American, nobody wants to be involved in another military
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday blamed former President Biden for the Pentagon being low on munitions, but denied that the depletion is negatively impacting the war with Iran. “We have to take a step back here in that a lot of stockpiles were depleted
The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a "duress password" that wiped his phone when they tried to seize it at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport on January 24th, 2025. Federal agents detained Tunick at the airport,
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian infrastructure. "I think we ought to continue the blockade and starve them out. I think we ought
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is "being too cautious" in his talks with Senate Democratic leaders in an effort to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September. "Look, I mean no disrespect. I love John Thune. He's
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday dismissed a warning from Rahn Emanuel, former U.S. ambassador to Japan, who wrote in The Wall Street Journal that "Bernie bros" could "spoil" the Democratic Party's chances in the midterm elections. "There is a strong division within the
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said he did not regret supporting former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) after a former girlfriend's accusations of sexual assault came to light and led the progressive candidate to drop his bid. CBS News's Margaret Brennan asked
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is facing deepening pressure from all sides — especially President Trump — as he prepares to navigate a packed to-do list headlined by a government funding bill and third reconciliation bill. The Senate is closing in on its last two
For some, the sun would rise after 9 a.m. for at least a few days in winter.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that if Iran attacks Israel directly or indirectly, it will make for a "terrible mistake." "I should say it very, very clearly," Netanyahu told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo in a "Sunday Morning Futures" interview. "If Iran
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said that President Trump ending the Iran war soon is something that "seems unlikely," suggesting the president go to Congress to find a path toward peace. "At this point, I do think there needs to be a fuller national discussion as to how we
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said he did not "know specifically" the status of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers involved in two recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine. "I don't know specifically," Homan said on "State of the Union" to
Instead of asking, “What is this product worth?” AI asks, “What is this consumer willing to pay?”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said President Trump hit Saudi Arabia with a "bait and switch" by changing the terms of a nuclear deal to tie it to building Saudi relations with Israel. "As you well know, the Saudis have been very clear that they will normalize
"If the long-term drought is as bad as it could be, and you are starting off already with severe drought, this raises the real possibility of a 'mini-Dust Bowl.'"
As to the effects on the human body of being “outside of Earth’s gravity,” Vance is onto something.
Based on Danish data, the study found those on GLP-1s had 17% less long-term absences.
If the 250th anniversary of American independence invites reflection on our foundational values, this issue deserves a place near the center.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian infrastructure. “I think we ought to continue the blockade and starve them out. I think we ought
President Trump late Saturday night once again urged Republican senators to "terminate the filibuster" in an effort to pass his oft-championed voting bill and other legislation "before it's too late." "The all Republican Senators! Terminate the Filibuster, which the Dumocrats
U.S. policymakers would do well to ask whether upping the ante with bombs is likely to end this conflict, or deepen it by dragging in other countries in the Middle East and dragging down the global economy.
Also, PUC prepares for data centers and the Texas Medical Association calls for legislative action on prediction market apps.
The Trump administration is facing a key messaging test as it tries to stop potentially multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness. Two months in and thousands of cases later, the outbreak has become a communications nightmare. Experts say confusing messages
BANGOR – Democrats in Maine anointed progressive Troy Jackson as their pick to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) with a tall order: Beat the five-term incumbent who has defied political gravity for three decades in 100 days. Democrat Graham Platner’s exit from the marquee race
Democrats are favored to win the House but are slight underdogs in the fight for the Senate with 100 days to go before the midterms, according to the latest forecast from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Both parties are dealing with headwinds as they head into the home stretch of the
Israeli forces detained more than 70 people across the occupied West Bank overnight Friday and into Saturday after violence in a northern Palestinian village killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. According to The Associated Press, the Israeli military said in a
Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area keeping temperatures high, settled over the region that could persist into next week. Heat
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (D) was indicted on bribery charges on Friday following a monthslong state investigation into a campaign finance scandal. Luke was accused of accepting campaign finance contributions in 2022 while she was a state lawmaker in exchange for securing
A federal appeals court on Saturday ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to implement stricter mail-in voting rules before midterm elections in the coming months, with control of both the House and Senate up for grabs. The 1st U.S. Circuit of Appeals declined to
The Trump administration reached two weeks of renewed strikes on Iranian military targets this week, with tensions in the region remaining high heading into Sunday. Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drone attacks at Saudi Arabia on Saturday, in an apparent
President Trump was given a second chance Friday evening to deliver a speech before the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner — his first time addressing the crowd as president. Three months after the first event was derailed by an assassination attempt, Trump