Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday lamented the “failure of the international order” that led to the ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Carney said in Sydney, Australia, that his country “has long seen Iran as the principle source of instability and terror
Democrat Alex Holladay is projected to win the special election to represent Arkansas’s House District 70, edging out Republican Bo Renshaw, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race was seen as a pickup opportunity for the Democrats after Holladay, in 2024, narrowly lost his bid
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting voluntary testimony from seven additional people as part of the committee’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Those Comer sent letters to include Microsoft
President Trump on Tuesday shared a photo of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) standing next to the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, the latest turn in their unique relationship. Trump posted the photo of Mamdani lightly smiling next to a framed copy of the
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top Trump administration national security officials on Tuesday briefed senators on the U.S. conflict with Iran as questions about the goals, timelines and scope of the operation pile up. The session, which lasted about 80 minutes, comes
Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) won their respective Senate primaries on Tuesday, setting up a November match-up as Democrats eye a pickup opportunity in North Carolina. The rivals, both of whom were
More than 9,000 Americans have made a safe return back to the U.S. from the Middle East since the launch of strikes on Iran this past weekend, President Trump said on Tuesday. The U.S. and Israel launched attacks against the country as part of a joint operation, dubbed
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Top Trump administration officials briefed Congress on the U.S. military onslaught Tuesday but did not say whether they will ask for supplemental defense funding.
The Army on Tuesday released the names of the four U.S. service members initially killed after an Iranian drone struck the tactical operations center they were working from in Kuwait. Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of
President Trump on Tuesday endorsed a Montana radio host who launched his House campaign just more than an hour after Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced he was retiring from Congress. "It is my Great Honor to endorse Aaron Flint, who is running to represent the tremendous
The most pressing concern on Americans’ minds is still the government, according to results from a new survey released Tuesday. The Gallup poll found that 29 percent of U.S. adults ranked factors related to the government or politics as the most important problem in the
A fatal shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday morning has resulted in at least three deaths and 14 injuries, with an FBI agent saying Sunday there may be a connection to terrorism. The gunman, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, opened fired at Buford’s on West Sixth Street
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Monday said that the war and number of deaths of U.S. service members following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran will "get worse before it gets better." He praised President Trump for "doing the right thing" in carrying out the strikes on
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on Tuesday that Gulf states will join the United States and Israel in its assault against Iran in the coming days. "I've been on the phone all day with our Arab allies, and quite the opposite is unfolding. So I'm here to tell you the good
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One House Republican suggested Trump’s shifting rationale “sounds a little bit like President Lyndon Johnson going into Vietnam.”
In discussing his reasoning for launching U.S. airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump said, "An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American." But arms control experts have disputed his claim that Iran "soon"
Top Democrats are whipping against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill expected to come to the floor this week, even as Republicans press them to support it in the wake of the U.S. attacks on Iran. The White House and Democrats have been locked in an impasse
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a barrage of questions from reporters about conflicting statements with the president over the intent and timing of the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. President Trump on Tuesday said it was his opinion that Iran was going
GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Tim Scott (S.C.) are asking the Treasury Department to approve a $200 billion tax cut without prior authorization from Congress. The two senators have asked the Trump administration to cut capital gains taxes on investors by adjusting the basis
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI plays defense while Anthropic surges OpenAI is in the hot seat this week over the artificial intelligence company’s new deal with the Pentagon, struck just hours after the agency’s negotiations with competitor Anthropic
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that the U.S. and Israeli military actions in Iran, which have so far killed hundreds of Iranians and the country's supreme leader, will not be an "endless war." "I hear the people are saying you’re going to have an
Leaked documents related to the Trump administration’s review of history at national parks reveal new details about the breadth of the administration’s efforts to reshape the telling of America's story. A database that was first reported by The Washington Post lays out hundreds
President Trump criticized the banking industry Tuesday, alleging that the stablecoin bill he signed into law last year is “being threatened and undermined by the banks.” The Senate’s efforts to pass a key cryptocurrency market bill has remained at a standstill in recent weeks,
A fire in the parking lot of a building near the U.S. consulate in Dubai has been put out following a drone strike. No one was injured, according to the Dubai Media Office. “Dubai authorities reaffirm their commitment to ensuring everyone's safety and security," a post on the
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took to the House floor on Tuesday with a motion to force a vote on her resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly release all reports on investigations into members of Congress regarding allegations of sexual harassment of
A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to an agreement that requires Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay up to $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused two of Epstein's advisers of intentionally assisting and facilitating his sex trafficking of women
Republican Rep. Chip Roy is facing off in a Tuesday GOP primary in an effort to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton this November. Other GOP candidates include state Sens. Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton, as well as Aaron Reitz, who previously worked for the Justice
Rep. Al Green (D) is running in a Tuesday primary in the Lone Star State's 18th Congressional District after he was redistricted out of Texas's 9th Congressional District earlier this year. He is facing off with incumbent Rep. Christian Menefee, teeing up a generational battle
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing a tougher than expected primary bid in the solidly red 23rd Congressional District of Texas, after explosive allegations over an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide came to light. The southwestern Texas-area congressman has
Tuesday's Democratic primary race for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is a repeat of the 2022 contest between Rep. Valerie Foushee and Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Although the seat will almost surely stay in
Texas state Rep. James Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett are facing off Tuesday in the Democratic primary for incumbent Sen. John Cornyn's (R) seat. One candidate must secure more than 50 percent of Tuesday's vote to avoid a runoff in May. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) is fighting to hang on to his seat in a contested GOP primary for Texas's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday. Steve Toth, a state representative, who is backed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), as well as Martin Etwop and Nicholas Plumb are vying for the GOP
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) is competing in a Tuesday GOP primary, which he is almost certainly going to win. Cotton is the favorite to win in November, too. Democratic challengers include Hallie Shoffner, a farmer, and Ethan Dunbar. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley are both vying for their parties' nomination in the Tar Heel State's Senate primaries. Cook Political Report rates the November general election as a "toss up," given
A handful of primary contests for all four House seats are underway in Arkansas on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican Reps. Rick Crawford of the 1st Congressional District, Steve Womack of the 3rd Congressional District and Bruce Westerman of the 4th Congressional District are not
Former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who ran for U.S. Senate last cycle, is seeking to upset Rep. Julie Johnson (D), who currently represents the 32nd Congressional District, in the redrawn 33rd Congressional District. The redrawn 32nd District, now expected to vote solidly
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is the clear frontrunner in Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary, with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa leading the contest across the aisle. The Lone Start State's gubernatorial state is likely to stay in the GOP's hands in November. Follow Decision
The exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi is set to appear at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas later this month, the group announced on Tuesday. Pahlavi has pitched himself as an interim leader for the country after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
A contingent of Texas Republicans are pushing for an immediate pause on all immigration into the U.S. after local authorities revealed a naturalized citizen was their primary suspect behind a mass shooting that rattled downtown Austin Sunday. More than 70 Texas state House
Clocks in British Columbia will change for the last time on Sunday in a move many U.S. lawmakers have also been pushing for.
Six House Democrats are breaking with their party to support a different, more lenient war powers resolution that would grant President Trump a 30-day extension on his war on Iran, according to Punchbowl News . Each of those six Democrats has received somewhere from $300,000 to
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced aggressive lines of questioning from members of both sides of the aisle in a long-awaited hearing that fell amid growing scrutiny of the secretary’s handling of the department. Noem received a chilly reception at the Senate