President Trump is welcoming Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday morning as tensions in the Middle East simmer over renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran. Al-Zaidi, a political newcomer who took office earlier this year after receiving Trump's
Last year, the Trump administration publicly lied about the content and status of a multi-million-dollar stockpile of contraceptives that was allocated for foreign aid but slated to be destroyed amid Elon Musk’s dismantling of USAID. Newly disclosed records show that the
The Trump administration wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted a video message to X Monday saying that the ICC has turned into something “radical and extreme” and that the U.S. will now target the court. “As we speak, the ICC
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has announced that he will vote against Representative Thomas Massie’s measure to cut off all aid to Israel—even though it’s a policy that the vast majority of Democratic voters agree with. “I will be voting no on Republican Amendment #8.…
The speaker wants the House Budget Committee to markup a budget blueprint Thursday, but it's not clear it will have the votes.
President Trump on Monday proposed that the U.S. impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz for providing safe passage to vessels traveling through the battle-ridden waterway in attempts to restore international oil shipping levels. The president said the U.S. would be “reimbursed”
The U.S. military’s death toll during the war against Iran has officially climbed to 14 following the death of a Navy pilot in a crash earlier this month. The Pentagon updated its casualty count to 14 on Monday after the Navy identified the airman lost over the Arabian Sea
Donald Trump has finally paid E. Jean Caroll. The columnist has received $5,625,000 from a court-controlled trust, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The distribution of funds comes more than three years after Trump was found civilly liable for sexually abusing Carroll
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) pressed for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) calls with other Republicans to be made public, as the GOP senator from Kentucky faces questions around his health. When asked by journalist Pablo Manríquez about a photo recently released of McConnell,
Sen. Lindsey Graham's death leaves a void in the Senate, as he was a key translator of hawkish interventionism and an effective advocate for a moral and pragmatic approach to foreign policy.
Survivors of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes on Monday urged the U.S. Senate to reject acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s full-time appointment to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) ahead of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill this week. Blanche is
Even Republican lawmakers are beginning to doubt Senator Mitch McConnell’s recent health update. Speaking with Real America’s Voice’s Eric Bolling on Monday, MAGA Senator Ron Johnson suggested that the image circulated by McConnell’s office was not actually taken that day.
President Trump lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Monday, saying he never expected the congressman he pardoned to run for office again as a Democrat and accusing him of disloyalty. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump called Cuellar a “weak and incompetent version
Democrats have split on a contentious amendment to the fiscal 2027 State Department spending bill.
Will Putin roll the dice to extricate himself from the quagmire of the unwinnable war? We may not have to wait long for answers.
President Trump said Monday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will reopen “soon” after it was drained for repairs over the weekend. The White House completed its renovations to the iconic landmark just last month — a project that has been mired in controversy over
An aide to Lindsey Graham called emergency services shortly before he died Saturday, after the South Carolina senator told her he was experiencing chest pains, according to a fellow GOP lawmaker. Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama provided new information about Graham’s
Minnesota officials said Monday that they obtained body camera footage and other evidence from the federal government of the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. “Today, I am proud to announce that we have reached another important milestone in our work. Through the
House Democratic leaders will give remarks Tuesday morning as progressive wins in recent primaries show a growing divide among the caucus — and as their GOP counterparts look for a way out of a floor standoff led by conservative hard-liners. The press conference also comes
Lindsey Graham's life and political career was complex and full of twists and turns, from being a moderate Republican to becoming a close advisor to Donald Trump, and his death brought tributes from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Join The Fight for 2028 for a live discussion and Q&A on the latest in presidential politics. President Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday, possibly about the 2020 elections. Is he preparing an attack on Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D)? Plus, our rankings of the top GOP
The most recent draining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has made President Trump’s claims of “vandalism” all the more doubtful. The president made this claim after the “American Flag Blue” paint began to peel off in massive chunks and discolor the water, attributing
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Monday that her split with President Trump over her push for the Epstein Files Transparency Act could have been the tipping point in her failed gubernatorial bid. “It may have ended my political career,” Mace told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo. “Let’s
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday on the high court's budget. The justices, as well as federal judges generally, have faced increasing security threats. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will also deliver
The man Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not their intended target, Maine Senator Angus King said. King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him that
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Tuesday morning will speak on the state of the U.S. economy before the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing comes as President Trump has seen his approval rating decline over rising affordability concerns and pocketbook pressures
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will appear before a House Appropriations panel on Tuesday morning to outline the Supreme Court budget request for fiscal 2027. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is requesting $9.7 billion for its fiscal 2027
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the chamber seeks to end a weekslong floor standoff. Conservative hard-liners have pushed for movement on President Trump’s SAVE America Act, an election reform bill that would
The most important question in AI has changed. It is no longer whether models will keep improving. They will. The harder question is whether our institutions can improve fast enough to live with them.
Inflation fell in June after a deal between the U.S. and Iran, which has since fallen apart, brought a temporary decline in energy prices. The consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.4 percent in June, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which
If you're unlucky enough to ingest a contaminated food, you may get stuck with weeks of watery diarrhea as well as "frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements," according to the CDC.
A civil remedy would provide a measure of justice.
President Trump and his family have made $2.2 billion from financial schemes since entering the White House, while investors have lost millions of dollars, with some even suing for fraud and breach of contract.
Americans for Prosperity Action is warning that Republicans risk losing not just the House, but the Senate if they don’t regain voters’ trust on affordability issues. The group suggested the issue is so critical that focusing on anything else, including President Trump’s
House GOP leaders are discussing several options to offer hard-liners in exchange for dropping a blockade of chamber floor business.
The U.S. and Iranian militaries exchanged fire early Tuesday following fresh threats from President Trump to take over the Strait of Hormuz. The president said Monday that the U.S military would reimpose its naval blockade in the channel and begin charging a 20 percent toll on
Republicans will pay a political price if they fail to move a reconciliation 3.0 bill.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump says war is resuming ▪ Graham’s sister to fill vacant seat ▪ Another ICE shooting ▪ Daylight saving time debate President Trump has formally reset the clock on his war against Iran, resuming daily strikes and a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz
A robust domestic auto industry with resilient supply chains enhances both national security and economic pros
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) marks a major loss for President Trump on Capitol Hill as he seeks to push his legislative agenda through Congress ahead of November’s midterm elections. Graham was a key go-between for Trump and the Senate — possessing deep
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . Don Moynihan , a public policy professor at the University of Michigan, last year wrote an essay that included an “authoritarian
Representative Haley Stevens’s chief argument in her U.S. Senate run in Michigan is, “I beat Republicans.” As she told The Associated Press recently, “I win tough races. I have had Republicans throw everything at me and still managed to win.” Meanwhile her Democratic primary
Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime incumbent was facing a Democratic challenger in Dr. Annie Andrews, a 45-year-old pediatrician. Now Andrews doesn’t know whom she’ll face
Ukraine’s supporters in Congress are urging quick passage of a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill authored by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as a way to honor him. Graham announced a breakthrough on the legislation shortly before his shocking death late Saturday night,
A lot of people want to be powerful. Very few people, as it turns out, are willing to do the things necessary to have power. This is, generally speaking, a good thing. Perhaps the greatest protection against tyranny is that being a tyrant sounds like an awful lot of work. And
Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening from a sudden tear in his aorta. He was 71, making his death an untimely one. But we can regret Graham’s misfortune without admiring his political journey, the lesson of which is that kissing up works much better as a way to get
The best obituary of Lindsey Graham appeared not after his death on Saturday but exactly a year before the event that would define the final stage of his career. On January 6, 2020, Rolling Stone published a profile of Graham by Mark Binelli that catalogued the South Carolina
House GOP leaders are hoping to see progress on Tuesday to get the chamber back in working order amid a weeks-long standoff with conservative hard-liners that has paralyzed the House floor, bringing legislative action to a halt. The hard-liners have demanded that GOP leaders
The sudden death of Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who's also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Judiciary Committee, plays havoc with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) agenda, which now faces weeks of delay because of key
On Monday, over 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates, released a joint statement pleading with government and industry to address the economic and social impacts of artificial intelligence, based on the belief that AI will result in the displacement of
