The Trump administration has reportedly floated a 15-point plan to Iran to end war there. It was met with a flat-out rejection from Tehran, with Iranian leaders opting to instead issue its own plan, as the war nears the one-month mark. The U.S.’s 15-point plan to end the war
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily unfreeze nearly $2 billion destined for Chicago public transportation projects. The Chicago Tribune was the first to report U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin’s decision to grant the Chicago Transit
The Shield of the Americas Summit sent a message that the Americas are central to U.S. foreign policy and that the U.S. is now testing this approach in practice with Special Envoy Kristi Noem traveling to Honduras, Costa Rica, Guyana, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic to
The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is now a dollar higher than it was in the days before the war with Iran. The average U.S. gas price on Wednesday was a little over $3.98 per gallon, up from approximately $2.98 cents a month ago, according to AAA. While gasoline prices
Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) moved Wednesday to subpoena Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the war in Iran. Meeks, the ranking member on the panel, introduced motions to
The New York Times is seeking a new order to force the Pentagon to lift new media restrictions following a federal court ruling last week that found similar rules unconstitutional. A motion filed Tuesday on behalf of the outlet lambastes the Pentagon’s latest rules as
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday threatened to arrest agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployed to the city's airport to help with security amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages. “This is how it
Leaders of the House Progressive Caucus announced Wednesday that the group will oppose any more funding for the Iran war. Behind Chairman Greg Casar (D-Texas), the CPC is attacking President Trump’s expected $200 billion request for more war funding as an “outrageous” waste of
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a second Republican-only reconciliation bill, and that he is “glad” the Senate is moving forward on such a measure. Johnson in a press
Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the drug mifepristone for use in terminating pregnancies is picking up Senate Republican support, as the push to stop its shipment across state lines is becoming a top priority of the
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) responded with “love” after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pastor suggested the Democrat should be "crucified." “Jesus loves. Christian Nationalism kills,” Talarico wrote Tuesday in a post on social platform X. “You may pray for my
The U.S. Army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 and also relaxed rules on recruting individuals with drug convictions as the service continues to widen its recruiting pool. The maximum age for eligible recruits is a bump up from the previous enlistment age of 35 and
Nobody is safe from airport chaos as President Donald Trump refuses to fund the Transportation Security Administration. Former Attorney General Bill Barr was one of thousands of travelers stuck in a three-hour security line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. reportedly proposed a 15-point peace plan to bring an end to the Middle East conflict and as strikes in the region persist. Pakistani intermediaries who delivered the proposal
Senate Democrats could leverage these findings in an upcoming hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith.
A third of Americans believe the world will end in their lifetime, and this belief is influencing how they think about global threats and how they respond to them, with many taking more extreme measures to avert them.
U.S. fertilizer prices have skyrocketed ahead of a crucial spring growing season for farmers as Iran continues its retaliatory blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But instead of admitting that Trump’s war has farmers at home suffering, White House officials are blaming former
Peter Navarro said Wednesday that the Supreme Court striking down the bulk of President Trump's emergency tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was the “best possible outcome” for the administration. “Even though we lost the IEEPA
President Donald Trump’s behemoth spending bill is forcing Republican lawmakers to consider dramatic budget cuts in many states. Lost tax revenue from Trump’s tax cuts and added costs for new requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are
An assistant U.S. Attorney acknowledged to a federal judge earlier this month that the Justice Department had no criminal evidence against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Andrew Massucco, a deputy to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, made the
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that she would oppose any new funding for the U.S. war with Iran if it involved putting troops on the ground, becoming the latest Republican to show hesitation over the Pentagon’s $200 billion request. “I’ll be voting against the funding if
The majority leader said it was an “open question” whether the Senate would leave for a two-week recess.
U.S. military chaplains will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced as part of two major changes to the group. In a memo signed Tuesday and announced in a video
Respectfully, the president should stop talking so much and he should definitely stop taking questions from reporters on so many occasions.
White House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday did not rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at polling places, asking what Democrats are “afraid of.” Homan’s comments, made during an appearance on "The Charlie Kirk Show," are the latest in the back and forth as the
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and other Dem leaders will speak with the media Wednesday morning as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown drags on, despite pressure on both sides to come to a deal to reopen the department. Democrats have
The Senate Budget Committee is moving “expeditiously” to draft a second budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) removal operations, enact elements of voting reform legislation and fund the war in Iran, according to a statement by Chairman
Former national security adviser John Bolton cast doubt on President Trump’s claims of successful regime change in Iran this week. The president said during an Oval Office press conference on Tuesday that the Iranian “leaders are all very different than the ones that we
Donald Trump announced his “President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology” on Wednesday, in what can only be described as a nightmare blunt rotation. The group, chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios, consists of 13 individuals, most notably: Marc Andreessen ,
The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act would provide price transparency in the health care system, allowing patients to make informed decisions about their care and reducing costs for employers and families.
NBC host Savannah Guthrie returned to the set of the “Today” show for her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was reported missing earlier this year, describing the “agony” her family has felt in the weeks since Nancy Guthrie disappeared. Guthrie sat down with her
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Republicans that their redistricting efforts could end up working against them after a Democrat won a special election in Florida on Tuesday. “Democrats FLIPPED a state House seat in Palm Beach that Trump won by 11 points
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that Sony cannot hold Cox Communications liable for not doing enough to disconnect customers who illegally downloaded copyrighted music, a battle that has sent ripples through the music and telecommunications industries. Justice
First lady Melania Trump will host a group of first spouses from more than 40 countries at the White House on Wednesday morning. The roundtable event is part of the inaugural two-day global summit for Trump's Fostering the Future Together initiative. The first lady, in remarks
Every day for the last 25 days, President Donald Trump has sat comfortably in his office and watched a glorified highlight reel of his destruction in Iran. The daily video compilation is about two minutes long and shows the largest and most pulverizing strikes on Iranian
William Shatner says he feels "sorrow" over the cancellation of the latest "Star Trek" series, and he is hitting back against critics who called it "woke." "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will be ending its run following its second season, CBS Studios and Paramount+ told Variety
When the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2022 and found that the former president had stolen hundreds of classified documents from the White House, stashing them in the club’s closets and showers, one question stood out: Why? Was Trump coordinating with Russian
President Trump late Tuesday extended the work of a council that is supposed to recommend changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency that has long been in the administration’s crosshairs. Trump issued an executive order extending the work of the
OpenAI announced on Tuesday it will shut down its AI-powered video generator app Sora, but did not provide further details on the decision. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora shared it, and built community around it: thank you,” the company wrote
The City of Aurora is set to vote on regulations governing existing data centers within the municipality, addressing concerns over noise, water, energy use, pollution, and the lack of public engagement in the site selection and construction process.
A former member of the Pussycat Dolls says she was excluded from the group's forthcoming reunion because of her support for Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement. "I was a liability," Jessica Sutta said in an
White House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday expressed the Trump administration’s commitment to cracking down on sanctuary cities following the killing of a college student in Chicago last week. “President Trump wants to take sanctuary cities on, and we're going to continue
President Donald Trump has sent a peace plan to Iran—but is anyone actually reading it? The United States transmitted a 15-point peace plan to Iran through Pakistan, betraying the president’s eagerness to build an off-ramp from the spiraling conflict he helped launch in the
As the president invokes taxpayer privacy on his own behalf, his administration is eroding it.
Democrats have successfully flipped a Florida state House seat blue in the same district where President Trump’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago estate lies. First-time candidate Emily Gregory defeated Trump-backed Jon Maples—a former council member and self-described “conservative
Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), among others, will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday morning to outline impacts of the partial government shutdown. The agencies,
There are early GOP doubts about passing another party-line bill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will give remarks Wednesday morning as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is up in the air, despite proposals from both sides of the aisle. Mounting callouts and resignations at the Transportation
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