Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said the Democratic Party is using “trained activists” to obstruct justice and using “martyrs as their excuse to defund law enforcement.” Congress is split over ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with House Republicans pushing a bill to fund all of DHS through May 22, which would fund all of DHS […]
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) on Sunday avoided endorsing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), becoming the latest Democrat to sidestep questions about Schumer’s future at the helm of the caucus amid growing internal tensions. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Kim stopped short of backing Schumer when asked directly about his leadership, instead emphasizing […]
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said Israeli police blocked him from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday services, an unprecedented move that comes as war and security restrictions disrupt Christian observances across the region. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, was prevented from holding Palm […]
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Hundreds of conservative activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference embraced Ken Paxton as the GOP’s clear pick for Senate in Texas, handing him a decisive straw poll win and the conference’s endorsement. In a survey of Texas attendees unveiled onstage, 67% backed Paxton compared to 21% for incumbent Sen. John Cornyn […]
Top diplomats from several key Middle Eastern powers gathered in Pakistan on Sunday for high-level talks aimed at ending the monthlong war in Iran. Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt met in Islamabad in what Pakistani officials described as an effort to open a path forward toward negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in three days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries […]
Ukraine views the U.S. war in Iran as an extension of its war against Russia, even though it doesn’t seem like President Donald Trump and his administration agree. From their perspective, Iran’s assistance to Russia through the war, and Russia’s reciprocal assistance back demonstrates that they are on the same side of this broad wide-reaching […]
Republicans are pushing to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure, but early divisions within the GOP are complicating efforts to streamline the data centers needed to support it. Artificial intelligence has become a key policy issue in Congress and on the campaign trail, especially as the White House pushes for its expansion to boost economic and national […]
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the Iran war won’t last forever and is basically won, but has been less consistent about whether operations are about to wrap up or intensify. Media reports similarly say both that Trump is pushing his team for a speedy conclusion to the war and that he is considering sending […]
FBI Director Kash Patel has moved to release decade-old files on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over his ties to an alleged Chinese spy, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Patel ordered agents in the FBI’s San Francisco office to redact the files before they are eventually released and shared with […]
