The House pushed through a stopgap measure on Tuesday that extends funding for the federal government until December. The House voted 220-205 to pass the funding patch, with six Democrats — Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), and Kathy Castor (D-FL) — voting to support […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to bring the Iran war to a close, a contrast to the president’s rejection that same day that the midterm elections would not affect his war strategy. During a press conference, Johnson was asked if he plans to use congressional powers to check Trump’s […]
A former U.S. soldier was charged with arson in connection with the detonation of an incendiary device the day prior near 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, which is home to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old Army veteran, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, where prosecutors alleged he […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) make a visit to U.S. Central Command to speak with troops after the outgoing senator called the Trump administration‘s war with Iran “an utter and complete failure.” The exchange unfolded during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in which Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of […]
A federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld White House trade adviser Peter Navarro‘s felony contempt of Congress conviction, rejecting his claim that former President Donald Trump‘s executive privilege protected him from complying with the House Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena. In a unanimous 37-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
A soldier who was hit by a stray bullet during an exchange of fire between the U.S. Secret Service and a gunman outside the White House is suing the agency over his injuries. Pfc. Benjamin Del Real Jr., a 25-year-old active-duty soldier, was struck in the stomach during an incident at the White House in […]
House GOP leaders are promising a fourth reconciliation bill to address missed priorities as they try to muscle third-party-line spending legislation across the finish line before departing for the August recess. Leadership is hoping that by dangling a fourth spending package, hard-line Republican holdouts will vote to advance the third reconciliation bill. But a handful […]
President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Todd Blanche, has yet to win over key Senate Republicans for his handling of the Justice Department’s canceled “anti-weaponization fund” and Jeffrey Epstein survivors. Outgoing Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) remain noncommittal, either of whom could sink Blanche from advancing from the Senate Judiciary Committee […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, the second man in the position since Russia’s invasion of the country. Syrsky was appointed to the position on Feb. 8, 2024, after the sacking of Valery Zaluzhny, his more publicly visible predecessor. He soon made a name for himself as one of the […]
Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection to Congress, opting instead to run for the Louisiana state Senate after the state’s congressional map eliminated his district. Fields’s decision follows the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which found Louisiana’s majority-black 6th Congressional District to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander […]
