Officials in Israel and the United States claim Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Qalibaf is participating in constructive talks with the U.S., but he says negotiations haven’t even begun. An unnamed source told Israeli outlet the Jerusalem Post on Monday that Qalibaf has been leading discussions between the Trump administration and Tehran. Separately, an unidentified Israeli […]
Long-shot Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan, currently stuck polling in the low single digits, is centering his campaign on fiscal accountability and directly challenging California’s budget policies to stand out among the crowded field. With less than two months to go before the June 2 primary election, Mahan’s well-funded campaign is failing to gain traction […]
Congressional Republicans will face an uphill battle to get a second reconciliation bill across the finish line before the midterm elections. Republicans have been weighing for months about what they would include in a second tax and spending bill and, most recently, are considering putting elements of a voter ID bill President Donald Trump wants […]
House Republican leaders remain open to requiring warrants before federal agencies can access troves of data that may contain the information of U.S. citizens, but believe the short-term extension of key surveillance authorities should come first, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) told the Washington Examiner. Like many of his current colleagues, the Ohio Republican and chairman […]
Two men suspected of being connected with the arson attack on four ambulances outside the Machzike Hadath synagogue in London were arrested on Wednesday. Counterterrorism officials in the United Kingdom apprehended two men, ages 45 and 47, “on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.” The attack occurred on early Monday morning and occurred […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner threatened to arrest Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrolling Philadelphia’s International Airport. Krasner made the comments during a press conference at the airport on Tuesday addressing the presence of ICE agents deployed due to Transportation Security Agency shortages. “This is how it works,” Krasner said sternly. “You commit crimes within […]
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democrat-led effort to halt U.S. military involvement in Iran, defeating a war powers resolution for the third time since the conflict began nearly a month ago. The measure, introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), sought to require President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization before continuing military operations against […]
A Democrat will represent President Donald Trump’s home turf in the Florida state House after a special election upset flipped a reliably Republican district that included Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach County. Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate and small business owner, defeated Republican Jon Maples in Tuesday’s special election for Florida House District 87, securing about […]
A California judge said on Tuesday that it appears the Department of War’s decision to label Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” amid a dispute about how the department can use the platform “looks like an attempt to cripple” the company. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin started the Tuesday hearing by saying in part, “It looks like […]
Senate Republicans are moving “full steam ahead” on budget reconciliation, a major shift in strategy that opens the door for an election overhaul and other GOP priorities demanded by President Donald Trump. Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee left a Tuesday evening meeting announcing that they would use the party-line budget process for the […]