Despite the lopsided losses suffered by Iran in its war with the United States and Israel, Iran was able to hold its own through economic damage inflicted through its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But this strategy has a short shelf life. When Iran implemented its blockade of the strait in March, the seaborne […]
The four Democrats looking to replace former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner will hit the debate stage Thursday night, offering voters and party delegates their first opportunity to see much of the field together before a new challenger is picked to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former […]
Senate Democrats voted down a sweeping defense bill in protest of the war in Iran on Tuesday, dealing a setback to Republicans on what is ordinarily a bipartisan piece of legislation. In a 50-46 vote, Republicans attempted to begin debate on the National Defense Authorization Act but were blocked by Democrats who called the bill […]
Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) on Tuesday offered a chilly response to several of his South Carolina colleagues who swiftly expressed interest in replacing Sen. Lindsey Graham after the longtime senator’s sudden death. Timmons reflected on Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) suggesting they could throw their hat in the ring to fill Graham’s […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative team reviewed White House records of text messages involving 44 current and former members of Congress after apparently bypassing a team established to screen potentially privileged material, according to newly released Justice Department records. The communications reviewed under the Biden administration’s DOJ involved mostly Republicans and a handful of […]
A contingent of pro-Palestinian activists committed to ending “settler violence” in Israel helped organize Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) controversial trip to the West Bank, on which the congressman claimed armed “Israeli settlers” unlawfully detained him and his entourage. Khanna said Saturday that while he was touring the West Bank, a group of “Israeli settlers, brandishing […]
Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) reminded a traffic officer that he was speaking to the state‘s top elected official, according to recently released body-camera video of the May 15 interaction. The footage shows a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant pulling over Lombardo’s truck for an incomplete stop. The officer begins to introduce himself as Lombardo’s […]
Florida officials are delaying enforcement of a new state law that would allow the designation of terrorist organizations while they develop regulations to implement it, according to a court filing. The filing states that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement intends to issue regulations governing the designation process and that “no designation will be made […]
The White House posted a picture for SpongeBob SquarePants’s birthday on Tuesday, creating a MAGA version of the dedicated Krusty Krab fry cook. The White House reposted a post on X from the official SpongeBob account, which said, “Happy #SpongeBobDay!” The White House responded with its own version of the yellow sponge on X. The […]
A Democratic Socialists of America caucus argued the Constitution was created to protect slavery and wealthy people in a Monday video calling for a new founding document. The DSA’s Marxist Unity Group, a caucus focused on mass movement-building, called on viewers to join the DSA and fight for a “big public assembly” to establish “a […]
