Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” members before the U.S. military helped Israel strike Iran overnight. The Cabinet secretary called the lawmakers on Friday night, but he was only able to brief seven of the eight members. It’s unclear who was the sole lawmaker who did not pick up; the […]
Democrats intensified their push to force a vote on legislation to rein in President Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran, after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran early Saturday morning. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who introduced the War Powers Resolution last year with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), called on Congress to convene on Monday, as their schedule […]
Iran launched a wave of retaliatory strikes against countries in the Middle East, following the United States and Israel’s joint military attack on Saturday morning. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. launched “major combat operations” in Iran early Saturday. Trump said the purpose of the attack was to defend Americans by “eliminating imminent threats” […]
World leaders on Saturday morning issued reactions to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, with most calling for diplomatic talks to swiftly resume, and for Tehran to immediately end counterattacks. President Donald Trump announced the strikes overnight, carried out alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort aimed at undermining Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime. […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) commended President Donald Trump on X Saturday morning for the U.S. strikes in Iran, becoming one of the first Democratic lawmakers to support the military action. “President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region,” Fetterman said on X. “God bless the […]
The man who allegedly stabbed a woman to death at a Fairfax bus stop was revealed by the Department of Homeland Security to be an illegal immigrant who had been arrested and released over 30 times. Abdul Jalloh, 32, is alleged to have stabbed Stephanie Minter, 41, earlier this week. He was caught shortly after […]
Congressional leaders on Saturday morning issued a range of reactions to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, labeled “Operation Epic Fury” by the White House. Reactions were largely split along party lines, with Democrats questioning the move as a potential abuse of President Donald Trump’s war powers, and Republicans backing the strikes as necessary to […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 32 days. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing. For example, […]
Fresh off their gold-winning performance against Canada at the Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s hockey team descended upon the White House still riding the high of the victory. Wearing their gold medals, clips of players touring the White House colonnade spread online. Hours later, the hockey team entered the Capitol as guests of President Donald […]
The world took notice of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which unfolded a year ago Saturday. The shouting match sent a clear message to the world: “There is a new sheriff in town.” Vance had issued a warning, using those exact words, two weeks […]
