The price of oil has hit its highest point in about a month after the latest escalation of attacks between Iran and the United States on Monday, as the fragile ceasefire between the two nations crumbles. WTI Crude prices were back up to around $80 per barrel on Tuesday morning, climbing from as low as […]
President Donald Trump is back at war with Iran after the fragile ceasefire crumbled last week, but the commander in chief might have more leverage to prosecute the conflict this time. On Monday, the Trump administration announced that U.S. forces would once again blockade the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to choke off Iran‘s […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is ramping up efforts to win over GOP holdouts as a weekslong legislative blockade shows early signs of breaking. House Republicans are set to meet on Tuesday morning as a conference for the first time since leaving Washington last month after a GOP blockade froze the floor, forcing GOP leadership […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) raised $9 million in the second quarter of 2026 in order to help Republicans maintain control of Congress this November. The haul brings Scalise’s total fundraising tally to $55 million for the cycle, according to his office. Scalise transferred $10.6 million directly to candidates and $10.5 million […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told the Washington Examiner it would be “hard to turn down” a chance to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) placed him next in line to hold the gavel. In a Monday evening interview, Lee called the chairmanship “very appealing” but stopped short […]
President Donald Trump said he does not know whether Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is recovering and acknowledged he has little information about the Kentucky Republican’s condition, despite McConnell releasing a photo of himself from the hospital. “I don’t hear much. I was, you know, never a huge fan, but he’s one of the people who […]
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) could be a contender to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly over the weekend. “Russell Fry, a young congressman, is outstanding, and that could happen. I could see that happening,” Trump told Newsmax’s Greg Kelly. “I think he’s a very, very talented […]
The United Arab Emirates‘s Defense Ministry said Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, killing one mariner and wounding at least eight others. The ministry said Iran launched two cruise missiles at the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, setting both vessels ablaze. The fires were later […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) suggested he will be skipping a midterm convention in September that amounts to a pep rally for his successful primary rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “I may have a conflict,” Cornyn said wryly when asked if he would travel to the event, to be held for all GOP Senate nominees […]
Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) appointed Darline Graham Nordone on Monday to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the unexpected death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, to complete the remainder of his term. A special Republican primary next month will determine which GOP candidate advances to the November general election to face Democratic nominee […]
