Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) endorsed Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who is retiring. The senators’ endorsements follow President Donald Trump, who on Friday endorsed Barr in the Republican primary set for May 19. Trump asked businessman Nate Morris to […]
Weeks of bruising cross-chamber policy fights have blemished what has otherwise been a cordial and remarkably effective relationship between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Tensions are at an all-time high this Congress between the GOP leaders after capping off a record-shattering 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland […]
A new legal challenge is intensifying the fight over how Virginia voters will interpret a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion, with opponents pairing courtroom arguments with a growing ground campaign to shape public opinion ahead of the November vote. The 21-page lawsuit, filed Thursday in Tazewell County Circuit Court, targets the wording voters will see […]
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A shooting Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports of shots being fired at about 9 p.m. at a gathering of young people near Arcadia Lake. […]
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) explained comments he made on a talk show last week that were deemed controversial, in which he said, “We don’t want Armenians to be able to serve in Congress.” Fine made the remarks while discussing his Republican congressional primary opponent, social media influencer Dan Bilzerian, who is of Armenian descent. The […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it’s time for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to “move on” from the central bank after his term expires in mid-May, deriding Powell’s decision to stay aboard as a governor. “It’s Chair Powell’s decision to stay as a governor if he wants. I think it violates all norms. They would […]
Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito said security concerns surrounding President Donald Trump should focus on perimeter protections after a third assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that echoed vulnerabilities she observed during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “It appears to me that the men and women that are with him, his […]
A bulk carrier reported being attacked by multiple smaller vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center. The UKMTO said the bulk carrier reported it was attacked 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran, before departing the area and that the incident is under investigation, adding […]
