President Donald Trump’s push for a third reconciliation bill is taking on new urgency after the collapse of the Iran ceasefire, raising fresh questions about whether congressional Republicans will use the party-line budget process to approve hundreds of billions of dollars in new defense spending before leaving Washington for the August recess. Trump has called […]
Maine Democrats eyeing a Senate run following Graham Platner’s withdrawal want nothing to do with any would-be endorsements from him. But they still need his voters. Those vying for the nomination now have the delicate task of shunning the disgraced former candidate accused of rape, which Platner vehemently denies, while not offending his progressive supporters […]
EXCLUSIVE — Families owning Trump Accounts have been pouring funds into the new investment vehicle, with the program’s launch drawing praise from both sides of the aisle. The program had been generating bipartisan buzz for months after being signed into law as part of President Donald Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act last July 4. […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson argued that the “litmus test” in the Democratic Party has become whether candidates will object to the existence of a Jewish state. Benson explained on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. on Thursday that simply criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t enough to appease the core base of the […]
The queen of the right-wing is back on the campaign trail in France, pushing her young protege to the side as she retakes control of the National Rally party ahead of the next presidential election. Marine Le Pen, a fixture of the French right that has tried and failed thrice to clinch the Elysee Palace, […]
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) threw his support behind progressive candidate Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate race on Thursday as the state’s Democratic Party gathers to pick a replacement for Graham Platner. Khanna previously endorsed and campaigned with Platner, but withdrew his support after the oyster-farmer-turned-politician was accused of sexually assaulting his former partner. Platner […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) could remain a viable candidate in Maine if Democrats do not nominate another socialist to replace Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who recently dropped out of the race. “Susan Collins, I think, is still a safe bet for that Maine Senate race, which […]
Congressional Democrats are pushing FBI Director Kash Patel for answers over his use of taxpayer-funded resources after a private letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) raised many of their same concerns about the director’s spending patterns. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the top Democrats on the House and […]
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) on Thursday said he’s unsure if Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is alive following weeks of speculation since the lawmaker’s hospitalization following a medical emergency last month. McConnell was hospitalized in June for a medical event that his office has not disclosed. The event has triggered questions about whether he will be […]
Ship traffic traveling through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt since President Donald Trump called the ceasefire between the United States and Iran “over.” The Strait of Hormuz is a major world oil shipping hub. Located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, control over the strait is currently being […]
