A trio of Democratic states is asking a judge to let them defend a federal law barring the U.S. Postal Service from shipping guns, after the Trump administration said it would not defend the statute in an open lawsuit. The Justice Department announced in a filing earlier this year in a lawsuit brought against USPS […]

Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers grilled Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, about how the ongoing war with Iran fits into the administration’s broader national security strategy. Colby’s appearance in front of the Armed Services Committee on Tuesday morning made him the first Pentagon official to appear in front of Congress since the […]

Six House Democrats are bucking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and introducing alternative legislation to give President Donald Trump 30 days to oversee the conflict in Iran before having to seek congressional approval for use of military force. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is introducing a war powers resolution that would give Trump “30 days […]

Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira, 45, has put down the bat and is hoping to pick up a congressional seat in Texas’s Tuesday primary race for Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX) seat. Teixeira, one of many former professional athletes to secure an endorsement from President Donald Trump, is the heavily favored candidate in the […]