House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the Republican Party is “in a course-correction mode” after the immigration enforcement policies under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Johnson maintained confidence that the GOP is doing the work to sustain the votes from a new coalition of typically blue voters it brought into the party in 2024, including […]

Gen. Joshua Rudd was confirmed by the Senate to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command after a year without Senate-confirmed leadership.  Senators voted 71-29 to confirm Rudd on Monday, elevating him to the rank of four-star general. Rudd will also serve as a “dual-hat” leader of U.S. Cyber Command. Rudd is the first […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) stepped up his criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran on Tuesday, arguing that the president’s actions have fueled a global oil and gas price spike that’s hurting American families. “Trump’s Iran war is costing Americans $1.5 billion more at the pump this week alone, and […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will bring the SAVE America Act to the floor next week — setting up a doomed-to-fail messaging vote that is unlikely to quell mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and MAGA activists. In a brief interview, Thune declined to say whether that vote will be held at the 60-vote […]