A strong pro-Israel lobbying group and a cryptocurrency super PAC saw their influence fall short in Illinois’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday, with many of their preferred candidates failing to advance despite millions of dollars spent boosting their campaigns. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee invested millions into several House contests, hoping to box out progressive, anti-Israel candidates from winning […]

Qatar declared several Iranian Embassy attaches persona non grata on Wednesday following an Iranian strike on a key liquefied natural gas facility, escalating tensions between Doha and Tehran as the broader war intensifies.  Expelling Iranian diplomatic personnel marks one of Doha’s strongest retaliatory steps to date and signals a possible shift away from its traditionally […]

The House failed to pass a measure that would propose amending the Constitution to require the federal government to have a balanced budget, a measure offered by conservatives to address the ever-increasing national debt. The House voted 211-207 in favor of the proposal introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). The vote took place under a process that required a […]

The nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-KY) to be President Donald Trump’s next head of the Department of Homeland Security may hinge on Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) in the face of opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Paul, who chairs the Senate’s homeland security committee, will hold a Thursday vote to advance Mullin’s nomination to […]