EXCLUSIVE — Steve Bannon is predicting that President Donald Trump’s increasingly strained relationship with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is headed toward an irreparable break, arguing that a showdown over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination may be the final straw. Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist and a close outside ally, told the Washington […]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is calling himself the conscience of the Democratic Party for his willingness to support Israel. Fetterman met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week at Blair House in Washington, where the pair emphasized the close partnership between the United States and Israel. ​“I’m proud to remain the conscience of the […]

The drama in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District’s Democratic primary reached a boiling point Wednesday after former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam hinted that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink should drop out of the race ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Maasdam and Brink, two moderate, establishment-backed candidates, are in a bitter battle to secure the nomination, […]

Fourteen nations led by Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a naval coalition intended to keep the Bab el-Mandeb Strait open after the Houthis began harassing shipping, they said in a joint statement. The coalition’s 14 founding members, announced on Thursday, are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti, […]