Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday rebuked former counterterrorism director Joe Kent after he resigned Tuesday in protest of the Iran war, saying administration officials who disagree with President Donald Trump should step aside rather than publicly break ranks. “Now I know Joe Kent a little bit. I like Joe Kent. You heard the president […]

House Democrats moved Wednesday to force a vote on a plan to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security — excluding border patrol and immigration enforcement — escalating their standoff with Republicans during the shutdown. The effort, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and top appropriator Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), uses a discharge […]

Republicans earned a sweeping special election win in a Virginia state House race, defying the Democratic wave of victories in similar special elections across the country. Andrew Rice took 62.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s election compared with Democrat Cheryl Smith’s 37.5%, with 95% of votes counted in the state’s 98th District. The development breaks […]

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Director Kash Patel told senators Wednesday that they were unaware of any draft executive order tied to reported plans for President Donald Trump to invoke emergency powers over elections ahead of the midterm elections. The exchange came during the Senate Intelligence Committee’s worldwide threats hearing, where Vice […]