President Donald Trump’s administration is on the defensive, not only from Iranian strikes in the Middle East but also from incoming criticism from members of his own base. Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s concession on Monday that the U.S. started proactively striking Iran in the early hours of Saturday morning because Trump was concerned Israel […]

The District of Columbia Council passed a pair of bills on Tuesday, boosting efforts to make law enforcement body camera footage more accessible to the public.  Council members unanimously passed an emergency version of Brooke Pinto’s Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Amendment Act of 2026, defying Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request to leave changes […]

President Donald Trump’s escalating conflict with Iran and fears of potential domestic retaliation have failed to break the partisan logjam in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans and Democrats dug in Tuesday on their positions on immigration enforcement, as each side sought to leverage the unrest abroad to their benefit in the […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, perhaps the greatest Iran hawk in Congress, is already calling the United States military’s next shot. Graham told Fox News’s Sunday Night in America that the Islamic Republic is already functionally destroyed following a joint bombardment by the U.S. and Israel over the weekend. “The Iranian regime, the mother […]