Pakistan said Sunday that it would be hosting peace talks between the United States and Iran despite Tehran vowing to set invading American troops “on fire” and dismissing any plans for talks.  Pakistani officials have positioned Islamabad as a possible mediator, saying both Washington and Tehran have signaled some level of trust in its role, […]

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said the Democratic Party is using “trained activists” to obstruct justice and using “martyrs as their excuse to defund law enforcement.” Congress is split over ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with House Republicans pushing a bill to fund all of DHS through May 22, which would fund all of DHS […]

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) on Sunday avoided endorsing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), becoming the latest Democrat to sidestep questions about Schumer’s future at the helm of the caucus amid growing internal tensions.  Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Kim stopped short of backing Schumer when asked directly about his leadership, instead emphasizing […]

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said Israeli police blocked him from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday services, an unprecedented move that comes as war and security restrictions disrupt Christian observances across the region.  Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in the Holy Land, was prevented from holding Palm […]