Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Monday evening after his controversial online posts about the political assassination and attempted murder of Minnesota state lawmakers. Lee downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend by Vance Boelter, who was charged Monday with a half-dozen federal crimes, […]

Monday marked 10 years since President Donald Trump began his takeover of the Republican Party, thrice winning its presidential nomination and winning two out of three general elections. Down the escalator, up to the pinnacle of national politics. A decade later, Trump is still testing his leadership of both the GOP and the populist political […]

President Donald Trump‘s evolving position on Iran is fueling a political clash between Republican national security hawks rallying behind Israel and a MAGA-aligned base deeply skeptical of U.S. involvement in another Middle Eastern war. In recent days, Trump has shifted between calling for diplomacy to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and backing military […]

The tax plan Senate Republicans released Monday as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act differs in several key ways from the House version that advanced last month. The Senate Finance Committee released the much-anticipated text of the tax bill on Monday evening. All of the provisions in the new legislation are up for […]