70 House GOP members urge Trump admin on Chinese-vape crackdown

Congressional Republicans are urging the Trump administration to make illegal Chinese-made e-cigarettes a bigger trade and law-enforcement priority, framing the issue as both a public health concern and a politically advantageous one for the 2026 midterms. “As trade discussions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) advance, it is critical that the United States Trade … Read more

4 House Dems vote against Women’s History Museum bill over biological women-only amendment, Republican claims

All four Democrats on the House Administration Committee voted against advancing a measure to authorize land on the National Mall to construct the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The measure cleared the committee on a 7-4 party-line vote, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said.  Malliotakis, who does not sit on the committee, said … Read more

The Guardian view on the Iran war escalation: as Trump breaks things, who will pick up the pieces? | Editorial

The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the region Shortly after the US and Israel began their illegal assault on Iran, with the US president still preening himself over the kidnapping of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro the previous month, a … Read more

Sen Kennedy urges ‘smart lawyers’ to rework SAVE America Act for simple-majority path

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., in his patented off-the-cuff, southern style, urged the “smart lawyers” in Congress and beyond to rework the SAVE America Act to pass Senate parliamentarian “muster,” so it can move to law with a simple budget reconciliation majority. “You don’t know till you try, and we haven’t tried,” Kennedy said Wednesday night … Read more

Longtime Epstein lawyer ‘had no knowledge’ of his crimes, he testifies to House committee

Epstein survivors previously accused Darren Indyke, co-executor of Epstein estate, of helping ‘facilitate’ his crimes Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer, told US House lawmakers on Thursday that he “had no knowledge whatsoever of Jeffrey Epstein’s wrongdoings” during his employment. … Read more