Khanna and Massie threaten to force a vote on Iran as prospect of US attack looms

As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president to terminate unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic. “Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie & … Read more

Gov Wes Moore stands by account of grandfather’s interaction with KKK amid scrutiny: ‘Hurtful and offensive’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, widely believed to have presidential ambitions, is standing by his account of his family’s history of fleeing the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina in the face of a report questioning the details about that story.  “It’s hurtful, and it’s offensive,” Moore told Fox News Digital when asked about the report.  … Read more

Federal judge strikes down large parts of Trump mass detention policies for migrants

A federal judge in California on Thursday tossed out a lower court ruling that supported broad detention powers of migrants by the Trump administration. Judge Sunshine Sykes, a Biden bench appointee, said the government’s claim it was taking the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants for deportation was “inaccurate.” “‘Worst of the worst’ is … Read more

Top Maryland Democrat defies Jeffries on mid-cycle redistricting push to boot state’s lone Republican

A top Democrat in Maryland’s state legislature threw cold water on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign to oust the state’s lone Republican from Congress. Jeffries, D-N.Y., was in Annapolis on Wednesday meeting with state leaders to discuss redrawing Maryland’s congressional map before the November 2026 midterms. He’s one of the highest-profile Democrats pushing the … Read more

Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits

President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalition Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting production of glyphosate-based herbicides, such as Roundup, which some bodies and studies have linked to cancer and which are the subject of widespread US litigation. The president’s move, which also seeks … Read more