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The Trump administration on Thursday directed federal agencies to give greater consideration to religious liberty when writing regulations, enforcing federal law and accommodating employees’ religious beliefs, marking the first major update to Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance on the issue since 2017. The updated guidance instructs executive agencies to ensure their policies comply with the … Read more

The fight over President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act has moved from squabbles within the GOP to the top Senate Republican and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly sniping at one another. Leavitt suggested on Thursday that Trump’s patience was wearing thin with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., over his flagship election security … Read more

A senior House Democrat divulged this week that he has not been able to hold a town hall for over a year due to threats from anti-Israel activists. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the lead Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, made the explosive claim in an interview with Breaking Points on Tuesday. “This is … Read more

NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez, Richard Engel and Courtney Kube discuss President Trump’s threats to escalate attacks inside Iran as fears grow over a widening conflict in the Middle East. NBC News Contributor Hooman Maj analyzes the state of diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran after 12 consecutive days of U.S. attacks.

Former congressman and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, a GOP critic of President Donald Trump, launched a Senate bid on Thursday as he became the latest high-profile Republican running for the seat of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and joins a crowded field against Trump’s endorsed candidate. “We’re at a tipping point, and that’s … Read more

Agent came under suspicion after allegedly providing info in MS Now report about vice-president’s helicopter trip A Secret Service agent assigned to JD Vance’s protective detail is “the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security”, according to the Secret Service chief of communications. The agent … Read more

The director of the country’s premier American history museum said she has no regrets about any of the museum’s exhibits under her tenure after an expert confronted her with a “shocking” display that he said smeared founding father Benjamin Franklin. Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig faced intense questioning from lawmakers during … Read more

The House approved a non-binding proposal to end the Iran war, directing President Donald Trump to remove armed forces from hostilities.

A new poll from New Hampshire, the state that for a century has held the first Republican presidential primary, is the latest to indicate that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is gaining ground in a hypothetical 2028 GOP nomination matchup with Vice President JD Vance. Vance stands at 36% support among likely GOP primary voters … Read more

A member of JD Vance’s protective detail has been removed pending an investigation into allegations of compromising the vice president’s security, a Secret Service spokesman said Thursday.