Senate Republicans closed ranks Wednesday, handing President Donald Trump a win on his use of force in Iran, despite lingering questions about America’s involvement in the Middle East. The Senate shot down a resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., aimed at limiting Trump’s military actions in Iran on Wednesday, following days of speculation about whether … Read more
The Senate rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Iran.
Lawyer for Peters says he expects Jared Polis to commute nine-year sentence over voting breach in 2020 election A lawyer representing Tina Peters said he expects the Democratic Colorado governor Jared Polis to commute her nine-year prison sentence, a move that could release the only person serving a sentence related to trying to overturn the … Read more
A House Oversight Committee has called seven more individuals to testify in Washington, D.C., about their ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; Leon Black, co-founder of investment firm Apollo Global Management; and Kathryn Ruemmler, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama. James … Read more
A Democratic lawmaker who previously drafted impeachment articles against President Donald Trump disrupted a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing Wednesday, accusing Republicans of using concerns about illegal immigrants holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to distract from what he called Trump’s broader failures. “This past weekend a convicted felon with bone spurs illegally attacked Iran, launching … Read more
With prices still a concern and economic confidence subdued, voter anger toward Washington has reached new highs. Majorities say the economy is struggling, inflation is not under control and the federal government is falling short. A new Fox News survey finds a record 70% disapprove of the job congressional Democrats are doing, up 6 percentage … Read more
GOP Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in a heated fraud hearing Wednesday during an exchange that was quickly amplified by conservatives on social media. “It’s been widely reported that, in 2008, when Barack Obama was choosing his vice presidential candidate, he had three criteria. He wanted to make sure he picked … Read more
In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki dives into the massive turnout in the Texas Democratic primary for Senate.
Republicans in the Senate blocked a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s military action in Iran. The vote was 47-53, short of the simple majority needed to move the resolution to the Senate floor.
The House Oversight Committee voted along bipartisan lines to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, a motion spearheaded by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., amid continued frustrations with the Department of Justice’s efforts to release the Epstein Files. Mace said she had introduced the motion to hear from Bondi on “the department’s handling of the … Read more
