Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approval The US House of Representatives passed a $1.15tn defense policy bill in a near-party-line vote on Wednesday, after Democrats refused to back the measure amid the war with Iran and Donald Trump’s push to impose new restrictions on … Read more
Progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has surged to the front of the prospective 2028 Democratic presidential field in New Hampshire, edging Pete Buttigieg and leaving Kamala Harris far behind in a new poll. Ocasio-Cortez drew 22% support among likely Democratic primary voters in the University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll released Wednesday, one point … Read more
The House passed its $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill Wednesday after a bipartisan revolt over a provision expanding U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation. The fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act passed 216-212, with Republicans largely supporting and Democrats mostly opposing the measure. The annual bill, which sets Pentagon policy and typically draws broad bipartisan … Read more
New York City socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely mocked by conservatives on social media Tuesday after announcing that one of his campaign platforms, arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, isn’t a tool he has at his disposal. In a video post on X that was viewed over 36 million times, Mamdani called Netanyahu a … Read more
The White House plans to announce a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, according to a senior administration official. The agreement will see the U.S. support the creation of a nuclear power program and see American companies build the program in the kingdom, the official told NBC News.
The Trump administration is facing a spike in departures of powerful Cabinet department officials compared to his first term, according to the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four service members killed in Iranian attacks this month after hostilities ramped up following the collapse of the ceasefire.
The state’s Democratic primary was dominated by an unlikely left-wing insurgent—it became a three-week sprint for Party insiders to select the next best thing.
Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’ This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player? The midterm elections are less than … Read more
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas station The Mexican man who was hit and killed by a semi-truck in Florida when running away from federal immigration officials was vacationing in the US with a tourist visa, according to news reports this week. … Read more
