Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is urging the United States to establish Iran’s involvement in a suspected terrorist plot against a British airbase before launching retaliatory strikes, even as British officials point to intelligence suggesting a connection to Tehran. Speaking Thursday on CNN, the former Obama administration official said

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a challenge to the Trump administration’s mandatory immigration detention policy, setting up a consequential decision on whether people who entered the country illegally can seek release on bond while their deportation cases proceed. The justices accepted the administration’s appeal in Rhoney

The Trump administration has begun issuing $500 checks to more than 950,000 Americans it says were overcharged for health insurance purchased through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, returning approximately $475 million to consumers across 30 states. The Treasury Department started distributing the payments this week, according to administration officials. Each

Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic-led effort Tuesday to compel the Trump administration to produce a report on alleged human rights abuses in the West Bank, rejecting a measure opponents argued would unfairly single out Israel while it faces threats from Iran and its proxies. The motion to discharge S.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is holding up President Donald Trump’s nominee for a federal judgeship in Tennessee, creating an unexpected obstacle for the White House from one of the president’s most dependable Senate allies. The Tennessee Republican has not returned the blue slip required for Samuel Adkisson’s nomination

Sen. Mitch McConnell resumed a busy Senate voting schedule this week after a lengthy recovery from a serious fall, returning as Republicans sought to advance legislation and President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. The Kentucky Republican participated in votes covering college sports, health insurance, Israel, congressional stock trading

A CNN discussion about the death of a young Haitian immigrant turned into a heated confrontation Wednesday night after Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman challenged efforts to connect the tragedy to immigration enforcement and questioned the attention given to a separate killing allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant. The exchange on

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as labor secretary Wednesday night, giving President Donald Trump a permanent leader for the department after five months under acting leadership. Sonderling secured confirmation in a 47–41 vote, overcoming opposition from every participating Democrat and independent. Twelve senators did not vote, according to the

California’s restrictions on licensed concealed carry are back before a federal court following a Supreme Court ruling that rejected Hawaii’s attempt to make publicly accessible private property off-limits to firearms by default. The renewed proceedings in May v. Bonta put another blue-state gun law under scrutiny