The Senate narrowly blocked a Democratic-backed resolution Tuesday that would have required congressional approval before President Donald Trump could continue certain military operations involving Iran. The measure failed by a 48-47 vote, giving the White House a slim but important victory in the ongoing fight over presidential war

Sen. Roger Wicker is facing criticism from some Trump supporters after warning President Donald Trump against moving too quickly toward a negotiated settlement with Iran. Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, argued that the Trump administration should not “negotiate away” the gains made after U.

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will also leave her seat in Congress, setting off a major political shake-up in New York ahead of November’s midterm elections. The decision marks a stunning turn for one of President Donald Trump’s most

For nearly two years, Democrats have tried to dodge one of the most damaging questions left behind by the 2024 election: Did Joe Biden’s refusal to step aside effectively help return President Donald Trump to the White House? Hillary Clinton has now offered one of the bluntest answers from

A diplomatic dispute between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reignited after comments attributed to Trump about the conservative Italian leader triggered outrage in Rome. The tensions came shortly after the two leaders appeared to be easing a public rift during the G7 summit. Italy had already

Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used her final day in office to ignite a major new fight over COVID accountability, releasing documents Thursday night that she said expose Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in suppressing the lab leak theory and misleading Congress about his contacts with U.S.

A fragile diplomatic effort between the United States and Iran was thrown into uncertainty Friday after Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following a deadly attack on Israeli troops. The escalation came as the U.S. and Qatar reportedly helped broker a ceasefire that was expected to take effect Friday,

A House Democrat is launching an impeachment effort against Education Secretary Linda McMahon as the Trump administration continues its push to reform the federal education bureaucracy. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., announced the impeachment push Wednesday, accusing McMahon of attempting to dismantle the Department of Education without approval from Congress.

The Supreme Court handed Second Amendment advocates a significant victory, unanimously narrowing a federal gun law that has long been used to prosecute Americans accused of possessing firearms while using illegal drugs. The ruling centered on a Texas man whose regular marijuana use, the court found, was not enough by

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a major Second Amendment victory Thursday, unanimously ruling that the federal government cannot automatically strip Americans of their gun rights simply because they use marijuana. In a 9-0 decision, the Court held that the government’s prosecution of a Texas man under