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Republicans are showing a surprising lack of enthusiasm for the upcoming party convention in Dallas, despite President Donald Trump’s ambitious vision for the event. A Politico survey of more than 70 GOP candidates and members found that most either do not plan to attend or are still weighing whether to go. Dozens more declined to…
The U.S. military completed a new wave of strikes Tuesday on targets in Iran as the conflict in the region stretches into its seventh month. U.S. Central Command announced strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites. One U.S. strike hit a…
Eighty-year-old Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) turned back a challenge from younger rival Seth Moulton on Tuesday, winning the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary by a commanding margin. With roughly 71 percent of the vote counted as of 11:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Markey led Moulton by nearly 30 percentage points, signaling a decisive and comfortable victory…
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican found to have harassed two female aides on his staff. The 413-2 vote followed a House Ethics Committee recommendation that Edwards be censured after investigators found he engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward the two women. Immediately after the…
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has informed Judge William Sullivan that it cannot reach a unanimous verdict, throwing the high-profile case into uncertainty. Judge Sullivan responded by urging jurors to continue reviewing the facts of the case and sent them back to deliberate further. If the jury foreperson returns again with another…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered sharp criticism of American socialism supporters, dismissing them in blunt terms that are likely to ignite political debate. Bessent argued that those who embrace socialist ideas in the United States fit a very specific and unflattering profile that he outlined plainly. “When you talk about socialism here in the U.S.,…
The United States remains one of only two countries in the world that taxes its citizens based on citizenship rather than residency, a policy that burdens millions living abroad. Americans working and living overseas are subject to filing requirements and tax obligations to the U.S. government regardless of where they earn their income or reside….
House conservatives are once again threatening to grind legislative business to a halt, escalating their standoff with Republican leadership over a stalled elections measure backed by President Donald Trump. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and a group of allied hard-liners have derailed planned House business, arguing that Speaker Mike Johnson has not done enough to…
The nation’s top military officer has told a Democratic senator there are no plans to deploy troops to polling locations during the 2026 midterm elections. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the assurance in a letter to Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who had formally requested the confirmation. “The Joint Force…
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie named 14 individuals on the House floor as Jeffrey Epstein coconspirators who he believes should be investigated and prosecuted. Massie made the accusations during an Aug. 31 floor speech, citing the protections afforded by the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which broadly shields members of Congress from civil or criminal…