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U.S.-Iran war expands to Saudi Arabia and Iraq after consequential strikes
The dayslong pause in the Iran war was shattered Tuesday night and into Wednesday as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched joint airstrikes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, drawing yet more countries into Tehran's crosshairs and casting further doubt on the prospects of an easy peace.
Fauci’s dirty diary reveals the fraud behind the mask
If Dr. Anthony Fauci didn't exist, a satirist would have had to invent him.
Trump tries to shield Tennessee conservative firebrand from primary challenge
President Trump teamed up with a conservative group to protect a Tennessee Republican hard-liner from a well-funded primary challenger backed by green energy interests.
U.S. stops Iranian ‘surprise’ missile attack
U.S. and Saudi Arabian forces struck multiple sites in eastern Iraq on Tuesday after Iran-backed militias used those locations to launch drone attacks across the region, Pentagon officials said.
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence, a position that oversees 18 disparate intelligence agencies across the government.
Chinese military shipped coronavirus vials to U.S. more than a year before pandemic
A Chinese military scientist covertly sent vials of a coronavirus to a Minnesota laboratory in 2018 -- highlighting the People's Liberation Army's work on viruses similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic a year later, according to declassified documents released by a Senate committee.
Trump meets with Netanyahu, Zelenskyy as wars drag on
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a "positive and productive" White House meeting Tuesday as the Iran war, a periodic source of tension between the men, reached a pivotal stage and they confronted tough election seasons.
The Fauci diary tells the story of institutional cover-up
The Anthony S. Fauci diary, just released by Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is the talk of the town.
Lindsey Graham’s colleagues reflect on the loss of a ‘towering figure’
Washington bid farewell Tuesday to a rare partisan peacemaker, with memorial services celebrating the exceptional life of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
‘Biden knew’: Audio tapes reveal he talked of disclosing classified material for lucrative book deal
Former President Joe Biden is heard on newly released tapes telling a ghostwriter that he was in possession of classified material and was sharing it for his 2017 memoir for which he received an $8 million advance.
GOP frames midterms as battle against communism as socialists gain foothold in Democratic Party
House Republicans are branding Democrats as "communists" ahead of November's midterm elections, betting that voters have a visceral aversion to the ideology as a growing wave of socialists reshapes the Democratic Party.
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become a roadblock for his attorney general nominee
President Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, with key Republicans saying they cannot let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully eradicated.
Do Democrats hate Israel because they hate God?
Is there a connection between Democrats' growing animosity toward Israel and their rejection of God?
Tim Kaine rejects national voter ID mandate, says states should handle issue
Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, on Sunday rejected calls for a national voter ID mandate, saying instead state legislatures should pass their own voter identification laws.
U.S. pauses strikes on Iranian targets for a second day
The White House paused strikes on Iranian targets for a second straight day Sunday, creating space for diplomatic efforts even as the U.S. maintains its blockade on Iranian ports.
Senate seeks return to bipartisanship with government funding stopgap, sanctions bill
The Senate is aiming to spend its final two weeks before a monthlong summer recess showing bipartisanship still exists.
HUD opens civil rights probe into race-based university housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating complaints that race-based student dormitories at some flagship state universities violate federal anti-discrimination laws.
Congressional Democrats say AOC has emerged as party leader, but less sure about ‘28 prospects
Prominent Democrats say Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has secured her spot as an ideological leader of the party, following a New Hampshire poll that showed her as a presidential frontrunner for 2028.
Trump says no nuke deal with Saudis until they sign Abraham Accords
Any nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia would be contingent on Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel and would prohibit the production of atomic weapons, President Trump said Thursday. Mr. Trump made the statement one day after the agreement, signed Wednesday in Washington, set off alarms in both Israel and the United States.
Trump slaps new tariffs on 60 trading partners, backfilling blanket tariffs Congress let expire
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that failed to enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor.