President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that he’s open to sending details of the agreement with Iran to members of Congress, as lawmakers from both parties are raising questions, asking to see the accord and saying they should vote on any final deal. Arriving at a bilateral meeting in France with United Arab Emirates President…
Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas (L) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican Senate runoff Tuesday, coming a week after President Donald Trump endorsed the challenger over the objections of Senate leadership. Paxton will…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Republican senators on Thursday morning about…
It has taken 8½ years, but on Wednesday President Donald Trump finally succeeded in reversing one of the few mistakes he has admitted to making as president. In November 2017, Trump chose Jerome Powell to chair the Federal Reserve, opting for someone he saw as malleable over a charismatic but youthful former Fed governor, Kevin…
Opposition to President Donald Trump‘s plan for a gas tax holiday to ease cost-of-living concerns is coming not just from his political foes, but also from the Republican-leaning trucking and construction sectors. Those industries rely heavily on the road and transportation infrastructure projects funded by the federal gas and diesel taxes. “A gas tax holiday…
President Donald Trump told Congress on Friday that hostilities in Iran “have terminated” since he imposed a two-week ceasefire on April 7 that has been extended. Trump’s claim came on what would have been a deadline under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 for him to ask Congress to officially declare war against Iran or…
House Rules Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivers remarks alongside Ranking Member Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) during a Rules Committee Hearing on legislation to end the partial government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down…
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives voted to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, July 3, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he ousted…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), speaks to members of the media following the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, in a move to end the partial…
