Chris Van Hollen

Forty-three senators voted against legislation aimed at lowering electricity costs associated with data centers on Wednesday

The vote was largely along party lines, with every Republican voting no except for Rand Paul of Kentucky ‌and every ‌Democrat except John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in favor

The proposed package includes 20,000 unguided bombs designed to destroy buildings and bunkers, known as MK-84 bombs; and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, which are warhead versions fitted with precision-guidance kits — both bombs are 2,000 pounds per unit

The White House did not immediately respond to a request from the Guardian for comment on whether Trump was continuing to hold discussions on Israel’s proposals to forcibly depopulate the Gaza Strip

Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, on Thursday plans to introduce a resolution that would order the Trump administration to provide Congress with a detailed accounting of Israel’s human rights practices in the West Bank, laying the groundwork to force a vote on the matter in coming weeks

The men talked about housing, immigration and high living costs as possible categories of common ground, the New York Times reported

Republicans race to defend their majority while Democrats face a fight over how far left to go

Iran war adds pressure to volatile midterms

The senator’s comments came as he was pressed on whether he is interested in challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as the chamber’s party leader, if Democrats retake the Senate this fall

Donald Trump cancels new strikes on Iran after Middle East allies’ request

Trump: Hamas has agreed to disarm

The 49-50 vote on Thursday was mostly along party lines, but with some notable exceptions

Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs

The US State Department will now offer passports featuring President Donald Trump’s image on the inside cover at special events across the United States

Lawmakers offered strikingly divided reactions to the White House’s announcement of a new nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, with Democrats concerned about accelerating a nuclear program in the Middle East and Republicans emphasizing the need for partnership in the region

Kennedy's comments came days after President Donald Trump announced the agreement and then added a new requirement that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel before it can proceed—a condition that has already drawn criticism from Democrats and raised questions about whether the deal can survive congressional scrutiny

Kennedy's comments came days after President Donald Trump announced the agreement and then added a new requirement that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel before it can proceed—a condition that has already drawn criticism from Democrats and raised questions about whether the deal can survive congressional scrutiny

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on July 24 condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to use frozen Iranian assets to cover potential damage to ships and cargo in the Strait of Hormuz from military strikes

Yet Mr. King this month crossed what was once considered a political red line, by joining Senate Democrats in unanimously blocking a bill that would lay out more than $1.15 trillion in Pentagon spending

U.S. House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect

The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iranian military targets early Friday, July 24, marking the 13th night of active combat in the region as President Donald Trump vowed to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for any damage to shipping

Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed the pact and a separate bilateral safeguards deal alongside Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman

Nearly 100 US troops injured in two weeks since Iran war resumed

Just a single no vote from a Republican would deadlock the committee and effectively sink the confirmation of Mr. Blanche, who became the Justice Department’s acting leader after Pam Bondi was fired in April

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner accused of sexual assault

They include Senators Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Madeleine Dean and Greg Casar

And for just as long, administration officials have refused to send him to Costa Rica, providing various reasons that was impossible and trying instead to expel him to a series of African nations to which he has no ties

Van Hollen, who is best known for flying to El Salvador to meet with controversial illegal immigrant and alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of having a "pattern" of abuse while enforcing immigration law

During the same period, 1,096 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis in the West Bank

The historic failure of Israeli intelligence on October 7, 2023, stemmed from this very inability to turn a mass of information into clear and solid conclusions

Wednesday’s cabinet meeting at the White House began, as it always does, with a long monologue from President Trump about the state of his presidency

GOP allies who backed war now fear Trump may settle for deal that leaves Tehran stronger

Washington should no longer be liable for Israeli misdeeds

The criticism has grown so intense that Trump advisers are now responding sharply to critics within their own party

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday dropped a cartoonishly false claim about Donald Trump while praising him following the president’s update on talks to end his unpopular Iran war

Republican hawks have issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over his planned peace deal with Iran, describing it as a “disaster” and questioning why the US president launched the war in the first place

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had never appeared before a congressional panel asking for money to run his department until Tuesday morning

On Friday, Obama-nominated District Judge Waverly Crenshaw stunningly dismissed the charges on the absurd basis of vindictive prosecution

Capitol riot defendants and Trump allies seek compensation from new fund

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate political allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden administration

Graham's appeal landed at a stalemate

Fresh revelations surrounding the February 28 strikes on Iran have triggered new accusations inside Tehran that U.S. diplomacy was used as cover before military action

President Donald Trump, fresh off his trek to meeting China's Xi Jinping face to face, is weighing restarting military action on Iran, and he will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday

Top Trump administration officials have made it abundantly clear from Day One just how little regard they have for Congress, including and possibly especially its constitutional oversight duties

Ed Garsten is a metro Detroit-based reporter who covers autos/mobility

The partisan polarization around the world’s largest sporting event has begun to affect preparations nationwide

The emotional response to Artemis II is to want to increase all NASA funding, not to slash it

The 78-year-old officially suspended her campaign Thursday, ending what Democrats once viewed as one of their strongest opportunities to unseat Susan Collins in a crucial 2026 race