Tim Kaine

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

Four Republican senators sided with nearly all Democratic members on a resolution calling for President Donald Trump to end the war with Iran or seek congressional authorization

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage

It marks a step towards his goal of extracting energy from the country after US forces captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night raid in January and brought him to New York on federal drug trafficking charges

Real-time pollution readings collected by air quality monitors from US embassies around the world

Dr. Erica Schwartz, who on Wednesday became the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, made some alarming comments about abortion care during her confirmation hearings and signaled a potential increased surveillance of abortion patients

Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far

Hundreds of officials gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to honour late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

The military junta that has been running this West African country in the Sahel region since coups in both 2020 and 2021 turned away from France and the U.S. to get military protection from Russia and its Africa Corps mercenaries against jihadist groups

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

Democrats blocked a procedural hurdle for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a perennial bill that opens up funding for the Pentagon and military

The European Union has raised concerns on Thursday over China’s newly passed ethnic unity law which went into effect on Wednesday, passed in late March

There is growing congressional backlash, including among Republicans, of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of a top Army commander

US President Donald ​Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, with Trump reportedly engaging in a shouting match with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy

Divisions emerged among lawmakers over escalating conflict with Iran

Senate Republicans narrowly halted another attempt to handcuff President Donald Trump's war authority in Iran as a peace deal begins to take shape

The United States Senate narrowly blocked an attempt on Tuesday to constrain President Donald Trump’s executive authority over military actions in Iran, CNN reported

House Democrats are raising concerns about how race and jury selection may have impacted the guilty verdict in the Karmelo Anthony case, with several arguing the verdict highlights the racism they believe exists in the criminal justice system

President Trump is facing growing pushback from Senate Republicans over his handling of the military conflict with Iran, leaving Democrats believing they are on the verge of having enough votes to pass a war powers resolution directing the president to withdraw U.S. forces

The strikes on Bemani may be part of an escalating effort to force Iran to accept a deal on US terms, breaching a tenuous ceasefire agreement that has been in place since April and compounding US threats to capture Iranian infrastructure and take control of its oil industry

Pulte's appointment heightens ODNI-CIA tensions, complicates FISA reauthorization

After nearly three months at war with Iran, Trump may finally confront a major setback in the conflict, albeit a political one in Washington instead of a military loss on the battlefield

The charges against the former president — who at 94 years old remains influential in Cuban politics — stem from the deadly 1996 downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots

Trump’s singular focus on exacting revenge already put one Senate seat at risk

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a "new path" in a special video address on Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict the island's former leader Raúl Castro

Both requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly

The U.S. Senate advanced a measure aimed at restricting President Donald Trump's war powers by requiring congressional approval for any future military action in Iran

U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit rappel out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk during scheduled training aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

Senators received a classified briefing ahead of Thursday’s public hearing on U.S. force levels and challenges in the region

House Democrats failed again Thursday to fracture Republicans’ support for President Donald Trump's Iran strategy as GOP lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected an effort to curb his war powers

Iran can no longer threaten US

Iran plans to double its income through the vital shipping route as global oil and gas supplies remain upended

A half-century of messy politics has inverted the Constitution’s design—and there’s no easy fix

Secret Service Director Sean Curran will be questioned by Senate Republicans during their lunch today

GOP Steers Clear on Iran as War Hits Key 60-Day Milestone

Donald Trump given more time for Iran war without Congress vote

GOP Steers Clear on Iran as War Hits Key 60-Day Milestone

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites

Tuesday's vote was the first pertaining to Cuba and would have forced the president to get approval from Congress before launching any attacks on the island nation

The measure temporarily suspends Virginia's bipartisan redistricting system and gives lawmakers authority to adopt new congressional districts through 2030

The discussions underscore the legal hurdles facing Afghans who fled the ‌Taliban after U.S. immigrant visa processing for Afghan nationals was effectively halted, leaving them in limbo more than four years after the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul

Election forecasters are closely watching early voting numbers, which show a shift compared with the 2025 cycle

Republicans call Virginia Democrats' efforts a partisan power grab

Two of Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders' disapproval resolutions on Israel received unprecedented support from Democrats on Wednesday, as only seven voted against blocking arms sales to Israel

Democrats fail to block Trump from taking military action without congressional approval