3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (57+ words) The spotlight of war inevitably shines on the Defense secretary's personality and priorities. Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon chief when President George W. Bush launched the Iraq War, stepped into the briefing room almost every day, sometimes at his own peril. In his…...

3+ day, 4+ min ago  (432+ words) Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday urged lawmakers not to make "TACO" jokes about President Trump suspending strikes on Iran for another two weeks, but to encourage the preservation of life." "I do not appreciate anyone " Democrat or Republican " taking…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (474+ words) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R. I.), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, went after President Trump for a recent Truth Social post threatening that Iranian "civilization will die tonight," referring to an 8 p. m. EDT deadline the president gave. "President Trump's…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (605+ words) A wave of Democrats on Tuesday called to remove President Trump from office over his threats against Iran ahead of an 8 p. m. Tuesday deadline for Tehran to cut a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "Donald Trump is openly threatening…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (936+ words) Some Republican lawmakers are growing wary about the military conflict in Iran, which has entered its sixth week and could escalate further after President Trump urged Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face "all Hell." GOP lawmakers were…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (280+ words) Israel hit a major petrochemical plant in southern Iran on Monday, just ahead of President Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping traffic." The Israeli military struck the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, Israeli…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (445+ words) Over the last four years, older Americans have been buffeted by increasing costs. Since Covid, consumer prices have increased by more than 25 percent, and in the last three weeks, the conflict in the Middle East has pushed gas prices up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (933+ words) As the Supreme Court gears up for blockbuster arguments on President Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions this week, the justices still have a way to bypass deciding if it's constitutional. Much of the attention heading into Wednesday's clash has focused on…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (741+ words) House lawmakers on Friday passed a Republican bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety for eight weeks, after GOP leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would exclude money for immigration enforcement." The partisan package was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (415+ words) Here's'the reality:'This'isn't'just a bureaucratic shuffle inside the Pentagon, it's a test of how far the government can go in controlling the flow of information without technically breaking the law." At the same time, new rules require journalists to be'escorted…...