House Republicans pull scheduled vote on Democrat war powers resolution targeting Trump's Iran campaign

House Republicans declined Wednesday to hold a vote on a Democrat-backed resolution that would have forced President Donald Trump to end military operations in Iran, shelving the measure and postponing any future attempt until June. The move drew immediate accusations of procedural gamesmanship from the resolution's sponsor, and raised questions about whether GOP leadership feared […]

Federal prosecutors indict Cuba's Raúl Castro on murder charges for 1996 shootdown of civilian planes

A federal grand jury in Miami has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others with murder and conspiracy in connection with the Cuban military's 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft that killed four people, a case that went unprosecuted for nearly three decades. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges at a […]

Democrats demand DNC chair Ken Martin resign after damaging 2024 election autopsy finally surfaces

Democratic members of Congress are openly calling for the resignation of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin after the party's long-delayed 2024 election autopsy landed with a thud on Thursday, painting a picture of an organization that has drifted for more than a decade and still cannot explain what it stands for beyond opposing one […]

Trump announces 5,000 additional troops for Poland days after Vance disclosed deployment delay

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, tying the decision directly to his relationship with Poland's newly elected conservative president, Karol Nawrocki. The announcement, made via Truth Social, came just two days after Vice President JD Vance told reporters that a planned U.S. troop deployment […]

White House responds after De Niro and Springsteen use Colbert farewell to take shots at Trump

Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen turned Stephen Colbert's second-to-last "Late Show" episode into a sendoff rally against President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, and the White House wasted no time responding. More than a dozen celebrities made surprise appearances on the penultimate broadcast, but only two used the spotlight to aim directly at the […]

Florida senior killed in crash outside school while heading to graduation practice

Christopher Brooks, an 18-year-old senior at South Fork High School in Martin County, Florida, died Thursday morning after rear-ending a dump truck just outside the school entrance, on the very day he was heading to graduation practice. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on Southwest Pratt Whitney Road at the intersection of Bulldog Way, according […]

Kennedy dismisses two vice chairs of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in leadership overhaul

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired both vice chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on May 11, leaving the influential medical panel at half strength and without top leadership as it faces its longest stretch of inactivity in memory. John Wong and Esa Davis, the two dismissed leaders, received letters stating their […]

Speaker Johnson declines to rule out Jan. 6 defendants from $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund

House Speaker Mike Johnson refused Wednesday to say whether Americans prosecuted after the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach could apply for compensation through the Trump administration's newly created $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, leaving the door open to a possibility that has already sent Democrats into a fury. Speaking at a House leadership press conference, the […]

Trump signals openness to backing a challenger against Boebert after her Massie campaign trip

President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday he would consider supporting a primary challenger to Rep. Lauren Boebert after the Colorado Republican traveled to Kentucky to campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie, a longtime Trump adversary who lost his primary that same night to a Trump-backed opponent. "It's a little late in the race, but if somebody […]

Jackson stands alone as Supreme Court's liberal bloc distances itself from her escalating rhetoric

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned Monday that the Supreme Court risks looking partisan, a charge she has leveled repeatedly against the conservative majority, and one that her own liberal colleagues have increasingly declined to join. Speaking at the American Law Institute in Washington, D.C., Jackson said public confidence "is really all the judiciary has" and […]