Policy, Government & Analysis
A national security scandal from the 1960s involved the disappearance of nearly 400 pounds of highly enriched uranium from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvan...
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has caused a major supply shock in the global energy market, disproportionately affecting energy importers, and the IMF has the power to provide relief by issuing hundreds...
Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters on Thursday morning that 13 ships have turned around at the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. As the war nears the seven-week mark...
National Public Radio is getting a new injection of funding from private donors months after President Trump’s administration pulled federal dollars from the public broadcaster. NPR announced Thursday...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance Wednesday that it will “infec...
Donald Trump may be forced to throw Pete Hegseth under the bus for the Iran war fiasco, as his talking points are not sticking with voters and his own supporters.
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought told senators at a Budget Committee hearing Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is “disintegrating” becaus...
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV, after the twomen got into a public spat over the weekend about the U.S. operation in Iran. “I don’t want...
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said that the ouster of the Army’s chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, is a “real loss” for the military during a hearing with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. “I just want the rec...
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) suspension of his bid for California governor has shaken up the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in the Golden State, new polling shows. An Emerson College ...
Vice President JD Vance endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for reelection in last Sunday's parliamentary elections, despite the administration's efforts to secure his victory, Orban lost b...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday complained about an “endless stream of garbage” from the media in its coverage of the Iran war, comparing the Pentagon press corps to the Pharisees, the bibl...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning to discuss President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. Trump is seeking to boost i...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is delaying his special session on redistricting, issuing a proclamation on Wednesday that the state legislature would convene between April 28 and May 1 instead of next ...
Is President Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz working? What do Republicans think about his prediction that gas prices may be higher in November and how nervous are they about the war? What are...
Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has apologized in an interview published Wednesday over tweets she made as a teenager. Duwaji was criticized after old tweets unearthed in March...
Some House Republicans are floating a two-month extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers as the clean, 18-month extension requested by President Trump hits a wall within the right wing of the ...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning as the partial government shutdown stretches into its ninth week. The hearing...
A Republican group tasked with growing its majorities in state legislatures announced Thursday its list of priority states ahead of the November midterms, highlighting how some races could impact redi...
Whether it is punitive tariffs, aggressive immigration tactics or ill-conceived military actions, Congress has been remarkably obsequious in permitting President Trump to do anything he wishes — even ...