Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes in the Middle East, lawmakers are set to introduce bills and resolution aimed at preventing the United States from getting involved in Israel’s military campaign against Iran. While the efforts are in their early stages, the legislation is unlikely to garner sufficient support […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after several people criticized the Utah Republican for his comments. On Sunday night — a day after a masked gunman disguised as a police officer shot and killed Democratic State Rep. Melissa […]

Steven Garcia/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators received a security briefing from U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms on Tuesday following the shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota that some senators called “troubling” and “disturbing.” The briefing focused on member safety after it came to light that a number of members of Congress […]

Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla became emotional as he spoke on the Senate floor about being forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference last week in Los Angeles. “If you watch what unfolded last week and that what happened is just […]

Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s meeting with advisers in the Situation Room was underway on Tuesday afternoon, a White House official confirmed, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes. The meeting came hours after Trump arrived back in Washington after leaving the G7 summit in Canada early, citing tensions in the […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer while at an immigration court on Tuesday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Lander, a Democrat, was escorting a defendant out of immigration court […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a lengthy post on X on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance came to the defense of President Donald Trump after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base have been outspoken about the U.S. not getting involved in the war between Israel and Iran. “First, POTUS has been amazingly […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump denied early on Tuesday having had contact with leaders in Iran, saying he hadn’t reached out about a potential ceasefire and that he was “not too much in the mood” to negotiate with Iran. “I’ve been negotiating. I told them to do the deal,” Trump said. “They […]

Minnesota Department of Public Safety (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said overnight that calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after a political assassination sent shockwaves through the state would be a “waste of time.” Trump was asked if he’d reach out to Walz, who was the vice presidential running mate for the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee […]

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators will be briefed by law enforcement on Tuesday on safety and security after the murder of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of another and his wife on Saturday. House Republicans held a conference call, which was described as “tense,” on Saturday with the House sergeant […]