President Donald Trump is once again turning up the pressure on Senate Republicans, this time directing his frustration squarely at Senate Majority Leader John Thune over a figure most Americans have never heard of but who wields enormous influence behind the scenes: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. In a fiery Truth Social post Monday, Trump demanded …

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, one of the more unusual events on the celebration calendar has become the subject of a legal fight. President Donald Trump’s planned UFC event on White House grounds is drawing criticism from a pair of plaintiffs who have gone to court in an effort to stop it, …

Israel launched airstrikes against military targets in western and central Iran early Monday, dramatically escalating a conflict that had already shattered a fragile ceasefire only hours earlier. The strikes came after Iran fired multiple waves of missiles toward Israel on Sunday, setting off alarms across northern portions of the country and reigniting fears that the …

Sen. John Fetterman’s criticism of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner escalated dramatically during a CNN interview that quickly veered into territory few political discussions ever reach. Appearing with CNN host Kasie Hunt, the Pennsylvania Democrat was discussing the growing controversies surrounding Platner, who is seeking to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Platner has faced …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday took a sharp turn into the unusual when a dispute over a pair of shoes briefly overshadowed a heated debate about U.S. foreign policy and the recent conflict with Iran. The tense hearing featured repeated clashes between Rubio and Democratic lawmakers, …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday and once again found himself sparring with Democratic lawmakers who appeared eager to turn a budget hearing into a broader political confrontation. If Wednesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing was any indication, Democrats should have known what was coming. Instead, several members walked directly into exchanges …

The Senate delivered another reminder that having a majority does not always translate into getting legislation across the finish line. On Thursday night, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act failed to advance as part of the budget reconciliation process, with four Republican senators joining Democrats to block the effort. The amendment, offered by …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing a political problem that many Democrats would rather avoid discussing publicly. In Florida, a redistricting fight is rapidly turning into a bitter intraparty battle, and one of the party’s most recognizable figures is at the center of it. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a longtime Florida Democrat and member …

For some reason, congressional Democrats keep walking into the same trap, and members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet seem more than happy to spring it every single time. Earlier in the day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered what many observers viewed as a devastating rebuttal to Sen. Ron Wyden during a tense exchange on Capitol …

The Biden family’s post-White House media rollout is quickly turning into something far more entertaining than anyone probably intended. What was supposed to be a carefully managed effort to shape the historical record now looks increasingly like a public airing of grievances, complete with old feuds, frustrated former staffers, and Democrats openly wondering why any …