Politics

Army Gen. Michael ‘Erik’ Kurilla is no stranger to conflict, especially in the Middle East.  Two decades ago as a lieutenant colonel, he was at the front lines of combat fighting off insurgents in Mosul,…

After a week of intense speculation about whether President Donald Trump will launch a strike on Iran in support of Israel’s efforts to eliminate the country’s nuclear weapons program, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…

As lawmakers debate what role, if any, the United States should play in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, progressive ‘Squad’ member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made the curious claim that no one has…

President Donald Trump touted his poll numbers while speaking with reporters on the White House lawn Wednesday. ‘My approval rating is the highest it’s ever been,’ the president declared, pointing to a newly released national…

Republican lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee admonished Democratic colleagues for boycotting and walking out of a Wednesday morning hearing examining former President Joe Biden’s health decline while he was in the Oval Office. ‘I…

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a conservative fiscal hawk who refused to sign onto President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ is building an unlikely bipartisan coalition of lawmakers resisting the United States’ involvement in the conflict…

Vice President JD Vance insists Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is still an essential team member in Trump’s ‘coalition’ after President Donald Trump said he ‘didn’t care’ what she’d previously told lawmakers about Iran’s…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t envision, nor want, the U.S. military becoming directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran, but that hinges on whether the Islamic Republic rejoins the negotiating table.…

A key House Republican says Israel will continue to have bipartisan support from Congress as its conflict with Iran worsens tensions in the Middle East. ‘Yeah, absolutely,’ Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said when asked about…

A key House Republican says Congress should consider sending emergency U.S. aid to Israel amid its worsening conflict with Iran. ‘Yeah, absolutely,’ Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said when asked about a supplemental funding package in…