A top lawmaker on the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a briefing from the Pentagon on its escalating feud with AI startup Anthropic, which has prompted the Trump administration to threaten to declare the company a supply chain risk. “I’ll withhold judgment until I’ve had my briefing,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chair of the […]
Category: Politics
When the U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran over the weekend, some Democrats warned about the impact on energy costs. Now that those predictions have come to pass with an uptick in global prices for natural gas and crude oil, Democrats are pouncing — and Republicans are pushing back. Senate Majority […]
The White House is trying to stave off a revolt on Capitol Hill against its military actions in Iran, as both chambers are set to vote on resolutions this week that would put guardrails on President Donald Trump’s unilateral use of military force. Their first order of business: Bring administration heavies to Capitol Hill to […]
Hillary Clinton was subpoenaed to testify about what she knew about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Instead, she was being asked to answer questions about “Pizzagate.” A former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of State — not to mention a veteran of congressional grillings — warned lawmakers before her deposition in Chappaqua, New York, […]
Sen. Josh Hawley said he would oppose a bipartisan resolution to require President Donald Trump to get Congress’ sign-off before taking additional military action against Iran. The Missouri Republican, who drew Trump’s wrath earlier this year when he initially supported a similar resolution for Venezuela, said he was satisfied with the official notification the administration […]
Democrats said Monday they have no plans to end their blockade of Department of Homeland Security funding in the face of GOP pressure to capitulate after President Donald Trump’s sweeping strikes on Iran. Congressional Republicans insist the military conflict makes ending the 17-day DHS shutdown even more urgent, given the agency’s role in counterterrorism and […]
The White House told Republican lawmakers Monday that “America will win” and “the terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated” as it seeks to address criticism of the shifting war aims being put forward by President Donald Trump and his deputies following Saturday’s initial strikes. A memo sent to Hill Republicans by White House Congressional Communications […]
The House Ethics committee is launching an investigation into whether Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) improperly collected over $9,000 in reimbursements meant to subsidize housing costs for members of Congress. A new referral from the Office of Congressional Conduct, the nonpartisan entity charged with reviewing ethics complaints against lawmakers, recommended the committee investigate Mace after finding […]
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced on Monday he will not run for reelection, the latest House Republican to retire ahead of the midterms. The former Interior secretary said in a letter to constituents released on Monday that health issues motivated his decision to leave Washington. Zinke said he’s undergone “multiple surgeries” since returning to Congress […]
The House committee charged with investigating Jeffrey Epstein has released more than nine hours of video footage from last week’s closed-door depositions with Bill and Hillary Clinton. The former president and secretary of State testified in compliance with congressional subpoenas to members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where they were grilled at […]