Key GOP senator says he is crafting new legislation to stop Tehran from netting $2 million profit per ship Tom Cotton (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) is pressing the Trump administration to immediately sanction any country or entity helping Iran establish a “toll booth” in the Strait of Hormuz that could net
The House Oversight Committee said on Friday that it is opening an investigation into Kalshi and Polymaket over alleged incidents of insider trading by users of the prediction markets. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the panel’s chairman, sent letters to Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan requesting internal documents to determine what the companies
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he prepares to board Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday defended the “anti-weaponization” fund that was recently set up by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as some Republican lawmakers criticized the move. “I
Elizabeth Warren stays silent when confronted about her support for Graham Platner, whose Nazi-linked tattoo and disturbing posts sparked backlash.
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, listens to speakers during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Illinois, on August 5, 2025. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin faced backlash from members of his own party,
Washington — Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is resigning as the director of national intelligence, stepping aside after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. In a letter to President Trump, Gabbard said her resignation would be effective June 30. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely
The Trump administration's USCIS announces noncitizens seeking green cards must leave the U.S. and apply through consular processing abroad.