Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed President Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his administration’s demands by Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT. “This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday. “The President’s mental…
Trump escalates rhetoric against Iran, warning of massive infrastructure strikes as a Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) (C-L) and Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) (C-R) pose for photojournalists at the Malecon in Havana on April 4, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo The White House says the United States is already in talks with Cuba, as two Democratic lawmakers returned from a five-day congressional delegation to the island on April 5, calling
Iranian officials are urging their people to form human chains around power plants as they face a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. As the deadline is ticking closer, Trump threatened intense strikes that he said could destroy a civilization. Find out what the administration has said, and how Iran is responding. Act… Original
Tennessee Republicans pass a bill criminalizing remaining in the state after a final deportation order, with violators facing jail and up to $2,500 fines.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., plans to put a down payment on voter ID legislation through a party-line reconciliation bill in the fall, bypassing the filibuster with only Republican votes.
A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building in Woodlawn, Md., on March 19, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48 percent in 2027, far more than it initially proposed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on April