Comer on sending US troops into Iran: ‘Sometimes that’s unavoidable’

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said sometimes deploying troops overseas is “unavoidable” while addressing the current situation in Iran following U.S. strikes on the nation over the weekend. “The president has yet to rule that out. I certainly hope not,” Comer told NewsNation’s “Morning in America,” referring to the potential of sending…

Raskin presses Noem on whether she’d still label Pretti, Good as domestic terrorists

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem whether knowing what she knows today, she would still label Renee Good and Alex Pretti as domestic terrorists. The ranking member framed his question as “a chance before the entire country to correct your false and defamatory…

Democratic Reps. Green, Menefee advance to runoff in redrawn Texas district

In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will advance to a runoff in the race for Texas 18th Congressional District, CBS News projects.  Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last

Live updates: Talarico prevails over Crockett in Texas; Hegseth slams media over Iran coverage

Democrat James Talarico prevailed in a Senate Democratic primary in Texas on Tuesday over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, delivering the party a candidate many had seen as the stronger general election choice. On the GOP side, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton are headed to a May runoff after no candidate won…