Washington — President Trump on Monday walked back the support he previously voiced for releasing any video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in early September, insisting he never said he supported making the video public, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to commit to releasing the Pentagon’s footage. Last week,
Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela. The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more than
Miami City Hall in Miami, Fla., on June 15, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Miami’s two choices for mayor made their final pitches to voters as the countdown to the Dec. 9 runoff neared its end. After three days of early voting on Dec. 5 through Dec. 7, as well as opportunities for mail-in voting, the
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) launched her bid for the U.S. Senate on Dec. 8, entering the race to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). The announcement came the same day that former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, the 2024
Republican Sen. Tim Scott calls Democrat Jasmine Crockett's Texas Senate bid a sign of party's leftward shift in an exclusive interview about the 2026 race.