Trump confirms ‘crazy’ Netanyahu clash as questions mount over push to hold fire on Hezbollah terrorists
Trump confirmed calling Netanyahu 'f***ing crazy' during a heated phone call over Israel's military operations in Lebanon, exposing a rare rift.
Irwin on track to succeed Brownley in California
California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D) is on track to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Irwin has locked down one of the top two spots to move on to November in the race for California’s 26th Congressional District with 40.09 percent…
Senate moving forward with reconciliation bill, dropping ballroom funds
Washington — Senate Republicans are moving forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies on Wednesday, following a back-and-forth over the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund that threatened to derail the long-sought funding. A revised version of one part of the package released Wednesday also dropped language that would have provided
US Seeks Public Comment on New Trade Board With China
A cargo ship sails into the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on Oct. 13, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking public comment on the creation of the Board of Trade, taking the first step toward establishing a new mechanism to manage trade relations between Washington and Beijing. In
Privacy hawks rail against Senate FISA proposal with 3-year CBDC ban
Privacy-minded conservatives in the House are pushing back against a Senate proposal to pair a temporary ban on the creation of central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a long-term extension of the federal government’s warrantless spying powers. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate…
Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers that are due to expire next week. Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday that it is “absolutely outrageous” that Democrats are suggesting that…
Thune ‘hopeful’ Senate can start voting on reconciliation bill Wednesday
The Senate majority leader said most GOP senators are “pretty satisfied” that a controversial DOJ payout fund is dead.