Paxton vows he’s ‘staying in this race’ even if Trump backs Cornyn in Texas GOP clash
Ken Paxton vows to stay in Texas Senate race even if President Trump endorses rival John Cornyn in heated GOP primary runoff battle scheduled for May 26
Watch shipping through the Strait of Hormuz grind to a halt amid Iran conflict
Global shipping reportedly grinded to a halt at the Strait of Hormuz as an energy crisis unfolded amid the Iran-Israel conflict, threatening oil prices worldwide.
Obama calls on voters to help Democrats’ Virginia redistricting ahead of midterms
Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth’s constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall’s midterm elections. In a video posted to social media on Thursday morning, Obama noted the surge of mid-decade
House Agriculture Committee advances farm bill
The House Agriculture Committee voted to advance this year’s farm bill early Thursday morning after more than 20 hours of deliberation. The legislation will now proceed to the House floor for a full vote. The Republican-backed legislation passed 34-17 with the support of seven Democratic members. The committee adopted several amendments introduced by both sides…
House Democrat on Iran war: ‘Americans have had enough’
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran. “I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough,…
Arab states running dangerously low on interceptors in Iran war, officials say
Arab states in the Persian Gulf are running dangerously low on interceptors to take down Iranian-fired missiles, two regional officials told CBS News. Governments in the region have asked the U.S. to expedite new supplies, and they’ve been told that officials in Washington are creating a task force to do so — but it isn’t
Obama endorses Virginia redistricting constitutional amendment that could help Dems gain 4 seats
Former President Barack Obama backed a Virginia redistricting plan that could add four Democratic House seats as redistricting battles intensify.