Some Republican lawmakers are growing wary about the military conflict in Iran, which has entered its sixth week and could escalate further after President Trump urged Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face “all Hell.” The Iran operation is unfolding at a politically precarious moment for Republicans, as the midterm election season ramps…
Voters in Wisconsin and northwest Georgia will head to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on contests that could offer insights into the political winds in two key swing states heading into the 2026 midterms. In the Badger State, voters will pick a new state Supreme Court justice, possibly expanding the court’s liberal majority,
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) on Monday said she will introduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for war crimes following President Trump’s planned strikes on Iran’s bridges, desalination plants and power plants. “Trump is escalating a devastating, illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran. In the last 48…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday said Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) “need to go” after both lawmakers were accused of unethical behavior while in office. “NO means NO. I’d vote to expel both him and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Both need to go,” Luna wrote in a Monday post on the…
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding files related to the Justice Department’s settlement with Michael Flynn, arguing it “offers a road map for this epically corrupt President to keep paying out his political underlings” with taxpayer funds. The Justice Department late last month agreed to pay $1.25 million to…
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), a former Air Force officer, said Monday he expects President Trump to deploy troops in Iran and suggested such an escalation is unavoidable. “I just don’t see any other way,” Fallon said in an interview on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” when asked whether he thinks “we’re going to have…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retired Air Force general, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for ousting senior military officers without giving the public a reason and said the move was wrong and unwise. “The Secretary of Defense has the legal right to fire these Flag Officers, but it is not morally right nor wise. Further,…