Fresh talks with Iran could begin this week as the United States continues a blockade of Iranian ports in the Hormuz Strait. Find out what Vice President JD Vance had to say about the state of a potential diplomatic solution. The United States is expanding its role at another key maritime choke-point. It’s boosting military
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to the crowd during a “It’s Time to Vote” drive-in rally in Stonecrest, Ga., on Dec. 28, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images The Cook Political Report shifted four U.S. Senate races toward Democrats on April 13, reflecting what the nonpartisan forecaster called an “increasingly sour national environment for Republicans.”
Washington — Another woman came forward with allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday, claiming the California Democrat drugged and raped her after he offered to help her career in 2018. Swalwell announced Sunday that he would be ending his campaign for governor of California and said Monday he planned to resign from Congress. Swalwell has called the
Washington — Over a third of the Senate’s seats are up for election in 2026, and until recently, Republicans appeared exceedingly confident about their prospects of remaining in control after the midterm elections this fall. While Republicans are defending more seats, many of them are in states that President Trump won by comfortable margins in
A cargo ship sits at anchor in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governorate, in the United Arab Emirates on March 11, 2026. Stringer/Reuters Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned of a surge in the price of oil and energy over
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 4, 2026. AP Photo/Nathan Howard Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed that an executive order mandating banks to collect citizenship information on customers is underway. “It’s in process. And I don’t think it’s unreasonable, because,
Washington — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to criminal contempt proceedings launched by a lower court judge who said the government defied his order to turn around deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year. A divided panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the