Most Americans feel the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S.’ goals in the conflict with Iran. Explanation — or the perceived lack of one — is linked to whether people support it or not. The longer Americans believe the conflict will last, the more they disapprove. Half the country believes it’ll be months,
Cars and pedestrians move along Second Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 29, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images New York City can keep collecting its congestion tolls, for now, after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to kill the tax was unlawful. In a March 3
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House on June 5, 2025. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the next leader of Iran should be a person “from within,” amid speculation that the exiled son of the
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speak to reporters on Capitol Hill at 2 p.m. ET on March 3 following a Senate party policy luncheon. They are joined by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Sen. John Barrasso… Original News Source Link –
Gov. Tony Evers in WIsconsin Dells, Wisc., on June 14, 2025. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Democratic Party of Wisconsin Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #285 on Tuesday, calling the Republican-controlled state Legislature into a special session on April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment banning partisan gerrymandering. The Democratic governor said the
An F-35C Lightning II preparing for launch on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at an undisclosed location in the Middle East, on March 2, 2026. U.S. Navy via AP A rare-earth mine company, REalloys Inc., announced on March 2 that it has been awarded a $1.7 million federal defense contract to be
Washington — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to answer questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its investigation into the government’s handling of the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the committee confirmed Tuesday. “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight