President Donald Trump’s relationship with peace envoy Steve Witkoff started in an unusual way — over a deli sandwich, according to a Slate report on Wednesday.Journalist and author Andrea Bernstein described her encounter with Witkoff, the Trump insider, whose financial ties have come under scrutin…
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the subject of a likely premature obituary from a veteran political reporter from his hometown.The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican remains out of sight, recovering in a rehabilitation facility from pneumonia after a fall last month that left him briefly unconscious, b…
A Republican’s shrugging comments about fallen U.S. military service members were criticized on Wednesday amid growing unpopularity over the Iran war.Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) was talking to CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer about recent polling showing that Americans are opposed to the conflict, despite Pre…
A fight erupted on Capitol Hill Wednesday when U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz reported a wounded-troop count that enraged Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). Waltz faced questions about fatalities linked to daily strikes in Iran during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing. Eighteen U.S. service members have b…
President Donald Trump’s response to the deaths of four soldiers killed in the Iran war stunned the nation Wednesday. Trump delivered his disturbing commentary on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland before departing to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for the dignified transfer to honor the …
President Donald Trump spurred terror and outrage Wednesday when reports surfaced that he formally approved a sweeping 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, worth tens of billions of dollars, that could pave the way for uranium enrichment in the Middle East. The accord, expected to be signed …
A group of federal judges in Seattle are going on offense against President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice’s efforts to circumvent the Senate, according to a new report.The judges have orchestrated a legal confrontation designed to test the limits of Trump’s power over federal law enforc…
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is suddenly surging in early 2028 Democratic presidential prediction markets — and that means he could have what it takes to reclaim the White House from the MAGA right, according to a CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten.California Gov. Gavin Newsom entered the year as the cl…
As his favorability among Americans continues to plummet to historic lows, President Donald Trump has recently pivoted to a new messaging strategy – a strategy he’s become “obsessed” with, argued columnist Jamelle Bouie on Wednesday, though one that’s “certain to fail.”Following the recent electoral…
Republican campaign operatives are bracing for catastrophe, warning that President Donald Trump’s next move could cost the party its congressional majorities and “ruin his second term,” reports show. Trump has only promised more war after his ceasefire with Iran collapsed, and U.S. deaths have conti…