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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted down a War Powers Resolution intended to restrict President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.The resolution also failed to advance out of committee.Background and legal basisThe measure invoked the 1973 War Powers Act, which requires presidents to consult Congress before introducing U.S. forces into…

Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) announced he will not seek a third term in the 2026 Senate race and withdrew his re-election candidacy before Montana’s filing deadline. The decision was reported by Politico and other outlets minutes before Montana’s 2026 federal primary filing deadline closed at 5 p.m. local time. Daines…

A viral video captures Senator Tim Sheehy aiding Capitol Police as they removed a disruptive protester during a Senate Armed Services hearing.The footage shows Brian McGinnis, a Marine Corps veteran and Green Party candidate for Senate in North Carolina, being escorted out after interrupting the hearing to protest U.S. military…

Fox News’ Jen Griffin reported that Kurdish forces have launched a ground offensive in Iran’s northwest, a region with a large Kurdish population. Initial Reports “Thousands of Iraqi Kurds have launched a ground offensive in Iran,” Griffin reported at 4:13 p.m. Eastern Time, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Barak Ravid,…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt engaged in a heated exchange with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after Collins took War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks out of context.The confrontation followed Hegseth’s comments during a Pentagon briefing about Operation Epic Fury and media coverage of U.S. military operations against Iran.“We control their fate.”“But…

An Arkansas father charged with second-degree murder over an October 2024 shooting won the Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff.Primary resultAaron Spencer defeated incumbent Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley with more than 53% of the vote, according to unofficial results posted by the Arkansas Secretary of State.Shooting and investigationAuthorities say…

Longtime Texas Democrat Al Green was forced into a runoff with fellow Democrat Christian Menefee after neither candidate exceeded 50 percent in the March primary.The runoff is scheduled for May 26 to determine the party’s nominee in Texas’s 18th Congressional District.Republican-led redistricting put both incumbents in the same Houston-area seat…

A ballistic missile launched from Iran toward Turkish airspace was intercepted by NATO defenses on Wednesday, marking the first time a NATO member has been directly drawn into the conflict in this manner.Turkey’s Defense Ministry confirmed the missile was launched from Iran and headed toward its airspace before being taken…

Newly surfaced surveillance footage shows a Black Lives Matter executive in Illinois engaged in a physical altercation with a female staffer inside a resource center after she accused him of gambling away group funds.The clip shows Clyde McLemore, executive director for Black Lives Matter in Lake County, grappling with project…

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a unanimous win Wednesday in a key immigration case, ruling that federal appeals courts must defer to immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals when deciding whether an asylum-seeker’s claimed mistreatment rises to the legal level of persecution.Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote…