Politics Jul 21 WATCH: Kennedy presses top military officials for 'straight talk' on fallout if U.S. leaves Iran now Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., pressed top military officials in a Tuesday hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Politics Jul 21 Senators grilled Hegseth on Iran. Here are 3 big moments from the hearing Hegseth said at the top of the hearing that the supplemental funding was an “urgent, necessary injection of resources” for the department’s needs. He didn’t directly mention the Iran war in his opening statement.
Nation Jul 01 America at 250: New poll finds nation divided over its identity and future With celebrations for the nation's 250th anniversary well underway, the country's mood can be summed up as complicated, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Most Americans say the nation has drifted from its founding ideals, and a growing number…
Politics Jul 01 Poll: Most Americans think the U.S. has strayed from its founding principles Most Americans believe the country has moved away from its founding principles as the nation prepares for its big 250th anniversary, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds. Eighty-three percent of U.S. adults feel America has strayed from the ideals…
Politics Jun 30 WATCH: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he was recovering from depression during months-long absence from Congress Kean said Tuesday that a hospital visit months ago led to him being diagnosed with depression and, under doctors’ recommendations, remained at the hospital for treatment.
Nation Jun 17 How Americans are marking the country's big 2-5-0 For some, it's a weighty milestone that stirs greater reflection about the ways the nation could learn from its past.
Politics Jun 03 WATCH: Rubio said he's never seen Trump fall asleep in a meeting. Rep. Lieu showed him the videos Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a tense exchange in a congressional hearing Wednesday over President Donald Trump dozing off in public appearances, like Cabinet meetings.
Politics May 22 Former Epstein assistant Sarah Kellen testified before the House committee. Here's what we know Sarah Kellen, a former personal assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, testified Thursday in a closed-door deposition on her yearslong connection to the convicted sex offender, saying she was a target of his abuse as she managed logistics of his relations with…
Politics May 04 Who is Howard Lutnick and what's his connection to Jeffrey Epstein? The extent of Lutnick’s relationship with Epstein came under heavy scrutiny after he gave contradictory statements about his ties to the disgraced financier.
Politics Apr 29 WATCH: Hegseth calls congressional Democrats, some Republicans 'biggest adversary' in Iran war “The biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in his opening remarks in Wednesday’s budget hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.