Politics Dec 10 House passes annual defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases The bill's passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration over the management of the military.
Politics Dec 09 Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video Hegseth provided a classified briefing for congressional leaders alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top national security officials.
Politics Dec 04 Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no ‘kill all’ order from Hegseth in boat attack A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the attack left…
Politics Dec 03 Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over Caribbean boat strikes President Donald Trump is standing by Hegseth, whose Cabinet position is among the most important.
Politics Nov 21 WATCH: Reps. Vindman, Raskin call on Trump to release transcript of 2019 call with MBS after Khashoggi murder "The Kashoggi family and the American people deserve to know what was said on that call," said Rep. Eugene Vindman.
Politics Nov 18 WATCH: Senate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled…
Politics Nov 18 WATCH: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months…
Politics Nov 17 Trump said he doesn’t care about the Epstein files. What’s next in the push for their release? The new revelations and the coming vote showed one of the rare instances where Trump has not been able to exhibit almost total control over his party.
Politics Nov 10 8 Democrats voted with Republicans on a shutdown deal. Here’s what they’ve said about why They faced almost instant blowback from members of their own party as they voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation that would reopen the government.
Politics Nov 09 WATCH: Senate meets for weekend session and takes first step toward ending shutdown The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them…