Thursday

16-04-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Capitol agenda: Marco Rubio works to stave off a revolt on Iran

The White House is trying to stave off a revolt on Capitol Hill against its military actions in Iran, as both chambers are set to vote on resolutions this...

Top aides to under-fire Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resign amid watchdog probe

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's top aides are resigning from the department amid an inspector general's probe into their alleged mistreatment of staff and misuse of taxpayer dollars for personal...

Iran claimed to have enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs during Geneva talks, US envoy Witkoff says

Iranian officials told their US counterparts at crunch talks in Switzerland last week that the Islamic Republic possessed enough enriched material to build 11 nuclear bombs, President Trump's special...

Trump brags about ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of weapons after US takes out Iranian military assets

President Trump bragged the US has a “virtually unlimited supply” of medium-grade munitions and proclaimed America is ready to win “big” in an ominous warning to the Iranian regime....

No sign of Democratic surrender on DHS funding after Iran strikes

Republicans argue that the nation is at greater risk as Middle East tensions explode.

Republicans took shots at Hillary Clinton — and she came ready to fight back

Republicans on the House Oversight committee, not getting the answers they sought about Jeffrey Epstein, focused elsewhere in the former secretary of State’s deposition.

Josh Hawley says he’ll oppose Iran war powers resolution

Sen. Josh Hawley said he would oppose a bipartisan resolution to require President Donald Trump to get Congress’ sign-off before taking additional military action against Iran. The Missouri Republican,...

Newsom says he’s ignoring California governor’s race: ‘Haven’t taken a look’

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s totally checked out of the race to succeed him as California governor — claiming the public doesn’t seem to care much either about the...

Far-left CA pol Fatima Iqbal-Zubair condemned US strikes — while her husband works for weapons giant

Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, a far-left Democrat running in California’s 65th Assembly District, is an anti-war climate activist who’s called to defund the Pentagon — even as her household has profited...

Newsom blames Trump for soaring gas prices in California in rambling attack

Gov. Gavin Newsom warned of further spikes in gas prices for “potentially months” — blaming President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran for high gas prices alongside California’s increasing reliance on...