Congress Returns to a Reordered Washington With a Hazy Agenda
An impeachment vote on the defense secretary, a spending deal and several major bills are in play in a post-election session that will be shaped by...
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
Bipartisan Support for Israel Erodes as Both Sides Push for New Limits
Vice President JD Vance is among Republicans calling for change. Many Democratic lawmakers have been driving a campaign to restrict military aid to Israel.
Here Are the Difficult Options Trump Is Weighing to Resolve the War in Iran
There are no good choices facing President Trump as he tries to find a way out of the deeply unpopular conflict. But there are choices.
Jeffries Backs Impeaching Hegseth as Democrats Push for Accountability
Democrats have begun laying the groundwork for an aggressive oversight agenda aimed at the Trump administration. But a political reckoning could come before the new Congress...
Trump’s Trade War Is Shaping the Fight for Congress
In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next...
The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
What the War in Iran Has Cost One Gold Star Family
⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones...
In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members
About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished...
A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.
New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.
JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War
In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up...