An ethics complaint has been filed against Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Mass., for remarks he made on a recent CNN interview about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including a reference to Nazi U-boat captains “executed” for war crimes for shooting at boats.

The complaint, filed Tuesday by the Center to Advance Security in America, or CASA, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off defeating a string of Republicans who have defied him, President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R.-Pa., without saying his name when asked a question by Fitzpatrick’s fiancée, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.

“Her husband votes against me all the time. Can you imagine? I don...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off defeating a string of Republicans who have defied him, President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R.-Pa., without saying his name when asked a question by Fitzpatrick’s fiancée, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.

“Her husband votes against me all the time. Can you imagine? I don...Read more

Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.

Hobbes, one of the finest political theorists of his time, said this in his great political treatise, “...Read more

NEW LONDON, Conn. — President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address at the 145th commencement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as the war in Iran and global threats abroad mean uncertainty for the 260 graduating cadets.

Family members, friends and alumni of the graduating cadets with the class of 2026 packed the stands at Cadet ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democrats on Tuesday picked their nominees for a handful of House races that could help determine control of the chamber this fall.

Bob Brooks, a union leader and retired firefighter, won the Democratic primary to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th District in what was the night...Read more

President Donald Trump signaled support for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt Wednesday, wading into the local election less than two weeks before the primary.

The president was at Joint Base Andrews for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement when he responded to a reporter's question about Pratt's run for mayor.

"I'd like to see ...Read more

Speaking to Cubans directly in a recorded video message in Spanish to mark the anniversary of Cuba’s Independence Day on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a “new relationship” between the United States and the Cuban people that could open up the way to a future in which Cubans could freely elect their leaders and be ...Read more

With the 2026 midterms less than six months away, the Election Security Group would normally be busy helping prepare the nation’s election infrastructure. The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure ...Read more

Virtually from the moment U.S. bombs started falling on Iran on Feb. 28, the White House has been twisting itself into verbal knots to avoid calling the conflict a “war.” On May 1, the president declared that hostilities had officially “terminated,” as a fragile ceasefire had been in effect since April 7. When shooting subsequently ...Read more

In September 1941, the death of a family member prompted President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to say how he should be remembered.

One of America’s greatest presidents wanted only a plain block of stone, about the size of his desk, to be placed on the front lawn of the National Archives Building, with the words “In memory of … ”

Friends ...Read more

In February, three months after his administration facilitated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that helped break two years of full-scale war in Gaza, President Donald Trump strode onto the stage in Washington with pep in his step. Optimistic about the future and confident in his own negotiating abilities, he addressed the so-called Board of...Read more

Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate for a congressional seat in Northern Kentucky, Ed Gallrein, defeated the president’s nemesis and longtime GOP House member Thomas Massie in one of the most expensive primaries on record.

With 72% of the vote counted, Gallrein had about 54% to Massie’s 46%, Decision Desk HQ reported.

Gallrein’s ...Read more

The federal government is suing Minnesota to block a new state law that prohibits Minnesotans from making bets on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.

Minnesota is the first state in the country to outlaw the popular platforms that allow users to bet on the outcomes of a wide range of real-world events, from who will win the NBA ...Read more

Democrats need to address voters’ growing populist resentment towards billionaires and the threat of artificial intelligence to automate jobs out of existence, which will dominate the 2026 and 2028 election cycles, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.

Newsom spoke at a conference in Washington, D.C., at the Center for American Progress,...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Northern Kentucky Republicans embraced President Donald Trump’s choice for Congress on Tuesday, advancing GOP primary challenger Ed Gallrein to the Nov. 3 general election and rejecting seven-term U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, whom Trump targeted for defeat.

The Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. Eastern time...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis could face a possible censure and loss of privileges from the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday night after a formal complaint about his reduction of Tina Peters’ prison sentence caught fire early this week.

Hundreds of Democratic elected officials, volunteers and voters have asked the state party to formally ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department would get a new influx of funding to investigate child exploitation cases, including to identify victims of sexual abuse material online, under the GOP budget reconciliation bill.

The $108.5 million added in a substitute amendment Tuesday would support hiring additional investigators and forensic ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans used a hearing Tuesday to push the Trump administration to file lawsuits challenging congressional maps in California, Illinois and other Democrat-controlled states in the wake of a Supreme Court decision rolling back the Voting Rights Act.

The hearing comes weeks after the Supreme Court’s six-justice ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory over the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday as the agency he has long reviled was barred by the Justice Department from continuing any “known and unknown” probes into his tax returns.

The one-page agreement signed Tuesday by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche adds to a ...Read more