Happy April Fools' Day! We hope you didn't fall for the report earlier today that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had imposed a tariff on goods crossing into the Empire State from New Jersey, including the famous red tomatoes that help New…
Good evening. President Trump today lashed out at U.S. allies who have refused to participate in the war against Iran, telling them to "go get your own oil!" as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite weeks of intense bombardment by…
President Trump announced in a social media post Thursday evening that he will sign an executive order directing newly installed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to "immediately pay" Transportation Security Administration…
Good evening. It's Day 40 of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown and, as unpaid Transportation Security Administration workers face the prospect of another missed paycheck, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are still balking at…
Good evening and happy National Cheesesteak Day! Senate Republicans are pushing a compromise plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Democrats have responded coolly - as did President Trump. Here's what you should…
Good evening. President Trump this morning backed off his threat to destroy Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened by today, citing "very good and productive conversations" with Iran over the last couple of days. Trump…
Good evening. President Trump told reporters Friday that he does not want a ceasefire with Iran because the war is proceeding well. "You know, you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side," Trump said as he…
Good evening. On this date in 2003, President George W. Bush announced in an Oval Office address that American and coalition forces had begun military operations in Iraq. "The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not…
Wednesday saw a couple of explosive hearings on Capitol Hill. One Senate panel took up the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, while another heard from the nation's top intelligence…
Good Tuesday evening! The Senate voted 51-48 today to begin what's expected to be a bitter, dayslong debate on the SAVE America Act, the bill to tighten voter registration and ID requirements. President Trump has said the bill is his top…
As war continues to rage in the Middle East, President Trump is pushing other countries to send warships to help reopen and restore the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. None has publicly committed to doing so thus far. At home,…
Good evening! It's Friday the 13th, but we'd rather look ahead to tomorrow, 3/14 - otherwise known as Pi Day. Here's what we were monitoring today while deciding what kind of pie we want tomorrow.
Good evening. The war with Iran is now in its 13th day and the Department of Homeland Security has been partially shut down for almost four weeks. Oil prices jumped again today amid ongoing concerns that the vital shipping lanes of the…
President Trump headed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Hebron, Kentucky, today, looking to tout the economy as well as his tax cuts, prescription drug pricing policies and other wins he claims to have notched over the past year. Trump made his…
Good evening. On this date 150 years ago, the first words were successfully conveyed by telephone when Alexander Graham Bell summoned his assistant, Thomas Watson, from another room with the famous words, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to…
Good evening. The House is out this week as Republicans gather for a three-day policy retreat at President Trump's Doral resort near Miami. Trump addressed lawmakers there this afternoon, repeating many of the same points he made during…
The Pentagon hasn't said how much the war with Iran is costing, but a new analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan think tank, estimates that the first 100 hours of "Operation Epic Fury" cost $3.7…
Good evening. President Trump today said he is replacing Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary. Democrats welcomed the move but said it does not change their demand for reforms to the administration's immigration enforcement. The…
