Trump to host event to rally Republicans behind his megabill

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Despite a setback to President Donald Trump’s megabill Thursday morning, the president is set to hold an event in the East Room of the White House to rally Republicans behind his tax...

‘Rangers lead the way’ — World War II Army Rangers honored with Congressional Gold Medal

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — “We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.”Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II were honored with the...

Hegseth calls Trump-directed Iran strikes ‘resounding success,’ intel leak political

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said the U.S. military bomb strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had “significantly damaged [Iran’s] nuclear program” and “set it back by...

Senate GOP ‘frustrated’ by parliamentarian’s Medicaid ruling in Trump’s bill — but won’t overrule her

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Many Republican senators dismissed the idea of overruling the Senate parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in Trump’s tax and immigration bill Thursday, which dealt a blow to Republicans’...

Trump admin launches full-court press defending Iran strikes as questions remain

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered enthusiastic praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s briefing at the Pentagon, where he provided more information about the U.S. strikes on Iran and defended the...

Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state’s decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for...