Key Points: Senate Banking Committee Nominee Hearing Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing started like any routine confirmation markup. It didn’t stay that way for long. The panel was set to vote on three Trump nominees: Christopher Phelan for the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews for the National Credit Union Administration, and Jeffrey Ledbetter for … Read more
The war between the United States and Iran just entered its 13th consecutive night of strikes, and there’s still no ceasefire in sight. US Central Command confirmed Thursday’s strikes targeted Iranian military assets, marking nearly two weeks of continuous nightly action. Iranian state media reported the attacks hit multiple cities, including Khorramabad, Jask, Ahvaz, and … Read more
Congress just delivered a split verdict on America’s Iran war, and neither chamber’s vote actually stops it. The Senate rejected a war powers resolution Thursday in a tight 47-49 vote, falling just two votes short of advancing. Hours earlier, the House had gone the opposite direction, passing its own resolution 214-208, formally rebuking Trump’s handling … Read more
Chief Justice John Roberts just reshaped how much control any president has over federal agencies, and he did it in two rulings issued on the very same day. The bigger decision, Trump v. Slaughter, came down June 29 by a 6-3 vote, with Roberts writing for the majority. Here’s the background driving this case. President … Read more
The National Defense Authorization Act just passed the House, but one buried provision is generating far more noise than the bill’s massive price tag. That provision is Section 219, formally called the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. Here’s what it actually does. Section 219 would permanently embed Israeli defense technology into America’s military supply … Read more
The US Secret Service just delivered a warning that’s impossible to ignore. The threat environment protecting America’s leaders has never been this dangerous. Director Sean Curran made that assessment Wednesday during a rare public briefing at Secret Service headquarters in Washington. The numbers behind his statement are staggering. Nearly 10,000 investigations have opened this year … Read more
Cleo Fields is leaving Congress again, but this exit tells a much bigger story than one man’s career decision. The Louisiana Democrat announced Tuesday he won’t seek reelection to the 6th Congressional District. Instead, he’s heading back to the state Senate. Here’s what actually forced this decision. The Supreme Court ruled in April on Louisiana … Read more
A routine agency email just turned into one of Washington’s messiest political fights this week. Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sent the message on July 2, titled “Making Life More Affordable for America’s Seniors.” Here’s the line that caused all the trouble. Bisignano wrote that thanks to President Trump, over 35 million seniors received an … Read more
Arizona just delivered its verdict, and it came fast. Andy Biggs is the Republican nominee for governor. The Associated Press called the race for Biggs Tuesday evening, almost immediately after polls closed statewide. Here’s how decisive it actually was. Biggs pulled roughly 70% of the vote, crushing Rep. David Schweikert, who managed just over 17% … Read more
Peter Navarro just ran out of legal road on one of the most high profile prosecutions to come out of January 6th. A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday, unanimously rejecting Navarro’s attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction. Here’s the case background for anyone catching up. The House committee investigating January 6th … Read more