The Senate Republican conference just did something predictable and painful: they met behind closed doors and reselected the same leadership team that presided over a brutal midterm. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was reelected by his conference, along with the usual slate of senior Republicans. A number of senators wanted to pause and rethink strategy More

The Justice Department just unsealed a superseding indictment that reads like a bad spy movie — except the threat was very real. Three men are charged with plotting nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities across Europe and the United States and with an attempted strike on RAF Fairford, a British base that once hosted U.S. More

The new drama inside the White House reads like a bad reality show, except the stakes are real health policy and the voters who were promised change. Calley Means, a former senior HHS adviser and MAHA insider, went on national shows and accused White House operatives of putting industry cash ahead of the Make America More

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer are selling a simple line to voters: affordability will be the new North Star of the next Congress. It’s a strong message — voters care about groceries, rent, and health care — but strong messaging and real price relief are two different things. What More

President Donald J. Trump did something rare and unmistakably bold this week: he picked up the public phone and called into C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Primetime, using the exact same viewer line ordinary Americans use. No teleprompter, no staff-filtered talking points, just a straight, unscripted conversation that landed like a splash of cold water on a More

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Paris that President Donald Trump believes there is “no need for major combat operations” against Iran right now. The administration says its heavy-handed economic campaign and a tight naval blockade are doing the job. That is the development the rest of the world needs to hear loud More