Politics
Republican Representative Gonzales to end re-election bid after sex allegations
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, will […]
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Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump
A sign showing a photo of US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is displayed as US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks during a press conference to announce oversight efforts on the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2026. […]
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Noem firing doesn’t break DHS funding impasse, Democrats say
Kristi Noem speaks at the Sergeant Benevolent Association conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 2026, shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be replaced as Homeland Security secretary. Nicole Hester | Via Reuters President Donald Trump’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not break the DHS funding […]
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House rejects war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with the media on the day of classified briefings for the Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution to restrict President […]
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Trump hints U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran: ‘Just a question of time’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating 2025 MLS Cup Champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested his administration will turn its sights to Cuba after U.S. military operations in […]
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Trump says he will replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was leaving her post, and that she would […]
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House Speaker Johnson calls on Texas Rep. Gonzales to drop reelection bid
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for reelection after the Texas Republican admitted to having an affair with a staff […]
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Iran foreign minister: Not asking for cease fire, warns U.S. invasion ‘would be a big disaster for them’
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during a press conference at the Lutfi Krdar Congress Center on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul on June 22, 2025. Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that […]
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Epstein files: DOJ plans to release new batch of documents ‘fairly soon,’ MS NOW reports
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Department of Justice, which has been criticized for withholding files about Jeffrey Epstein from the public, plans to release a new batch of documents related to the notorious sex offender “fairly soon,” MS Now reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The development comes a […]
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How the Iran conflict is spreading — in pictures
The conflict in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the region as the U.S. and Israel-led war with Iran enters its sixth day. Images published Thursday showed destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran has retaliated by launching a wave of missiles and drones at Israel, as well […]
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