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GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (1102+ words) by Alexander Bolton 03/10/26 06:00 AM ET Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump's campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills that could paralyze…...
Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (400+ words) by Max Rego 03/10/26 12:32 PM ET Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) warned Tuesday that the midterms could be "disastrous" for his party if the war in Iran continues." "Already, we are behind the eight ball as far as the electoral process,…...
Shutdowns just stop paychecks, they don’t really shut government down
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (587+ words) by Everett Kelley, opinion contributor 03/10/26 12:30 PM ET Let's stop the charade. What Washington calls a "government shutdown" is not shutting down most of the government. It is only shutting down pay for hardworking people. Congress should fix this injustice once…...
Oil prices fluctuate as Trump signals Iran conflict could end soon
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (178+ words) by Rachel Frazin 03/10/26 10:05 AM ET Oil prices dipped on Monday after President Trump signaled that the conflict in Iran could come to a close soon. Trump, on Monday, told CBS News that the war in Iran was "very complete, pretty…...
Primary turnout shows Democrats can win in November — even in Texas
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (671+ words) by Brian'Arbour, opinion contributor 03/10/26 12:00 PM ET Headlines for the Texas Senate primary election'highlighted state Rep. James Talarico defeating U.S.'Rep.'Jasmine Crockett to win the Democratic nomination. But the most important result is not for whom Texas Democrats voted" it was'how…...
Rubio designates Afghanistan as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (537+ words) by Max Rego 03/09/26 08:27 PM ET Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and urged the ruling Taliban to release two U.S. citizens he said are "unjustly detained." "Today, I am designating Afghanistan…...
The 22nd Amendment isn’t optional: No, Trump doesn’t get a third term
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (597+ words) by Claudine Schneider, opinion contributor 03/10/26 11:30 AM ET "No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice." These words of the"22nd Amendment of the Constitution, which was"ratified 75 years ago last month, are ones we may…...
Fudging the numbers: Trump’s economy is not what he claims — or wants
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (436+ words) by Merrill Matthews, opinion contributor 03/10/26 11:00 AM ET In a briefing before his State of the Union address, President Trump claimed that the U.S. has "the greatest economy we've ever had." But most of the economic statistics he cites don't back up…...
Kaine: Trump calling Iran war an ‘excursion’ is ‘deeply disrespectful’ to service members
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (307+ words) by Max Rego 03/09/26 11:06 PM ET Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) slammed President Trump for referring to the war in Iran as an "excursion" on Monday. "You can't watch that and feel that that way of characterizing this is [not] deeply disrespectful,…...
Roughly 3 in 4 oppose sending US ground troops into Iran: Survey
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (361+ words) by Max Rego 03/09/26 06:31 PM ET Nearly three-quarters of respondents to a new Quinnipiac University poll do not support the U.S. sending ground troops into Iran, as the conflict in the Middle East hits 10 days on Monday. The survey, released Monday, found…...