President Trump has expanded military operations across multiple regions during his second term, with U.S. forces targeting drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific even as American and Iranian officials pursue a peace deal . Why it matters: Trump's expanding military operations are testing whether his America First doctrine can accommodate a growing U.S. military footprint overseas. - Andrew Latham, a political science professor at Macalester College in Minnesota, tells Axios that Trump "launched these campaigns because he sees military force differently from the way the Bush-era foreign policy establishment saw it." - It's not about refashioning societies into America's image, Latham says. Instead, it fits Trump's view of…
President Trump has expanded military operations across multiple regions during his second term, with U.S. forces targeting drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific even as American and Iranian officials pursue a peace deal . Why it matters: Trump's expanding military operations are testing whether his America First doctrine can accommodate a growing U.S. military footprint overseas. - Andrew Latham, a political science professor at Macalester College in Minnesota, tells Axios that Trump "launched these campaigns because he sees military force differently from the way the Bush-era foreign policy establishment saw it." - It's not about refashioning societies into America's image, Latham says. Instead, it fits Trump's view of…Open
President Donald Trump, during a dinner, announced his intent to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the post permanently, according to two sources.
Four Republicans from different ideological factions crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in favor of reining in the president’s power to wage war unilaterally.
The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution . Why it matters: The fight — which was already dividing Democrats — has now sparked an explosive cross-partisan exchange on the House floor that briefly ground the chamber to a halt. - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said of Tlaib during debate on the measure: "Hezbollah is a terrorist organization ... and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent." - Tlaib moved to strike Miller's words from the congressional record, leading to a heated back-and-forth that kept the floor shut down for more than an hour. - Miller's words were later…
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution . Why it matters: The fight — which was already dividing Democrats — has now sparked an explosive cross-partisan exchange on the House floor that briefly ground the chamber to a halt. - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said of Tlaib during debate on the measure: "Hezbollah is a terrorist organization ... and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent." - Tlaib moved to strike Miller's words from the congressional record, leading to a heated back-and-forth that kept the floor shut down for more than an hour. - Miller's words were later…Open
In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act.
The House adopts resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers by a 215-208 vote, delivering a rebuke to the administration’s handling of the conflict for the first time.