Watch live as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel about the probes into ICE-involved shootings, FBI hiring standards, the Epstein files, and more.
The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in ballots for the November midterms. In a brief order issued Monday night, the majority did not explain its reasoning for leaving in place a lower court order blocking the administration’s plans. Instead, the majority wrote that the Trump administration was quote, "unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge" to the lower court order. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. Joe has some choice words for the Justices as the panel breaks down the ruling and what it means with midterms around the corner.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered his opening remarks at FBI Director Kash Patel's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
State of the Union: The Pentagon’s inspector general released its first report on the war, identifying “strategic inventory shortfalls” in materiel. The post Iran War Day 200: Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit Beijing appeared first on The American Conservative .
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit China Wednesday, according to a Tuesday statement from the ministerial spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. China’s President Xi Jinping offered Saturday to play a diplomatic role in resolving the Iran War. Nevertheless, a diplomatic resolution to the conflict still appears distant. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, dismissed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that negotiations could be imminent. “Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals—from ‘no negotiations’ to ‘we’re ready to talk.’ The stakes around oil and the straits have changed,” he wrote in a Monday post on X. Damage control won’t stop what’s coming. No…Open
OPINION: Robby Soave gives his radar on President Trump taking a stand against excessive regulation of AI, as more lawmakers have called for restrictions and moratoriums. #AI #Trump #RobbySoave About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website:…
Proposed changes to political donation laws could retroactively impact Reform's record-breaking donations, sparking accusations of political bias and retaliation.
Proposed changes to political donation laws could retroactively impact Reform UK’s record-breaking donations , sparking accusations of political bias and retaliation. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Labour Party government is considering tougher residency requirements for political donors after Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party received a record £72 million (~$98 million) from two cryptocurrency billionaires. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s office in Downing Street denies the proposed measures specifically target Reform. Ministers are considering an “enhanced” residency test requiring major political donors to demonstrate an ongoing connection to Britain. DETAIL: The government has already proposed limiting donations…Open
And we’ll all pay the price
$31,000 worth of diesel wasted
’31.3% more than last winter’