Politics

Trump Tests the Definition of Insider Trading

A new Truth Social subscription service is another way for the president to profit from his office.

Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations

Miller calls women accusing him liars as Republican senator Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law unfit for Congress

Susan Collins to oppose Todd Blanche nomination for attorney general

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) will vote “no” on Todd Blanche‘s nomination for attorney general, narrowing his path to confirmation in a chamber where Republicans can only afford to lose two GOP votes.

Max Miller claims uploaded photo of daughter was ‘taken out of context’

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) said that the unredacted photo of his 2-year-old daughter that was publicly shared in a Dropbox folder “is being taken very much out of context.”

Missouri secretary of state rejects bid to undo GOP-drawn congressional map

Missouri Republicans’ newly drawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s Democratic-held seats will move forward after the secretary of state refused to certify a referendum seeking to undo the effort.

MI6 is top European foreign intelligence service, peer review finds

UK’s Secret Intelligence Service praised for playing long game and having ‘a taste for dirty tricks’

Qatar says direct talks between US and Iran haven't begun yet

Qatar revealed that direct talks between the United States and Iran still weren’t taking place, though it voiced optimism about “progress” being made.

Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous

The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.

Max Miller says he will not resign amid domestic violence allegations

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) said he will not resign from the House as allegations of domestic violence, made against him by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), roil his reelection campaign.

Over 30,000 Russian military casualties from Ukrainian drones in July: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Tuesday that Ukraine’s military used drones to kill or gravely injure more than 30,000 Russian forces near the front lines of the battlefield in July.

Uncertainty threatens Senate GOP agenda on budget bill, SAVE America Act

Senate Republicans have yet to find solutions to overcome hurdles on key policy proposals, putting their annual August recess travel plans at risk of going up in flames.

Peter Navarro asks full DC Circuit to reopen contempt case

EXCLUSIVE — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday asked the full federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to reconsider its decision upholding his contempt of Congress conviction, arguing a three-judge panel that ruled against him relied on outdated precedent that wrongly narrowed his ability to defend himself at trial.