WASHINGTON — Tucked inside Republicans’ massive domestic policy bill is an excise tax for wind and solar projects, a provision that came as a surprise not just to the renewable energy industry, but also to numerous senators who are crafting the legislation. In a twist, Republican senators insist they don’t know how or why the … Read more
WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents a key battleground district in Nebraska, is planning to announce his retirement from Congress, according to two sources familiar with the situation. He is expected to make a formal announcement as soon as next week, when the House is poised to vote on President Donald … Read more
Former Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown is making another run for Senate in New Hampshire. Brown ran unsuccessfully for Senate in New Hampshire in 2014, after representing Massachusetts in the Senate from 2010 to 2013. After his failed New Hampshire run, Brown served as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during Trump’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats forced the removal of a provision in Republicans’ sweeping domestic policy bill that sought to restricted the power of courts to block federal government policies with injunctions or restraining orders. Democrats are challenging a broad range of provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” for compliance with Senate budget rules … Read more
Two key advisers to President Donald Trump are launching a group to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican with a pattern of opposing Trump who most recently lambasted his decision Saturday to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities. Chris LaCivita, a senior political adviser to Trump, confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that he and … Read more
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Iran, with its epicenter located near the country’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility, according to the US Geological Survey 22:24, 20 Jun 2025Updated 22:25, 20 Jun 2025 (Image: USGS) Iran was struck by a 5.1-magnitude earthquake dangerously near the country’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility in Qom Province, reports from the U.S. … Read more