Congress debates Russian sanctions

President Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval Office that it’s too early to discuss the possibility of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth running for president in 2028. “I think he’s doing a fantastic job, but it’s very early to talk about that," Trump said in response to chatter about a Hegseth run

An Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard members while they were patrolling in the nation’s capital last year can be force-fed while in jail, a federal judge said Saturday. The brief order from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta allows the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide “nonconsens

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday voiced strong reservations with a Senate-passed bill that would slap new sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil amid Moscow’s war with Ukraine.  While Jeffries stopped short of opposing the bill outright, he warned that it could ratify Pr