Republicans Navigate Complex Midterm Landscape

Republicans are increasingly putting daylight between themselves and President Trump as November’s elections draw closer, highlighting the political tightrope facing members in competitive races. In recent weeks, some GOP lawmakers have broken with Trump on beef imports, the military conflict with I

President Trump’s official nomination of Hung Cao to be Navy secretary is already in jeopardy after Democratic senators indicated they won’t vote in favor of giving him the waiver needed to serve. Cao, a Trump loyalist who has served as the acting head of the Navy since April and was officially nomi

Senate Republicans are clashing over a proposal endorsed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and other farm-state Republicans to embargo the export of diesel to increase supply and lower prices at home, something U.S. leaders last implemented during the 1970s energy crisis.   Senate Majority Leader John T

In the face of growing hard-line opposition to Israel’s government in the United States, the country’s top envoy to the United Nations dismissed criticism against his country, instead blaming opportunistic politicians and skewed polling. “Those lawmakers, I think they are looking for headlines. And

President Trump’s announcement that he secured a deal with Denmark and Greenland over security for the Arctic territory gave both the president’s supporters and critics something to cheer over — the removal of a key irritant in the NATO relationship.  The exact details of the deal are not yet public