Senate ends 41-day government shutdown stalemate, sends bipartisan deal to House

The shutdown stalemate that has dragged on in the Senate officially ended late Monday night, and it places Congress on a path

Top House committee chairman reveals he won’t seek re-election in 2026

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026. The senior Republican lawmaker will have finished serving a decade

Trump’s America First strategy builds deterrence through strong US-Israel alliance, experts say

Critics once called it isolationist. But national security experts now say Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ strategy is proving to be something else

Republicans unveil key piece of shutdown puzzle in bid to reopen government

Senate Republicans unveiled a crucial piece of the puzzle in their bid to reopen the government and plan to plow ahead with

Iran’s ‘water bankruptcy’ will weaken regime and nuclear program, UN expert warns

Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions,

Senate Democrats, Republicans reach deal to reopen government

There are now enough Senate Democrats willing to back a revamped plan to reopen the government.  A source familiar with the newly-unveiled plan