Amid intensifying scrutiny over U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, questions are emerging over who in the Trump administration’s chain of command is legally on the hook for what many see as war crimes. Administration officials have insisted it was the decision of Adm. Frank Bradley, not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,…
Moderate and vulnerable Republicans are attempting a long-shot revolt against their leaders in the House over health care. They are trying to force a vote to extend the enhanced ObamaCare subsidies that GOP leaders are declining to bring up — and that moderates warn will cost Republicans in the midterms. House Republican leaders said Wednesday…
Attorney General Pam Bondi shared a Wednesday video of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker after a series of strikes on vessels in the region. “Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude…
Democratic lawmakers and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expressed concern Wednesday that the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by the U.S. could further increase tensions between the two countries, while other GOP senators said they were awaiting more information. “It sounds a lot like the beginning of a war,” Paul told NewsNation’s Hannah Brandt on…
Democratic lawmakers and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expressed concern Wednesday that the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by the U.S. could further increase tensions between the two countries, while other GOP senators said they were awaiting more information. “It sounds a lot like the beginning of a war,” Paul told NewsNation’s Hannah Brandt on…
The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the lower chamber by a vote of 312-112. Ninety-four Democrats and 18 Republicans opposed the bill. The NDAA, a […]
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers plan to introduce legislation Wednesday that would require federal agencies and officials to label any AI-generated content published in official government channels. The Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act, put forward by Reps. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) and Pete Sessions (R-Texas), would mandate a “clear, conspicuous, and prominently displayed” disclaimer notifying readers […]
Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official who used the pseudonym “Anonymous,” expressed concern Tuesday about President Trump not rejecting a Venezuelan ground invasion. During MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” a clip was played from a recent episode of Politico’s “The Conversation with Dasha Burns” podcast in which Burns asked the president if…
Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official who used the pseudonym “Anonymous,” expressed concern Tuesday about President Trump not rejecting a Venezuelan ground invasion. During MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” a clip was played from a recent episode of Politico’s “The Conversation with Dasha Burns” podcast in which Burns asked the president if…
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, asking him to clarify his use of the phrase “G2” to describe the U.S. and China. In the letter, obtained by The Hill, Krishnamoorthi said the term “carries…