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‘Us taking out the nuclear capability, I don’t think it’s the endgame,’ one Republican senator told Semafor.

MAGA loyalists trying to deter the president from bombing Iran this week are finding themselves at a disadvantage.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the words ‘uncertain’ and ‘uncertainty’ more than 15 times while explaining the central bank’s decision.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s ban, one of dozens enacted at the state-level across the US, did not violate equal protection principles.

Senators are furiously lobbying Republican leadership and Finance Chair Mike Crapo to get a deal together quickly.

The Navy’s complaint reflected long-running worries that the service is overstretched.

The measure is getting a second look after two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes.

Democrats are calling Brad Lander’s arrest in New York City “tyranny.” Republicans are mocking it as self-promotion.

The penalties are taking a back seat to another foreign policy crisis — and Republicans’ massive tax package.

The president ‘may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment,’ US Vice President JD Vance wrote on social media Tuesday.

The continent’s biggest risk is itself — and its leaders don’t even realize it.

Republicans left a briefing Monday on the latest version of their party’s tax-and-spending bill casting doubt on their ability to meet the self-imposed deadline of July 4.