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Bill Cassidy’s Louisiana Senate defeat shows Trump’s revenge politics still has teeth
Trump loyalty beat Senate seniority in Louisiana. Bill Cassidy’s defeat shows how impeachment politics still shapes Republican primaries.
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.
DHS shutdown set to drag on as House sends Senate a bill Democrats vow to block
The US House passed a 60-day DHS funding bill on 28 March 2026, but Senate Democrats declared it dead on arrival as Congress left for a two-week recess with no deal in sight.
Missing Epstein FBI summaries prompt DOJ review as Congress launches bipartisan probe
The US Department of Justice says it is reviewing whether FBI interview summaries containing uncorroborated Trump allegations were improperly withheld from Epstein files.