Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor " and he has no clear way out. By Tuesday afternoon, Johnson was forced into one of the most humiliating possible positions for a House speaker: He conceded he could not regain control of the chamber and instructed members to leave Washington early. It's the second straight week that GOP leaders have had to scrap their plans, this time losing out on nearly an entire week's agenda. read more
President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he'd sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was "so unimportant" compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal elections. read more
Comedian Bill Maher on Sunday received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington institution that is entangled in a legal battle over President Donald Trump's effort to overhaul it. read more
The move to remove rank insignias from uniforms of chaplains comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reduced the number of religious affiliation codes from more than 200 to 31. read more
Iran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing a pause on evacuations of stranded seafarers and demonstrating its continued ability to restrict the critical waterway, despite the agreement reached last week with the United States. read more
Made pretty good bank from what he said himself was a scam.