Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for many years, has been hospitalized in a new health setback for the 83-year-old. McConnell, who will be 84 in two weeks, went to the hospital after feeling “flu-like symptoms” over the weekend. “In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator … Read more

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Nicholas Ganjei, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, to a lifetime federal judgeship in Houston. The Senate approved Ganjei’s nomination by a 51–45 vote that fell largely along party lines, with four senators not voting. Ganjei will step down from the U.S. Attorney’s Office after … Read more

CBS News contributor Peter Attia has ended a promotional relationship with a wellness company following public criticism related to email exchanges involving Jeffrey Epstein, multiple outlets reported Tuesday. Attia, a physician and podcaster who joined CBS News as a contributor in 2025, had been associated with the brand, which markets nutritional supplements and wellness products. … Read more

President Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Tuesday night, officially ending the weeklong partial government shutdown and restoring funding for most federal agencies. The bill, which passed the House earlier in the evening by a narrow 217–214 margin, provides temporary funding for key government departments through September but keeps the Department of … Read more

Arizona officials refused to give many updates on Wednesday morning on the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, who is the co-host of NBC’s “Today” show. She went missing from her home over the weekend, and it looks like she was kidnapped. NBC’s Tom Winters said, “Somebody always knows something.” “At the end of this case … Read more

The Left’s intense anti-ICE rhetoric keeps pouring in, spurring ‘progressives’ across the country to engage in violent acts—or to find themselves caught in dangerous situations, as seen with Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Each day you think things can’t get any worse — not after miscreants like Larry Krasner, Jacob Frey, and Tim Walz continue … Read more

The narrative pushed by The Wall Street Journal was a mess from the start — heavy on insinuation, light on facts. The headline takeaway was designed to sound ominous: a classified whistleblower complaint filed against Tulsi Gabbard. Cue the usual Washington panic, breathless speculation, and vague hand-wringing about “process concerns” and Congress being kept in … Read more

Veteran California Democrat Maxine Waters had another meltdown on Capitol Hill Wednesday, snapping during a heated House Financial Services Committee hearing as lawmakers pressed Scott Bessent on the economy. What was supposed to be a serious examination of economic policy quickly devolved into theater. Republicans questioned Bessent on tariffs, inflation, and the growing strain immigration … Read more

Let’s not dance around it: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz are lying sacks of you-know-what — and they have been for a long time. Yes, yes, shocking. Absolutely no one could have predicted that politicians who presided over — and defended — a sprawling, multi-billion-dollar fraud disaster involving taxpayer money meant for … Read more

There’s a shocking development in the kidnapping case involving ‘TODAY’ anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy. According to Ashleigh Banfield, the former host of “Banfield” on NewsNation, her son-in-law may be the prime suspect. Banfield reported on Tuesday night that Tommaso Cioni has been identified by police as a potential suspect in the case, citing a … Read more