The Senate on Tuesday voted down a Democratic-led effort to force President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran, with the measure failing 47 to 48 after Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke with his party and sided with Republicans.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has agreed to pay a $31,500 ethics fine after state regulators found he repeatedly failed to disclose millions of dollars in corporate donations solicited on his behalf, with the penalty coming one day after Newsom publicly announced he is under federal investigation by the Department of Justice.
Washington, D.C. voters headed to the polls Tuesday to pick a new mayor and Congressional delegate for the first time in more than a decade, with the leading candidates pledging to end cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and resist the Trump administration's authority over the city.
Three former advisers to President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony forgery charges in Wisconsin, as the state's Democratic attorney general pressed forward with a prosecution that has survived two years, a change in presidential administration, and federal pardons issued by Trump himself.
A new report from a leading threat-research institute links anti-Christian extremism and what analysts call an "assassination culture" to the alleged bomb plot against Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, as threats against conservative figures continue to climb to historic levels.
Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday they will seek the death penalty for an Afghan national charged with killing a National Guard soldier and gravely wounding a second on Thanksgiving Day last year in Washington, D.C.
The Western States Sheriffs' Association has formally endorsed Todd Blanche for attorney general, urging the Senate to confirm Trump's nominee before the end of summer.
