New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's slate of democratic socialist candidates toppled three incumbent House Democrats in Tuesday's congressional primaries, drawing warnings from party members about the direction of the Democratic Party heading into November's midterm elections.
The House Armed Services Committee voted 29-27 along party lines Thursday night to codify President Trump's effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, folding the change into the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a conservative revolt over his push to renew the government's warrantless surveillance program, with key Republican lawmakers threatening to sink a critical procedural vote Wednesday, Fox News reports.