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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s longest-serving congressman, ended months of speculation about his future in Congress Thursday: He’s running again. “I have served in public life all of my life,” Clyburn said as he made his announcement surrounded by Democratic legislators and party leaders at the state party headquarters …

An Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. service members in Kuwait during the opening hours of the war with Iran injured far more troops than previously disclosed, with dozens suffering serious wounds including traumatic brain injuries, burns and shrapnel wounds, multiple sources told CBS News. The March 1 attack …

Verbally lashing his political foes, especially Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, President Donald Trump rallied in Northern Kentucky Wednesday in support of Massie’s Republican challenger. “He is disloyal to the Republican Party. He’s disloyal to the people of Kentucky. And most importantly — he is disloyal to the United States …

The first six days of the U.S. war with Iran have cost an estimated $11.3 billion, according to U.S. Department of Defense officials who briefed senators behind closed doors Tuesday, three sources familiar with the discussion said. The estimate was shared with lawmakers as the Donald Trump administration prepares to …

ROME, Ga. – The race to become northwest Georgia’s next congressman is heading to an April runoff after no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote in a crowded field of competitors in Tuesday’s election. Democrat Shawn Harris was the top vote-getter, walking away with about 37% of the vote, according …

Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to serve on the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, replacing her late husband on the oversight panel. The board, which consists of 16 members, advises the U.S. Department of Defense on matters involving the United …

Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply criticized the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, warning that the justices are increasingly allowing major policy changes by Donald Trump to take effect through emergency rulings before lower courts have fully reviewed their legality. Speaking during a public discussion with fellow Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Jackson …

Senior officials from the White House and House Republican leadership have advised GOP lawmakers to avoid discussing “mass deportations” in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections, urging them instead to focus public messaging on the removal of violent criminals. The guidance was delivered Tuesday during a closed-door retreat for …

The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to polling locations in the upcoming midterm elections. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …

John Thune, the Senate majority leader, said Monday that Republicans will not change Senate rules to push through the SAVE America Act, despite mounting pressure from Donald Trump to deliver the election overhaul legislation to his desk. When asked whether Republicans would attempt to weaken or eliminate the Senate filibuster …

The three attorneys who lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey are disqualified from serving, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Chief Judge Matthew Brann’s blistering decision, which he stayed pending appeal, marks the latest salvo in a yearlong fight over who oversees the office of New Jersey’s chief …

Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. war with Iran could be a “short-term excursion,” signaling the 10-day conflict may be nearing an end even as he warned that the United States would escalate attacks if Iran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Republican lawmakers and donors …

Two teenagers have been charged with terrorism-related offenses after authorities say they threw improvised explosive devices during a protest near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in what officials described as an ISIS-inspired attack. Federal prosecutors charged Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, …

Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed the new supreme leader of Iran, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades before being killed in recent U.S.–Israeli airstrikes, according to Iranian state media. The decision was made by the Assembly of Experts, the powerful clerical body responsible …

U.S. officials are investigating whether an American military strike may have mistakenly bombed a girls’ school in southern Iran, killing at least 168 people — many of them children — during the opening days of the ongoing conflict, according to sources familiar with the preliminary intelligence. The strike occurred Feb. …