Politics

The “Stop Insider Trading Act” is perhaps the closest Congress has gotten to tightening its rules on stock trading by lawmakers since 2012, but still faces an uphill battle to actually become law.

The president has threatened to expand the war in retaliation for Iranian attacks on US service members and international shipping.

President Trump announced a new red line against Iran Wednesday, vowing to obliterate critical civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic for every attack against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The youngest ever mayor of a Georgia city is being probed over his alleged spending – less than a year after being elected on a campaign premised around accountability and transparency. 

A slate of Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump, including former NFL kicker Jay Feely, emerged victorious Tuesday in Arizona’s primary election, while a Democratic socialist House hopeful was defeated.

Lefty comedian Jon Stewart did a double take Monday after spotting a man with a striking resemblance to the commander-in-chief – whom he dubbed, “back-up Trump” – wandering near the president. 

Lefty Michigan US Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is set to attend a campaign fundraiser co-hosted by a lawyer who also once honored her grandfather, who fought for Nazi Germany.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said Tuesday that the department has the outbreak of explosive diarrhea parasite cyclosporiasis is “under control.”

President Trump said Tuesday that Iran would face much greater destruction if the war continues — warning “they haven’t seen anything yet.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he’s stopping more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud.