The Senate failed to advance a war powers resolution Tuesday that would direct President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran. The Senate rejected advancing Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock’s motion to discharge his war powers resolution from the Foreign Relations Committee in a 47-48 vote. Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman voted with most Republicans against the resolution, while Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor of its advancement.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday had harsh words for Israel over its conduct in Lebanon and suggested that the Syrian government may be better suited to handle Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in fierce fighting in southern Lebanon and a ceasefire there has become a sticking point in the larger Iran deal. Trump, for his part, criticized Israel over its propensity to cause collateral damage in strikes

A nonprofit released a report Tuesday showing that the University of Texas system may continue to discriminate based on race in defiance of a recent Supreme Court ruling. Do No Harm released admissions analysis report of seven medical schools in the university system to raise concerns about its practices regarding racial preferences. A previous report by the organization had found that the schools’ acceptance rates barely changed across racial groups after the Court’s landmark 2023 ruling on affirmative action — and that testing data continued to show racial discrepancies.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed he would send the Iran deal to Congress as lawmakers increasingly pressed for a copy of the text. The text of the deal has not been published and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, as of Tuesday morning, confirmed that lawmakers were working to obtain a copy for their own review.

The House Oversight Committee announced Friday that it would investigate a nonprofit linked to an anti-Trump activist for possible violations of tax laws. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced that his committee would be investigating former Ambassador Norm Eisen’s nonprofit, State Democracy Defenders Fund (SDDF), for possibly using donor funds for private financial interests.

The FBI stopped a terror plot involving as many as two dozen perpetrators to attack Sunday’s UFC 250 fight at the White House with explosive-laden drones and snipers, officials told Just the News on Tuesday. At least five people have been arrested, and agents are working to identify as many as 18 others who appeared to be involved in the planning on encrypted chats communicating with the alleged plotters, officials said.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the state is suing TikTok, saying the social media platform broke state laws by ignoring them. The first, Florida House Bill 3, or the Online Protections for Minors Act, limits social media access for minors.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee told The Tennessee Star on Monday afternoon that Shelby County General Sessions Clerk Tami Sawyer was named in a six-count indictment it described as a "significant public corruption case," following the release of video showing Sawyer at the federal courthouse in Memphis with her attorney on Monday morning. According to the indictment, Sawyer is accused of using county procurement and travel systems to steal or misdirect nearly $45,000 between August 2024 and June 2025.

A federal court formally struck down a Biden administration regulation targeting private sales of firearms Friday after the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped its appeal. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed during an April 30 press conference that at least 34 rule changes would be published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), including repeal of the “stabilizing brace” and “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms” rules imposed by the Biden administration, as well as altering a third regulation that the Biden administration used to target so-called “bump stocks.” United States District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, issued the final judgment Friday.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration dropped its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook this week, and the numbers clearly demonstrate that America’s shale revolution isn’t slowing down — it’s accelerating, and the world is better off for it. Marketed natural gas production is projected to jump 3.3% in 2026, adding roughly 3.9 billion cubic feet per day, with another solid 2.5% gain in 2027. Much of that growth comes from associated gas in the prolific Permian Basin, supplemented by the Haynesville Shale feeding Gulf Coast demand.