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11 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 11, 2026.
WatchThe discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II crossed the threshold Wednesday with four Republicans and every Democrat signing on.
WatchThe surprise vote spares the Defense Secretary a floor vote this week, but incoming Democratic leaders promise investigations when they take the majority in January.
Jeffries is a 'hard yes' while GOP leaders vow to defeat the resolution, which charges the Defense Secretary over the Iran war, the Caribbean boat strikes and the Maduro raid.
WatchRep. Thomas Massie says he will force a vote when Congress returns, and GOP sources expect it to pass after midterm losses tied to the Iran war.
The Kentucky Republican, who lost his primary in May, accuses the war secretary of waging an unauthorized war in Iran, bombing a girls' school, demoting Sen. Mark Kelly and seizing Nicolás Maduro without Congress's consent.
WatchA record 103 Democrats joined GOP Rep. Thomas Massie to strip $3.3 billion in funding for Israel, a measure that failed 104-314 but laid bare a deepening rift in the party.
WatchThe Trump retribution campaign claims its biggest scalp yet in the suburban Cincinnati 4th District, after defense secretary Pete Hegseth and pro-Israel super PACs dumped record sums into ads punishing Massie for votes against Israel aid, the 2025 reconciliation bill and the GOP’s Speaker fights.
WatchFormer Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, backed by President Trump and a flood of pro-Israel ad spending, ousted libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th District — the latest GOP incumbent to fall after defying Trump on Iran and Israel.
Military officials typically avoid partisan politics to maintain apolitical image as Hegseth stumps for challenger against Thomas Massie.
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie's opposition to Trump's military strikes creates unprecedented political test in GOP stronghold.
The near-party-line vote blocked the fourth congressional attempt to limit Trump war authority. Rep. Thomas Massie was the sole Republican to cross the aisle and support the measure.