The Latest Breaking News from John Kennedy

Iran deja vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back

President Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with military action during the ongoing conflict. He then withdrew these threats, citing diplomatic progress and allied requests. Gulf allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE influenced his decisions to avoid escalation.

The Economic Times · Aug 3

Chuck Schumer Backs Bipartisan Stopgap Spending Bill: 'We Want to Fund the Government'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) backed a newly released continuing resolution (CR), saying the temporary government funding measure would prevent a shutdown while allowing lawmakers to continue negotiations over a broader bipartisan budget agreement.

Benzinga · Aug 3

Top Republican squirms over whether Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ is dead or not

Jim Jordan expresses tacit support for fund that has many Senate Republicans in revolt against the White House

The Independent UK · Aug 2

John Kennedy Rips Trump's Saudi Nuclear Deal Timing, Warns of Mixed Signals Amid Iran Tensions: 'The World Is on a Hair Trigger'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) expressed doubts about the Donald Trump administration’s proposed civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia as Congress prepares to review the agreement.

Benzinga · Jul 27

John Kennedy Says John Thune Is 'Too Cautious,' Predicts Chuck Schumer Will Shut Down the Government

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) accused Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) of moving too cautiously in talks with Democrats to prevent a September government shutdown, predicting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) cannot deliver a deal.

Benzinga · Jul 27

Republican senator breaks ranks with Trump over controversial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

Another GOP senator breaks with president on the Middle East as war with Iran divides his party

The Independent UK · Jul 26

“We were running around the studio with as many things plugged in as possible just doing the worst sounds, trying to find the ugliest things”: How Charli XCX's producers ran a jam session through an AI sampling plugin to make No One Lasts Forever

AG Cook and Finn Keane appeared on the Tape Notes podcast with Charli to talk through the making of three tracks from new project Music, Fashion, Film

MusicRadar · Jul 23

'You're a Failure': Pete Hegseth Slammed Over $37.5bn Cost of Iran War, Requests $80bn for More Funding

US Defence Secretary faced intense questioning in Congress over a $80 billion military funding request, amid concerns about rising costs and unclear strategy in the ongoing conflict with Iran.

International Business Times UK · Jul 22

Republicans are ‘scared’ that Trump will ad-lib during his address on election interference: report

One former Trump administration official said the White House would prefer if Trump focused on positive messaging about his efforts

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Trump says he wouldn’t have run for president if he had known this one thing

Trump survived two assassination attempts during the 2024 presidential election campaign

The Independent UK · Jul 15