A leading Republican political action committee (PAC) is rolling out a roughly $342 million strategy aimed at maintaining control of the U.S. Senate, focusing on both defending current seats and targeting Democrat-held races ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

A new national poll suggests that a sizable minority of Americans align with a cluster of alternative health and anti-establishment beliefs associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., underscoring the reach of what some researchers are calling the MAHA worldview.

President Donald Trump reiterated his Tuesday deadline for Iranian leaders to open the Strait of Hormuz, warning Tehran that time is running out as U.S. military pressure intensifies.