Negotiators report progress but no solutions on border talks
Negotiators are sounding increasingly upbeat about the progress they’re making toward a border deal that would unlock aid for Ukraine before lawmakers leave for Christmas — even as they didn’t report...
View ArticleHouse conservatives mount last-ditch push to sink defense authorization bill
Hard-line conservative Republicans in the House are mounting a last-ditch effort against the annual defense authorization bill that is set for a final vote this week. They object to its exclusion of...
View ArticleTrump immunity request puts Supreme Court in crosshairs
The Supreme Court must decide if it will immediately weigh in on whether President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his actions on and preceding Jan. 6, 2021, putting the justices front...
View ArticleGiuliani expected to testify in $43M Georgia election worker defamation case
Rudy Giuliani could face a do-or-die moment Thursday when he’s expected to take to the stand to fight a defamation lawsuit brought by two former Georgia election workers, who faced a deluge of threats...
View ArticleGiuliani to no longer testify in Georgia election worker defamation trial
Rudy Giuliani, in an unexpected twist, won’t testify in his defamation trial being brought by two former Georgia election workers, Giuliani’s lawyer said Thursday. Giuliani had been listed as a...
View ArticleHouse sends annual Defense policy bill to Biden's desk
The House passed the annual Defense authorization bill Thursday, sending the $886 billion Pentagon policy and funding package to President Biden’s desk. The vote was 310-118, with 45 Democrats and 73...
View ArticleGiuliani awaits verdict as defamation suit comes to a close
Rudy Giuliani played an outsized role in “eviscerating” the reputations of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss by falsely accusing them of committing election fraud against former President Trump, lawyers for...
View ArticleHispanic leaders on border talks: It's a trap
Hispanic leaders are warning President Biden and Democratic leaders to step away from border policy talks with Republicans, or risk losing political support ahead of a crucial election year. The...
View ArticleSenate to return next week in hopes of pre-Christmas border deal
The Senate will return Monday in the hopes of getting a border deal to unlock aid for Ukraine before Christmas. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) decided Thursday to keep members in town...
View ArticleJeffries: Government will shut down unless House GOP yields on demands
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is drawing red lines when it comes to 2024 spending, warning Thursday that the government will close its doors if House Republicans continue to demand...
View ArticleMcCarthy reflects on ouster in farewell speech: ‘I would do it all again’
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivered his farewell speech in the House chamber on Thursday, reflecting on his 17-year tenure in Congress and, particularly, his nine-month stint with the...
View ArticleMcCarthy’s exit interview: Gaetz, Trump and Mike Johnson
Soon after he delivered his final floor speech Thursday, ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered critiques on his replacement’s legislative strategy, unloaded on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and...
View ArticleMichigan appeals court rules Trump can stay on 2024 primary ballot
The Michigan Court of Appeals decided Thursday that former President Trump can remain on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot, blocking a series of challenges to his candidacy related to the...
View ArticleGOP senator says Biden can’t be impeached for pre-presidential actions
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is warning House Republicans that President Biden could not be impeached and removed from office for any conduct or crimes committed before he was elected...
View ArticleDeSantis vows to help man charged with beheading Iowa Capitol's Satanic...
(The Hill) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday. Michael...
View ArticleBiden impeachment inquiry risks backfiring on House GOP
The House GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden risks backfiring on Republicans by inadvertently aiding Democrats and the president or peeving the conservative base if it does not move fast...
View ArticleHow the Supreme Court could restrict access to abortion pills
The Supreme Court is re-entering the debate on abortion, as it agreed this week to hear an appeal from the Biden administration about access to the abortion pill mifepristone. While an argument date...
View ArticleTrump notes he was indicted more times than the ‘great’ Al Capone
(The Hill) - Former President Trump on Sunday compared himself to infamous mob boss Al Capone, noting Capone was indicted once but that Trump now faces four criminal indictments. At a campaign rally...
View ArticleDemocrats see 2024 campaign issue in Texas abortion case
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision to block a Dallas woman from terminating a troubled pregnancy has cast a bright new light on GOP efforts to ban abortions and kindled a new fire under...
View ArticleSandra Day O'Connor's casket arrives at Supreme Court
The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s casket arrived at the Supreme Court on Monday, kicking off two days of remembrance events in the nation’s capital. O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the...
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