Johnson shifts from FISA critic to champion as Speaker
The battle over the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is highlighting the evolution of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a onetime critic of the foreign spy program who’s now fighting to usher its...
View ArticleHouse panel tees up vote on revised FISA reauthorization
The House Rules Committee advanced a bill to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority late Thursday night, sending the measure to the floor one day after a band of Republicans blocked...
View ArticleBiden stands in stark contrast to Democrats confronted by pro-Palestinian...
Democrats met with pro-Palestinian protesters have had an array of responses to the interruptions — from yelling back to attempting to connect them to Russia. But President Biden, who has faced a...
View ArticleSenate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
Senate Republicans vented their frustration after former President Trump helped derail a compromise House bill to extend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authority, sending lawmakers...
View ArticleJohnson showcases ties to Trump amid Greene threat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scheduled to appear alongside former President Trump on Friday as they find themselves on opposite ends of a pair of contentious debates on Capitol Hill. The gathering...
View Article5 key questions as Trump’s first criminal trial begins
(The Hill) - Former President Trump’s first criminal trial is set to begin in New York on Monday. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He denies all charges. The...
View ArticleHouse advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote
The House advanced a bill Friday to reauthorize the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of...
View ArticleJan. 6 committee chair rips Trump 'election integrity' event with Johnson
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Friday slammed former President Trump's upcoming "election integrity" event with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Thompson, who chaired the House select committee...
View ArticleTight security planned for Trump hush money trial
Former President Trump’s hush money trial is scheduled to begin Monday in New York City, and security is set to be tight. The U.S. Secret Service, New York City Police Department and New York State...
View ArticleHouse approves contentious FISA bill in bipartisan vote
The House in a bipartisan vote reauthorized the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers Friday, approving the program for another two years even as lawmakers narrowly declined to attach an amendment...
View ArticleTrump seeks to give boost to RFK Jr.
(The Hill) - Former President Trump and his allies are actively trying to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign a boost. While Trump and his associates call Kennedy a “leftist,” they are betting the...
View ArticleVance: Biden’s 'math' on Ukraine doesn’t add up
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) laid out his opposition to providing more funding for the war in Ukraine on Friday, arguing that even if Congress passes another $60 billion in assistance for its war against...
View ArticleDNC paid Biden’s legal bills during Hur investigation
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) paid for President Biden’s legal fees surrounding the investigation into his handling of classified documents even as his own campaign railed against former...
View ArticleHard-liners vow retaliation against Republicans who sank FISA warrant mandate
Hard-line conservatives are turning up the heat on their GOP colleagues who voted Friday to kill a proposed warrant requirement for domestic communications caught up in foreign surveillance...
View ArticleTrump backs Johnson amid Greene ouster threat: ‘He’s doing a very good job’
Former President Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — one of Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill — threatens to force a...
View ArticleTrump says federal abortion ban is not needed 'because we broke Roe v. Wade'
Former President Trump on Friday said there was no need for a federal law limiting abortion because "we broke Roe v. Wade," and said states were working "brilliantly" as many GOP-led legislatures...
View ArticleTrump calls hush money jury selection 'largely luck,' offers to testify at trial
Former President Trump described the upcoming jury selection in his first criminal trial as “largely luck” on Friday. Trump was asked about his hush money trial that begins on Monday in New York at a...
View ArticleStudent debt relief could be lifeline to swing states, young voters for Biden
President Biden is pouring a tremendous amount of political capital into student loan relief ahead of the November election, and experts say the impact in key states could be crucial. “The swing...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson’s perilous moment on Ukraine has finally arrived
After months of delay, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is poised to step formally into the perilous debate over Ukraine aid — an explosive topic that carries high stakes for both the future of Kyiv’s...
View ArticleTrump boosting efforts to wrest Pennsylvania back to GOP victory
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Trump won Lackawanna County in 2016. Former President Trump is turbocharging his efforts to win back Pennsylvania with visits...
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