National Guard soldiers testify about Jan. 6 response
Four National Guard soldiers testified Wednesday before the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight about the response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The hearing came as the scope...
View ArticleDems bank on Trump trial boosting Biden
Democrats are hopeful that President Biden's freedom to hit the campaign trail while former President Trump is stuck in a New York courtroom for weeks, maybe months, gives his reelection campaign a...
View ArticleSchumer says he will move to dismiss Mayorkas impeachment
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Wednesday he will offer a motion to dismiss the two House-passed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,...
View ArticleHouse holds hearing on Columbia University's response to antisemitism
Columbia University was in the hot seat as House Republicans questioned four of its top officials on Wednesday for a hearing regarding antisemitism on campus. Columbia President Nemat Shafik, along...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson rolls out text for foreign aid package despite conservative...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the legislative text Wednesday for three bills that would combine military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific with humanitarian aid for...
View ArticleSenate takes up Mayorkas impeachment articles
Senators decided Wednesday they would not hold a trial on the two articles of impeachment levied against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by House Republicans. Majority Leader Chuck...
View ArticleSenate votes to effectively dismiss first Mayorkas charge
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to sustain a point-of-order objection raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), effectively dismissing the first article of impeachment...
View ArticleSenate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial
The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial, which Republicans had...
View ArticleArizona Republicans again block attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Arizona House Republicans blocked an attempt Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban, the second time in as many weeks Democrats were unable to get a vote on their repeal bill....
View ArticleStepson of former 'Real Housewives' star charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
(The Hill) -- The stepson of a former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" (RHONJ) cast member was arrested Wednesday on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, according to court...
View ArticleHouse passes bill requiring warrant to purchase data from third parties
The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit how the government can purchase data from third parties — legislation that scored a vote after negotiations with a group of GOP colleagues who...
View ArticleGOP effort to make Mayorkas face of border runs into Senate dead-end
The dismissal of impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas caps a nearly two-year campaign to boot the official from his job – ending the legislative play to make him...
View ArticleHouse GOP unveils border bill as conservatives slam foreign aid measures
House GOP leaders on Wednesday introduced a new border security bill designed to appease conservatives who are up in arms that Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) foreign aid package excluded tougher...
View ArticleGOP unveils national security bill as last piece of Ukraine aid package
House GOP leaders on Wednesday unveiled a catch-all package of Republican national security priorities designed to sweeten a massive round of new funding for Ukraine and other foreign allies in the...
View ArticleJohnson turns to Democrats on Ukraine aid amid ouster threat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will lean heavily on Democrats to move a series of bills in the coming days providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and other democratic allies overseas — a strategy that...
View ArticleBiden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement
The Biden campaign is seeking to make former President Trump the face of the anti-abortion movement as Democrats look to harness voter fury following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. At campaign stops...
View ArticleBiden steps up mocking of Trump as poll shows 2024 neck and neck
President Biden is stepping up his mocking of former President Trump in an attempt to remind voters about the 45th president's flaws and personal issues. Just this week, Biden taunted Trump as shares...
View ArticleHere are the witnesses expected at Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK — Former President Trump is set to come face-to-face with a lineup of witnesses in his first criminal trial that could include former White House aides, Trump Organization employees and...
View ArticleKennedy family to endorse Biden in Philadelphia in latest rebuke to RFK Jr.
(The Hill) - The Kennedy family is set to endorse President Biden in his reelection campaign on Thursday during an event in Philadelphia, a strong rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent White...
View ArticlePlastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds
(The Hill) -- Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times as...
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