Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines, prosecutors said Friday, confirming that “gross sabotage” was responsible for the string of unexplained gas leaks earlier this fall.
Republicans may have won the battle to retake the House in this month's midterm elections, but the manner of the win that ultimately resulted in a thinner majority than expected means the GOP is facing new challenges that could threaten its agenda — and they're coming from within the party.
Lawmakers have returned to the halls of Congress after weeks of campaigning for the midterm elections, and Democrats are scrambling to pass several of their top agenda items before losing control of the House in January.
President Joe Biden was effusive in his praise for departing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — but he will soon have to work with a man he has described as a member of a democracy-threatening political faction: a MAGA Republican.
Any Republican who challenges former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race would need to loosen his grip on rank-and-file voters. But if that can be done, some operatives believe the field will be wide open.
President Joe Biden spoke a lot about saving democracy on the midterm campaign trail but has been mostly silent about a concrete bipartisan reform designed to avoid a repeat of 2020's aftermath.
