Texas Republicans are continuing to fight one another as Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton look to move the party further to the right. Republican Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan has a deep political history of advocating and passing GOP-led bills, but his impeachment of Paxton (on accusations of bribery, […]
President Joe Biden held a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday at the White House, where the two leaders pledged continued support for efforts to restore law and order in Haiti. Widespread violence carried out by gangs led the interim prime minister of Haiti to resign earlier this year, and Kenya […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is confident the United States will be a reliable partner, regardless of who is president next year. Taiwan’s new deputy foreign minister, Chung-kwang Tien, told the Washington Examiner the U.S. and Taiwan have history, so the relationship will be “rock solid” no matter whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald […]
Former President Donald Trump is claiming his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin will guarantee Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s release from prison shortly after the November election. “Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before […]
Lawmakers from both chambers of Congress have already committed to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s speech before it has been scheduled. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins that he will not attend Netanyahu’s address because it is a “terrible idea.” His boycott comes despite Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreeing to […]
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is set to rally Thursday evening in the Bronx, one of the bluest counties in the country, as he seeks to win over minority voters disenchanted by President Joe Biden. The event in the rolling 130-acre Crotona Park will be situated in a neighborhood composed of predominantly Hispanic […]
The Senate rejected a bipartisan border deal on Thursday in a vote that Republicans denounced as “political theater” ahead of the November election. The border bill, originally tied to a larger package on foreign aid, failed on the Senate floor in February, with all but four Republicans lining up against it. Senate Democrats framed the […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) bemoaned former President Donald Trump‘s effort to campaign in her New York City district on Thursday. Trump will hold the rally later Thursday, but Ocasio-Cortez suggested the crowd will be full of out-of-state supporters, as her district, which includes part of the Bronx, is not the “friendliest” to Trump out of […]
The House passed a bill on Thursday to ban noncitizens from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C., after several dozen Democrats broke with party leadership to support the measure. Lawmakers voted 262-143 to approve the legislation, which would overturn a local law giving noncitizens access to elections including those for members of the city […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) laid out his plans to roll back a voting law in Washington, D.C., which he warned allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. House Republicans are set to bring up HR 192 for a vote on Thursday, which would override a local law in the District of Columbia and prevent […]
