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Ukraine to ‘run out of ammunition in weeks’ without more US aid

Ukrainian forces will run “out of ammunition in the weeks to come,” a top White House official warned while unveiling an “emergency package” of military equipment for Ukraine. “This ammunition will keep Ukrainians’ guns firing for a period, but only a short period,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday. “It is […]

Biden budget sets up massive mystery hikes to offset Trump cuts for middle class

The Biden White House has said it wants to keep Trump tax cuts for the middle class after they expire, but the latest budget doesn’t offer a plan on what specific tax hikes will be pursued to pay for that massive cost to the Treasury. And the amount needed to offset the tax cuts is […]

Election night live tracker: Follow along for results in Georgia, Mississippi, Washington, and more

Voters in four states will cast their ballots in the March 12 presidential contests on Tuesday. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are largely expected to surpass their parties’ delegate thresholds to secure both nominations after the results roll in. Voters in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington state are voting. Polls for Democrats […]

Trump to cite lawyers’ participation in hush money payments for key trial defense

Former President Donald Trump plans to argue he cannot be held responsible for the conduct at the heart of his criminal case related to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels because he had lawyers involved in decisions that led to the charges. Trump’s attorneys told a New York criminal court on Tuesday […]

McConnell defends Katie Britt after State of the Union response is rebuked by sex trafficking victim

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) defended Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) Tuesday after he was asked to respond to criticism of the human trafficking story she shared during her response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address. “We were proud of Sen. Britt, thought she did a great job, and I have zero […]

Republicans want to cut red tape from 288,000 regulators

House Republicans are taking on President Joe Biden’s use of executive regulations to push through his liberal agenda with a massive army of federal regulators. In its budget bill, the GOP announced steps to shine a spotlight on agency regulations that are often adopted without needed congressional approval and that put a financial strain on […]

Fight for Ukraine aid complicated by dueling petitions to force vote in House

House lawmakers are circulating two separate discharge petitions to bring some sort of Ukraine aid bill to the floor, setting the stage for a drawn-out fight as Congress pushes to provide increased funding to the wartorn country.  House Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA) activated a discharge petition on Tuesday morning as a mechanism […]

House passes resolution condemning Biden’s border policies with help from Democrats

The House passed a resolution condemning the Biden administration’s border policies on Tuesday, rebuking President Joe Biden for “refusing” to use executive authority to stop the illegal flow of immigrants crossing the southern border. House Republicans overwhelmingly voted in favor of the resolution, passing it 226 to 193. Fourteen House Democrats voted in support of […]

The View co-host predicts voters will ‘start paying attention’ once Trump wins 2024 GOP nomination

The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin predicted Tuesday that voters will “start paying attention” to former President Donald Trump once he becomes the presidential nominee for the Republican Party. The talk show hosts were discussing what a second Trump administration would look like, with Griffin predicting that the former president would secure the nomination once […]

White House calls Robert Hur hearing a ‘failure’ by Republicans to dig up dirt on Biden

The White House attacked House Republican lawmakers on Tuesday after the conclusion of former special counsel Robert Hur’s hearing on Capitol Hill. Hur, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland in 2018, appeared before Congress on Tuesday to answer questions about his investigation into […]
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