The House overwhelmingly passed its latest temporary spending measure to avoid a scheduled government shutdown over the weekend, extending the deadlines for all 12 must-pass appropriations bills into March. Lawmakers voted 320-99 on the continuing resolution, surpassing the two-thirds majority needed to change the spending deadlines in order to buy more time to finalize legislative […]
Text messages between a key witness and a lawyer for one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants clarify the timeline of the romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. In court on Tuesday, Ashleigh Merchant, an attorney for Trump’s co-defendant, showed messages Terrence Bradley sent her, saying the […]
Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in seven must-win swing states, according to a new Bloomberg poll. The poll shows Trump beating Biden in seven key states likely to decide the election results. Swing states are characterized by “swinging” between being won by Republican and Democratic candidates depending on the year. Five […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s move to advance a two-part continuing resolution on Thursday drew mixed reviews from GOP members who are frustrated with infighting as they stared down a partial government shutdown. Hard-line conservatives are reserving any animosity toward Johnson, appearing to come to terms with the fact that they won’t achieve their desired one-year […]
A federal judge ruled that Texas cannot enforce a recent law that makes illegal border crossings a state crime. U.S. District Judge David Ezra paused the law before it was set to take effect on March 5, with Texas expected to appeal. Ezra argued that the law conflicted with the federal government’s supremacy in immigration […]
Former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, who served under the Obama administration, admitted Thursday the border crisis has resulted in a “hemispheric shift” in “multiple places” as cities across the country grapple with the surge of illegal immigration. “It’s a crisis on the southern border in Texas, in Arizona, and it’s […]
House Republicans grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday over his secret hospitalization last month, questioning how it was possible the White House was unaware where he was for multiple days and asking if it meant he was an “irrelevant” Cabinet member. The secretary, who is recovering from prostate cancer and subsequent complications from his […]
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) openly acknowledged on Thursday that he is exploring a run for leader, just hours after Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he would retire from the post in November. “I’m having lots of conversations with our colleagues,” he told reporters outside his office. “And so, getting insight, input from them about […]
Russia’s protracted war in Ukraine could create a variety of outcomes for China to exploit against the United States, Western officials have warned. “The Chinese goal [with respect to Ukraine is], they either want us to deplete ourselves — spend all our time, money and attention on it — because they understand that every penny […]
Republican Mazi Pilip, who lost to Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in the race to fill former New York Republican Rep. George Santos’s seat, voiced regret over not seeking former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Pilip, a Nassau County legislator, wrote on X on Wednesday, “Fake news that I do not support Trump. I love Trump. Great […]
